Reassembling – once the bronze was cleaned the next job was to grind off the spru’s and any inwanted bronze left over from the casting stages. The joinging edges of seperate pieces of the bronze were smoothed and bevelled slightly. […]
Lost wax – The ceramic shells were tidied up around the neck/opening. The piece was then placed upside down in kiln that allowed the wax to melt out. Curing – Once cooled & checked over for any cracks, these are […]
We made a few plaster casts of the rocks which form part of a current work in progress of Hilary Jack’s, titled ‘Shadow of the Future’. I then took a test work though to the rest of the stages towards […]
The first few sessions at Scartworks I happened to be working on a commission for Hilary Jack. I delighted to be able to work on this… The first stage of investment casting is making the two-part silicone mould of each […]
Investigating people and places through the mediums of animation, illustration, installation and storytelling.
Leon Robinson (University of Glasgow) writing on artist Ally Wallace’s work and the subject of his Glasgow International 2010 project, Modblocks.
This took place at Castlefield Gallery and Hulme Community Garden Centre on Saturday 24th November. The title swung back and forth between Radical Mycology Gathering 1 and Mycorrhizal Gathering 1 before settling on the mycorrhizal – I let the Radical […]
Shortly after the announcement of my AN Bursary, I was overwhelmed by the widespread support for the project on social media. Women who work as art technicians nationwide contacted me and many men expressed their support too. For a while […]
But, but, but… But what do art technicians do anyway and why should I care? Art technicians often go under the radar, they are part of the invisible workforce behind art and exhibition production. We are rarely seen by the […]
Next in the series of The Language of Clay touring shows.
From speaking to the weavers as they work, and from direct observation of the looms in action, I am beginning to comprehend the methods and mechanisms used to create patterns and different structures in woven cloth. Before Joseph Marie Jacquard […]
Well after a wonderful summer filled with sunshine and trips to Cornwall, Cyprus, Wales, Florence and France all of which inspired my painting, I followed it up with two great exhibition opportunities. The Sentinel which I shared with Amy Drayson, […]
One of the skills I wanted to learn this year was how to make bronze and then cast with it. As with my interest in flint knapping, I wanted to see how prehistoric man made tools from scratch using metal […]
More News In Brief: Manchester’s £30m School of Digital Arts gets planning go ahead; gender gap dominates ArtsPay 2018 survey; new director appointed at Compton Verney, Warwickshire.
it feels so decadent writing during daylight hours. though windows both behind and in front of me the crisp warm sunshine of the day illuminates the static drawings on the horizon created by resting trees. space to think ! […]
Part 2: The International Teaching Artist Conference New York City 2018. Day 1 of The International Teaching Artist Conference 2018 consisted of a truly inspiring workshop at Groundswell Brooklyn focusing on the senses. Groundswell pride themselves on working with local […]
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and open studios in Felinfach near Lampeter in Wales, London, Sheffield and Edinburgh, all taken from a-n’s Events section featuring shows and events posted by a-n members.
Hello, and welcome to my blog, where I write stuff about being and becoming an art technician; failing and succeeding in an environment which is often male-dominated. But more than anything else, this blog is me, looking for my tribe. I know you’re out there!
Carrying on from Richard Serra and Carl Andre, as part of the series of minimalist works, I included that of Robert Morris. Who died only 2 weeks ago at the age of 87. His work was also typically macho and […]
OSR Projects Weather Station 2018 – Elaine Fisher / Alexander Stevenson / Laura Hopes / Simon Lee Dicker –
Coventry-based photographer Jonny Bark is the first artist to be announced following a successful Kickstarter campaign for the second edition of the city’s biennial of contemporary art.
