Talking Sculpture Making (TSM)

Leading up to the TSM curated exhibition Rebalancing the Abstract @themargateschoolofart we will be giving updates on the artists in the show.

@harleysculpture the sculptor who brought us together to form the TSM collective back in 2019, has already had a busy year in 2026. She has had a one person show @muse_at_269 in London, a residency @wick.farm awarded by @royal_sculptors, had work in several exhibitions including with @thelondongroup, @morleygallery (which she co-curated with @sheilavollmer ) and been a featured artist by @collect_artwork. She has also had time to move her studio, quite a big feat in its self.

Alexandra’s materials-led sculptural practice focuses on ideas of motion, animation and flux; the sculptures are a physical manifestation of suspended animation, a transitory fragment in time, a fleeting moment. While not actually kinetic, she creates spatial and dynamic configurations to capture and render motion, constructing complex sculptural forms from multiple elements, generating an openness of form.
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Working predominantly with wood, ceramic and bronze, the constructed sculptures have an energetic interplay between the parts and with rhythmic qualities of motion. Alexandra is interested in embodying a sense of unease and tension, in making pieces that teeter on the edge of stability.

Image: ‘Clymdych’, 2019. Ceramic, wire, steel

Rebalancing the Abstract
An exhibition of abstract sculpture and painting by four contemporary women artists @sheilavollmer @gillianbrent @harleysculpture @melanieahmed.art

@themargateschoolofart

Private View Thursday 8 October 2026, 5-8pm

Exhibition open Thursday 8 – Sunday 18 October 2026, Tuesday - Sunday, 10-4pm

Free public discussion with the artists, chaired by artist and writer John Bunker @johnbunker7272 will take place on

Saturday 17 October, 1.30-4pm. Everyone welcome. Eventbrite link in bio.

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