I wonder how much of an identifier bones are hmm still trying to establish that and whether it matters. Obviously, I know they are significant in terms of Forensic Anthropology, revealing information such as race, gender, age even profession and cause of death and I guess if their are living relatives the extracted DNA could identify the individual.
I’ve been doing a bit of digging and in terms of human/animal skeletal comparisons. Many bird bones resemble that of humans and bear paws and fox paws can be mistaken for human finger bones.
That’s as far as I’ve got and I’m not quite sure where I’m going other than I’m determined to find out the exact chemical composition of bone.
It has been a real struggle finding local glass working facilities. Having done an AA2A residency at De Montfort University Leicester in 2018 I had hoped to work with their brilliant Glass Technician, Jill Ellinsworth again but unfortunately this would only be possible through academic further education courses. I then looked into Dudley College who offer access but on condition that individuals are experienced in working with hot glass. Finally some good news, I had contacted Wolverhampton University last year and they say the short courses that were in the pipeline may well start this September! Not only that but apparently it is the international year of glass and the International Festival and Biennial of Glass is happening in Stourbridge!! After all the places I have looked at, Stourbridge is practically on my doorstep!
Came across an old article on the ‘National Museum of Scotland’ using QR codes as a way of getting visitors to better access and engage with their collections. It got me thinking how I could somehow incorporate QR codes, especially since now they are everywhere and people are more used to interacting with them.
I have since discovered that you can generate them for free via certain websites and adapt their designs so they could almost act like a form of branding. Perhaps, I will use them to link to a personal project website or to link with UOB Plastics research. Another option is to use them on individual exhibition labels underneath my sculptures as a way of providing more information without detracting from the artwork.
