Howard Skempton
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Howard Skempton in his workspace, a spare bedroom in his 70s semi in Leamington Spa. Howard talks to Sara about the creative process in what is a cluttered but ordered room, filled with storage boxes and neatly arranged collections of small objects.
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