Utility 2011 holiday meet 1

Keen to see what resulted in our experiments last week, our first port of call was SCA glass studio to pick up work from the annealer.

This was quite a busy day...well we covered a lot of ground.

Boots: Retired with honours from active duty

This pair started a more luxurious life with my Nana, no doubt pampered and cared for like lapdogs. They were worn for a brief period of time by my mum who brought them from England to Australia. I have probably worn them for the longest and for more miles. I have taken them to the cobbler more than three times and on the last occasion, he said "love, it would be cheaper to by another pair of boots". So I wore them for another year, until I was leaving bits of heel behind like Hansel in the forest. The fearless Douglass took me shopping for 'boots n books' and amazingly we found 2 pairs of brown boots that I liked.

quick in the kiln pictures

 

Thanks to Kayo and Marcus, who at different times helped out!

Winter solstice in Australia

and I have to finish my last (late) written project.

Credits to Danilo Pivato

Into the woods..in daylight

Into the woods (and tired but happy artist)

Assesment day

All done, tired, happy with result, celebrated, pictures tomorrow.

Silhouettes

So the final silhouettes are: Cinderella in rags, Wolf, Little Red riding hood, Dragon and Fiddler. I realise that the backdrop of my messy living room isn't the greatest but its all i've got at the moment.

almost there

Title

I have been thinking of calling my work "Into the woods" ??
It made me think of a book by Robert Holdstock, 'Mythago wood', the themes that run through it resonate somewhat. wiki says
"Mythago Wood is a type of fantasy literature, especially the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction. It has received critical acclaim because of its prose, forest setting, and its exploration of the philosophical, spiritual, and psychological. Mythago Wood won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1985."

I do like the research for this one...I can watch and read fairy tales to my hearts content..and call it study!

Throwies

Small packages

The LED bulbs I ordered are here..yay..now which to choose?

Nothing like an essay

to make housework attractive or retrospective blogging seem like a good idea.

though actually my essay writing experience is more like Charlies than Calvins.

Temptation

Every Sunday on my way to work I pass this gorgeous patisserie. I bought a small meringue..but I was thinking of my Nana Mary when I took the photo. Nana look as those eclairs! The mini ones with a crisp sheet caramelized sugar. Double click on the photo for a closer look!

Artists who use silhouettes: part 1

Wilhelm Staehle / Dandylion

 Kara Walker / Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love

Wolf in the forest

Mould tally

So by the end of today, I have 5 moulds ready, 1 ready to pour and 1 blank lump of clay.
1 x moon and trees
1 x thorns
1 x mountains
1 x cave

1 x woods

Hot cast woods mould ready to take out of the kiln

and it looks superb! I love hot casting. The furnace glass doesn't look too green, its almost bubble less, the edges are smooth and the surface is as clear and still as a pond.
Here's a pic I took in the UV room..because it's dark. It looks pretty good in sunlight too.

Tree and moon mould

Hot Casting open faced mould

Andrew demoed how to make 'slugs' (more like canon balls) of gathered glass to knock off into the mould. Here is the mould full and at top temp.