…more patterns in glass powders
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21 Causeymire…..again powder construction for these small vessels (21 in total to mirror the number of turbines at the Causeymire Wind Turbine site in Caithness). Whilst staying at North Lands in 2008 and this September I visited the turbines almost everyday (also the surrounding country side, the views coming back from inland towards the sea are stunning and quite addictive whatever the weather).
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Merry Midwinter and the last work of 2011
Recently finished new work and the first glass to come from my residency at North Lands Creative Glass. It’s a starting point, getting bigger with free-form hand cut suspension moulds (and all the challenges of coldworking larger vessels, ones that have outgrown my diamond flat bed grinder…..I see wet belt sander envy coming soon). At least I will have chance to work with one when I get to Sunderland on the AA2A scheme….weather, bad health and living on a building site still, all got in the way of me getting there before the winter break.
The large piece above is the first Buoy Boy…. I love this shape and have many more planned, working with mainly powder construction with a coarse frit base. I am so glad I challenged my colour use in winter last year as I’ve got over using colours I thought I didn’t like…..and now actually quite loving the bold warmer spectrum (even coming into some of my dreams of colour in the new kitchen circa 2012). Great to see the Pantone colour of 2012 is bright orange.
