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Limited edition wasps nest series for The Observatory opening
For the opening of the observatory I will be bringing my mobile art gallery ‘ Little Victories’ with me. Alice Angus, Jilly Morris ,the other 2 artists on the residency, and my self ,Katie Surridge, will all be displaying and […]
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And its finished
so..here it is ..the finished work. I drove down on Sunday and stayed the night ..to start installing on the monday. I was greeted by Rinus and Aniet and had the most wonderful time and ate the best food …so […]
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finishing up
Today has been spent sorting a number of the finishing touches. I put together the notice board showing some of my river finds, went to the forge and made some ground screws to secure it in place on site and […]
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drying and sieving.
Its been a busy week in the studio. To dry out all the sand i placed it on giant bits of cardboard and continually turned it. It is essential it is totally dry or it will cause condensation on the […]
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down by the river
On the weekend i visited the river Thames and collected the sand I needed for my work. I visited two beaches that are almost opposite each other, one on the North side, the other on the South side. The sand […]
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off to london..and the sand sieving machine!
Im off to London tonight to go sand collecting tomorrow . Two spots will be used on opposite sides of the river to collect different coloured samples, so that a pattern can be made with the triangles in the piece. […]
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a bit about sand!
Heres a quick sketch to show a cross section of the double glazing units . A small hole is drilled in the side and then sand carefully packed in the space so that all the grains can be seen against […]
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A busy week part 2 – collecting the glass
Again a huge thank you to glass build for providing the 10 specially made triangular double glazing units I will use in my piece which are now in a very safe place in the studio. The glass used in the […]
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a busy week – picking up the powder coated sculpture.
Here are a couple of sneaky shots of the frame work and its finish. It was powder coated in a medium gloss black which is tough and durable. Next stop… the glass!
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The sand blaster
I have dropped my sculpture off at the sand blasting and powder coating place… really interesting day learning how it works …and meeting the really eccentric guy who runs the place! amazing!
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Finishes!
No …i haven’t finished!… but I’m starting to think about the different finishes I could put on the steel frame. These images show where the welds have been cleaned, slight surface rusting that has occurred and also the mill scale […]
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Fabricating the frame work
The fabrication of the framework is well underway. We started by welding the 10 triangles that make up the sculpture, and then welded these together in to the shape of the final piece. I needed to get the frame work […]