January 2010
18 posts
“And they went further and further from her, being attached to her by a thin...”
– Mrs Dalloway Virginia Woolf
Ethan Stern →
I had heard of Ethan through April Surgent, they share studio space in Seattle but haven’t til now checked out his work. It left me with jaw open and almost a sense of futility in my own work. His surface textures and use of colour are just beautiful. I must try harder , I must try harder…..
“Don’t miss our next issue with a feature on the new BBC2 series Mastercrafts...”
– craftdesignmag
Up and running
Oh what joy to be working and not freezing various sticky out things off. Got a whole kiln full fusing away and have already got over the first disaster of the year (beautiful large new ellipse shape slump caught on the edge of the grinder and smashed in two). Pushing the glass to it’s limits will always produce disaster, so best to get over it quickly.
Visited Hannah yesterday whose...
First Firing of the year....finally
Just taken too long but finally slumping 4 new vessels. Workshop is still a tip though and wondering if it will ever resemble an effective working studio with un-cluttered workspace with no drips.
John Hegley →
…saw him last night at The CatStrand in New Galloway.
“There was not one amongst us who looked forward to being born. We disliked the...”
– The Famished Road , Ben Okri
New Year, New Blog
Welcome to my new blog, felt a change would be good and because I haven’t been able to physically make anything this year I’ve had time on my hands at the computer. As an introduction for new readers and a good tool of work progression I’m posting my favourite pieces of 2009.