Posts from the ‘Process Journal’ Category
Family Portrait is the resurrection of my agate-ware piece with over 20 varying bands of clay epoxied onto the frame and each other of the sculpture – it’s a bit tricky to move and mount – and I had Charles in furniture build me a crate especially to transport the piece. Had I thought about [...]
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I’m back to using a container to shape the sculpture – but this time I’m building from the top down or up as the case may be. Making the bands in my 20″ bats and attaching each one separately two or three per day – drying slowly, using cone 6 porcelain. I’m slinging the bands [...]
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We started the week on Monday in Susan Collett’s studio. I have been a convert and a fan of Susan and her work for the past couple of years – and was completely blown away by her generosity of spirit in letting us into her life, sharing her trajectory as she moved from print maker [...]
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At NCECA last week I ran out of the civilized group dinner on the wharf to catch the sculpture garden before the sun set – and got to meander through a Richard Serra sculpture all on my own – it was magical – and this man really knows his lines!!!! I dream about making something [...]
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I have been grappling with getting my anima sculptures “up” and while re-working with “family portrait” the piece I had thrown for end of term in December for the OCC exhibition, I moved through planning to glaze it onto a kiln shelf, to glazing the first layer onto a ceramic octagonal platform, to attaching the [...]
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Jim Hake is my neighbor and an incredibly gifts sculptor and teacher. He dropped by this afternoon and I had an impromptu crit – he gave me some very positive feedback and encouraged me to try wedging in frit with the agate-ware to give it a slight sheen instead of oil or shellac. We also [...]
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I spent the afternoon zig zagging my way around the Toronto Artist Project – and finding lots of friendly and familiar faces. It was very encouraging to find Sheridan alumni, and one of my influencers, Jason Holley – jolly and keen to talk to me about his process and inspiration for raku rings. I sat [...]
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last night I presented a 45 minute power point presentation on grant writing – tips and practical strategies. Susan Card really had to twist my arm to do this – because I thought, what could I possibly have to say about grant writing? It’s pretty straight forward – right? Wrong! Upon reflection, I realized that [...]
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I’ve been having a few online exchanges about the challenges inherent in working in abstract sculpture – namely communicating your vision to your public, or not – as the case may be. I think I’m landing on the side of not - not worrying about the fact that what I have in my heart and [...]
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Tony Clennell sent me a link to Heidi Kreitchet, one of his former grad buddies from Utah State. I had been thinking of taking the work to a more guttural place. This is my first attempt for the salt kiln. I plan on pushing it further for the wood firings. Soul can be a wooly [...]
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