{"id":814,"date":"2019-11-13T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:24:34","slug":"my-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/index.php\/my-work\/","title":{"rendered":"About my work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-1024x905.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"A picture of the me (its awful)\" class=\"wp-image-992 lazyload\" style=\"width:268px;height:236px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-1024x905.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the me (its awful)\" class=\"wp-image-992\" style=\"width:268px;height:236px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein-480x424.jpg 480w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jay-Rubinstein.jpg 1453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am drawn to images of metamorphosis and ambiguity. Very often I\u2019m inspired by the imagery of a poem.&nbsp; I love to suggest shapes and connections rather than making them explicit.&nbsp; Sometimes a shape can be two things at once, a flame and a feather or a bird and the scale on a fish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532 lazyload\" style=\"width:365px;height:365px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532\" style=\"width:365px;height:365px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Pied-Beauty-2019.jpg 2045w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pied Beauty 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of my mobiles are inspired by poems, songs, or fragments of folklore. Translating these ideas into a three-dimensional form that unfolds through motion is a fascinating challenge. As the piece and the viewer move, shapes align and separate, shadows overlap, and meanings shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to think that there\u2019s a sense of quiet poetry in the way that they move. They are delicate-looking structures which are far stronger than they look.&nbsp;&nbsp; Crafted from natural wood veneers, each piece is an exploration of balance \u2014 between structure and freedom, between narrative and contemplation. They move in light air currents, revealing shifting shapes and shadows that aim to tell a story of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although rooted in narrative, the works are equally about stillness. Their calm, floating presence encourages the viewer to pause and observe. &nbsp;People tell me that they can lose themselves watching them move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My mobiles have been exhibited in public settings including <strong>Dumfries Museum<\/strong>, and the <strong>Kirkcudbright Galleries<\/strong> and my work is also represented on the <strong>Crafts Council Directory<\/strong>, <strong>Visual Arts Scotland<\/strong> and <strong>Craft Scotland<a>. &nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>Currently there are five galleries with examples of my work across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same laminated veneer techniques that allow for small pieces suitable for domestic settings can be expanded into installations several metres wide. I would welcome commissions of all sizes from people with a specific idea for their home to opportunities for collaboration with architects, interior designers, and arts consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031-1024x625.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"A picture of the swallows mobile\" class=\"wp-image-173 lazyload\" style=\"width:353px;height:215px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031-1024x625.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the swallows mobile\" class=\"wp-image-173\" style=\"width:353px;height:215px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jrubinstein.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20161010-_A100031-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">CV<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1983-86\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Studied at the London College of Furniture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1986-90&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Founder and Partner at Rubinstein &amp; Hill furniture makers and restorers&nbsp; London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May \u2013 September 2019 Modern Makers Exhibition in the Kirkcudbright Galleries Kirkcudbright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 2019 \u2013 December 2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mobiles exhibited in the Compass Gallery, Glasgow&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Glasgow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2019 to time of writing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Various mobiles exhibited in the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kirkcudbright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring 2020 &#8211; Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring 2021 &#8211; Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 2021 \u2013 time of writing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Various mobiles exhibited in \u201cThe Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ambleside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2021 &#8211; Upland Winter Art and Craft&nbsp;&nbsp; Easterbrook, Dumfries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring 2022 &#8211; Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2022 &#8211; Biscuit Factory (as part of Upland celebration) Newcastle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2022 &#8211; Upland Made&nbsp;&nbsp; Easterbrook, Dumfries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 2022 -3D2D show Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2023 &#8211; Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May-June 2023 &#8211; Applied Arts Scotland Open Members\u2019 Exhibition 2023, Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 2023 \u2013 Joined Craft Council Directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2023 Upland Made&nbsp;&nbsp; Easterbrook, Dumfries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 2024 Joined Craft Scotland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 2024 \u2013 time of writing&nbsp;&nbsp; Various mobiles exhibited in \u201cThe Old Schoolhouse Gallery\u201d Muker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2024 Living Crafts at Hatfield Park, Hatfield Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2024 Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2024 Upland Made&nbsp;&nbsp; Easterbrook, Dumfries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January \u2013 March 2025 Upland Decade at the Kirkcudbright Galleries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 2025 Cheltenham Craft Festival, Cheltenham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2025 Living Crafts at Hatfield Park, Hatfield Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2025 Spring Fling Open Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 2025 Great Northern Contemporary Crafts, Newcastle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 2025 Upland Made&nbsp;&nbsp; Easterbrook, Dumfries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 2026 \u2013 April 2026 Kinetic Exhibition with Make Southwest in Jubilee Gallery, Bovey Tracey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am drawn to images of metamorphosis and ambiguity. 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