Catalogue essay , one of three, in the catalogue 'Angus Suttie' for a retrospective exhibition at Ruthin Crafts Centre, The Centre for the Applied Arts, Ruthin, Denbighshire. The exhibitiom ran from April 14 - July 15 2018. It transferred to the Crafts Study Centre, UCA, Farnham. The exhibition was influenced by Suttie's personal collection and significant archive, and was co curated by Jeffrey Weeks, Suttie collection trustee, and Gregory Parsons,Ruthin curator. Both RCC and CSC share the commitment to presenting works of the recent past to counterpoint their contemporary programmes.