The workshops have started and its been really exciting to see the porcelain pieces being created for the installation, many of the people involved in this project haven’t slip cast before. I am really enjoying seeing people create the door handles, we have been able to visit some community groups as well as having public open session workshops @ Loudwater Studio.
I’m finding that the mix of ages in the groups works well too, both for the slip casting but also for the memory telling and story elements of the workshops.
We have created a series of memory suitcases, using objects as a device to open up memory. Boxes full of selected objects as well as retro sweets, ticking clocks, playing jacks and an old record really begin to open up memories within a small group environment.
I have also been interested in using objects in my work as a way of evoking some element of narrative within a ceramic piece. Through the process of the making and the material you can add meaning. I have often worked with clothes and shoes, items that have a resonance of the person who wore them. This work will see a collection of gathered things, memory boxes, porcelain wall of illuminated pieces and a series of film works exploring memory and the stories behind the doors….
