Stravinsky Beaker, 2021
Stravinsky Beaker (detail), 2021
The Rose Garden, 2020
The Rose Garden (detail), 2020
Dove Bowl, 2020
Dove Bowl (detail of the reverse), 2020
Convolvulus Beaker, 2020
Convolvulus Beaker (detail), 2020
Field of Gold, 2020
Field of Gold (detail), 2020
The Rose Garden (on display), 2020
Dove Bowl, 2020
Field of Gold (on display), 2020
The Beauty of Rain I, 2016
Water Lily Bowl, 2016
Water Lily Beaker, 2016
Two Birds (reverse), 2015
Two Birds, 2015
Small Fern Cup (Common Polypody Fern), 2016
Small Chased Beaker, 2012
Large Thorn Bowl, 2014
Buttercup Meadow Beaker, 2016
Michael Lloyd
Born in 1950, Michael Lloyd studied at Birmingham and the Royal Colleges of Art. Since the late 1980s he has lived and worked in South West Scotland. Michael describes himself as a compulsive maker. Certainly, his beautiful, chased silver and gold vessels illustrate a profound understanding of both material and techniques. Inspired by the natural world, his work becomes, in his own words ‘an act of homage both to our landscape and to our increasingly fragile sense of creativity.’ His commissions include work for York Minster and Lichfield Cathedral.
Public Collections include:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London; National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; Crafts Council, London; Birmingham City Art Gallery; and Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Michael Lloyd’s solo exhibition, The Beauty of Rain & Other Cherished Observations, featured as part of our programme of Festival exhibitions in August 2016 and in June 2020 we celebrated Michael’s 70th birthday with a special collection of new work – Reflections | Michael Lloyd at 70. Michael’s work featured in Malcolm Appleby & Friends, August 2021.