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Installation
I have just returned from a great trip south to Devon, was made very welcome by Rinus and Aniet van de Sande and all went well with the install of my piece. It was a pretty wet couple of days […]
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Cubes ready for delivery
I have packed the 2 cubes, one acrylic , one metal ready for delivery to Devon. A long process of organising, negotiating and planning, all part of the making process and realising a final piece. Not my favourite bit but […]
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Threading pieces together
I have now got to the stage where all the pieces, all 216 of them , (6 x 6 x6) are fired twice and ready to be threaded together using fishing twine and a special fisherman’s knot I learnt on […]
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preparing porcelain pieces
I have been busy in my studio sanding and finishing off the pieces ready for a second firing, I do not use glaze but allow the pure creamy white of the porcelain to be the final surface, vitrified to 1250 […]
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acrylic box arrives
The acrylic box has now been fabricated at Adam Plastics in Glasgow and arrived this week at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. Johannes, one of the technicians and I met to discuss the details of the steel frame he will be making.
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more inspiration
I have just arrived back from a trip to the south of Spain and brought back some lovely seed pods I have found, I will use them in my continuing making process to influence new pieces
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box and base preparation
I have been busy sourcing a supplier and manufacturer of bespoke perspex boxes, I have found one in Scotland through the Makeworks directory of companies in Scotland. they are based in Glasgow, and can deliver to Edinburgh shortly after Easter, […]
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first kiln firing
I have just fired my kiln for the first batch of seed pods, so far 123, I have planned to make 216, which is 6x6x6 to be hung in a cube. I will now sand the pieces with 3 grades […]
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making progress
I have been busy in my studio making porcelain paperclay seed pods I have made paperclay as it is much easier to work with than porcelain on its own. it takes longer to prepare but I find the results better […]