She Saw, Sea Shore

In Upritchard’s wonder cupboards, five cupboards each hold a concentrated world shaped by touch, circling the body and the sea. One centres on Mermaid Ears, a roughly modelled dark-bronze bust with silver mermaid earrings, while neighbouring cupboards gather a ceramic vase, handmade glass, bronze crabs, and lustred vessels into their own charged environments. Across these varied materials—bronze, shibuichi, glass, and ceramic—a loose, poetic narrative unfolds.

About the artist
Francis Upritchard is an artist whose work draws from figurative sculpture, craft traditions, and design, with references from literature and history. She lives and works in the United Kingdom, Italy, and New Zealand.