{"id":12,"date":"2024-04-04T07:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T07:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:28:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b8387 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72b8387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb30fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb30fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d048d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89d048d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84070d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c84070d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fc124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60fc124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Hilary Baker MA, FRSA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac3d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac3d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Internationally acclaimed artist Hilary Baker\u2019s \u2018body\u2019 of work is exactly that \u2013a unique challenge to the supposed sterility and isolation of today\u2019s living spaces using bodily residues, found objects.<\/p><p class=\"\">Hilary, whose work is collected and commissioned worldwide including the National Portrait Gallery in London, uses etching, paintings, ceramics and sculptures to articulate how all bodies leave visible traces of their interrelation within an environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c350b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1c350b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a226d86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a226d86\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa428df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa428df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JasperCarrotetching.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JasperCarrotetching.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JasperCarrotetching-300x240.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1c1d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd1c1d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec2fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec2fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Also, utilising salvaged objects and personal items, Hilary J Baker\u2019s art explores the energy and memory that particular objects hold and emit: the numinous energy held within objects.<\/p><p class=\"\">Working from her 350 year old Old Foundry Building studio, Hilary produces drawings, paintings, sculptures, etchings and photographs.\u00a0 She also works in collaboration with ceramicists, pewter artists and metal sculptures to extend her practice.<\/p><p class=\"\">Hilary also is an Education Consultant through her company Lobster Learning that enables children of all abilities and those with learning difficulties, to unleash their creativity, enjoy learning and explore a wide range of creative media.<\/p><p class=\"\">As a Companion of The Guild of St George, Hilary uses the educational visionary methods of John Ruskin as a basis for teaching together with Goethe\u2019s ideas of the Archetype. She is also worked with Museums, Institutions and individuals in Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan to develop exhibitions and lectures to celebrate 200 years since the birth of John Ruskin in 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fb426 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6fb426\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0471e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad0471e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background Info<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d926fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d926fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">1962Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1984Attained BA Hons Fine Art Degree, Sheffield College of Art &amp; Design<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Exhibitions include;<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">1984 Mews Gallery, Cheltenham (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1985 Brewery Workshops Gallery, Cirencester (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1985 Ogle Gallery, Cheltenham (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1986 The National Portrait Gallery, London, England (new acquisitions exhibition)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1987 Ryman Gallery, Marbella, Spain (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1989 The Mall Galleries, London (Royal Portrait Society)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1991 Melia Don Pepe Gallery, Marbella, Spain (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1996 Out-Stout Gallery Areley Kings, Worcestershire (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">1998 The Fosse Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">2000Worcester Cathedral (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">2006Black Ink Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">2008Museum Gallery, Bewdley, Worcs (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">2011\u2018Foam\u2019 , Museum in the Park, Stroud (solo)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">2013The Foundry Gallery, Bewdley (solo)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Commissions include;<\/strong><\/h4><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">General Sir John Hackett for the National Portrait Gallery, London<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">General Sir John Hackett for Perth University, Australia<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Lord Henry Plumb for his Presidency of the EEC, Strasburg, France<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Hon. Henry Elwes (private)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">The Stages of the Cross Icons, The Church of England<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Trevor Francis, footballer (private)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Jo Brand, actor &amp; comedienne (private)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">John Hurt, actor (private)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Jasper Carrott, comedian (private)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Glynn Purnell<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4>Work in collections include;<\/h4><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">The National Portrait Gallery, London, England<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Worcester Cathedral, Church of England<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Perth University, Australia<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">EEC Strasburg, France<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Education Consultancy<\/strong><\/h4><p class=\"\">2002 Onwards<br \/>Hilary Baker specialises in Specialist Programmes for schools that include;<\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">SEN and Autism programmes<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Specialist individual and group interventions<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Art Award delivery<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Creative\u2013curriculum learning and support<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Whole school and community creative projects<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjbaker.com\/lobster-learning\" data-ajax-loader=\"ajax-loader-binded\">Lobster Learning section<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Hilary Baker MA, FRSA Internationally acclaimed artist Hilary Baker\u2019s \u2018body\u2019 of work is exactly that \u2013a unique challenge to the supposed sterility and isolation of today\u2019s living spaces using bodily residues, found objects. 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