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I haven’t been able to write this post for a long time. I’ve wanted to but it’s so utterly upsetting that I couldn’t deal with it. I missed my degree show. Not missed as in someone called me and asked […]
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Francesca Aggio makes large scale pots and wraps them in rope and clay. Why? Read on to find out. How do you make your work? I coil the body of the vessel using stoneware and then apply detail using porcelain […]
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This weeks Meet and Greet is Amy Edmondson, Amy is new to our class and has flung herself into it, she’s a considerate little soul and (I think) that’s what makes her work so haunting. Use five words to describe […]
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Interview with Lois Maude Blacklock, ceramic artist and history buff. Use five words to describe your work Fragile, Emotive, Vacant, unpolluted, melancholy o What makes your work different from everybody else’s? I guess everyone is always surprised when I explain […]
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Back to work. After a fairly unsatisfactory Easter (the only thing I really achieved was building a shed) I’m back on target. My portfolio has been bugging me, I loath drawing. Why draw when I can make something? White paper. […]
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Helen Stafford Interview Use five words to describe your work:Intricate LaboriousHistorical Technical Emotional What makes your work different from anyone elses? I focus on heritage and the deep emotional connections people can develop with their past, and in particular with […]
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Sleeping Sleep is important. To everyone, not just stress-head undergrads. On Wednesday I woke up in a panic about something and I’ve no idea what. It’s left me scared and tired with a vague sense of dread. What did I […]
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Alice Thatcher interview – Use five words to describe your work DelicatePaper-like3-dimensionalContemporaryAngular – What makes your work different from anyone elses? Even though all of my recent paper-crane pieces are made in the same way, each piece is unique to […]
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We had a walk around the exhibition space yesterday, it’s the conference room in the National Glass Centre, but it’s got a wonderful view. I organised it because some of the year are freaking out, which is, well, almost good. […]
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Preparation. Prep. Be prepared. Tomorrow I’m off down South to the New Designers Prepare Day. Hopefully, I’ll get some awesome tips on how to set up the booth and chat to some other student reps. It’s my birthday weekend too, […]
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I’m in the dark place. It’s no good in the dark place. I don’t want to work because I’m getting all churned up about making something that’s not good. I don’t visit the dark un-trusting place often these days. I’m […]
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Spring is hear, hurrah for spring! More of that vitamin D stuff, more green stuff and a little bit more energy. It’s nicer to leave the house now, although, for a while, leaving the house has been the highlight of […]