Ella Merriman
Ella Merriman
Ella Merriman is a London-based artist and designer whose practice centres on the endangered craft of rush basketry. Harvesting rush by hand from slow-flowing rivers across the UK, her work reflects a deep engagement with material, place, and process, while exploring the growing disconnection between humans and the natural world.
Combining traditional techniques with found objects collected from London streets, Ella Merriman creates a dialogue between urban and rural environments. Her practice is rooted in slow, tactile making, guided by intuition and the inherent qualities of her materials.
Through experimental forms, she reimagines everyday and discarded objects, extending rush basketry beyond its functional origins into conceptual and decorative realms. Her work engages with themes of preservation, renewal, and the subtle presence of nature within contemporary life.
Categories:
- Sculptures
- Installations
- Wall Panels
Mediums:
- Sculpture – Land
- Sculpture – Mixed Media
- Sculpture – Mobile
- Sculpture – Wood
- Sculpture – Other
- Sculpture – Tabletop
Subject:
- Abstract
- Animal/Botanical
- Interiors
