Since starting the MA my practice has altered, I am now beginning to investigate how my current concepts have shifted and understand how this directly affects my practice. I believe my work is provoked through journeys of self-discovery; both physical journeys such as walking but […]
Yesterday I re-visited the fossil slabs at Yaverland, this time I was lucky enough to have some help to move the larger slabs further onto the beach. Once again it was a very hot day and moving the rocks made it almost unbearable. after this […]
For some time I have been wanting to experiment with some fossil slabs on Yaverland beach. the slabs themselves contain many fossilized shells along with the occasional more interesting piece such as a shark fin spine or pieces of fish and ammonites. My work began […]
My heads too crowded There’s someone screaming about memories, whilst other calls to the cracks in my work. This porcelain is like skin, but its delicacy is sharp. The charcoal lines dance on paper before me, black fading to […]
Glass sculptor, Lieb is an american artist Known for her glass blowing. She graduated with an MFA in 2003 specialising in glass and metalwork. she is influenced by music and considers her artwork to be a reflection of musical composition often considering the material to […]
Looking at the work of Susie MacMurray, I enjoy her playfulness with materials she describes herself as an alchemist and I relate to this material practice and understand her juxtaposition of the found and made. ” Her work typically references the history of a space […]
Marchand uses white clay in a similar way to my initial experiments at the beginning of my MA, after investigating her work more thoughtfully I can see similarities in our understanding allowing us to manipulate the material of clay in similar ways, after looking at […]
Unfortunately the old light I used for photographing my work has been broken and not replaced, so I ended up having to improvise using an old overhead projector. This created a good strong light but is a slightly warm light… I would like to try […]
High Fired porcelain wall mounted After some experimentation I have come to understand the two valuable components that allow porcelain to become translucent. My porcelain has always been fairly fine when it comes to its thickness however now I further the rolling process to gain […]
Currently Enjoying my wall of inspiration, the photographs are from my recent fossiling trips along with my own glazes on hand cut ceramic tiles, the drawings are a mix of palaeontology illustrations and drawings of my own fossils. As with all studio […]