`Doldrums`

Static -  (but not)!

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I would love to say I had made lots of progress since my last blog - but you would know thats not true or I would have been on here before now - spilling the beans eh?

It is not that I haven't done anything - ideas abound as usual, but the forming or putting together has been difficult.  The weather has been cold, the materials are not to hand, the technical help has not been available are just some of `the excuses` I could use and I wouldn't be lying.  Still slow but sure comes to mind.

Three entries have been submitted to The Ferens - so that is the next hurdle approaching.  It is so difficult to access the gallery if you have no info for parking!  We went round and round and finally parking in the street set off pedestrian to unload our stuff.
Sitting in cafe we see the Princes Quay!! IF ONLY WE HAD KNOWN.  Not to worry - go with the flow and hope for acceptance.
The booking in rooms were teeming with art works of all sizes and mediums - it will be an achievement just to get in the next stage.
Good luck to everyone - these galleries must be supported.

My friend Sheila the glass artist has been kind enough to fire a load of ceramic work for me - so generous ;

These are porcelain 
and quite fine - the bottom pic is one I have created with a loose bottom!
I also made some sculptural pieces - unfortunately the big one is loose at the join - maybe it will seal with the glaze -worth a try.

Presently I am working on two hands - adult and child form direct in clay - its a challenge.  I`ll fire them before I display.  Ceramic classes start again on Thursday 27th January.  No frivolity this time - will work with the slab building sculptures.  My book turned out really well - and the loose pages also - this is worth exploring I think.

Watching Italy Unpacked - did you see those sculptural pieces in that programme - download it NOW if you didnt - so inspiring.

I will return to my foundation progress in my next blog ;

Keep producing and progressing..............


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Infinite Possibilities!...........

`Infiniteidea`
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This is an artist led project - started in Bolton with Jane Orange - it is inspired and directed by Diaspora.

The initial piece was built and displayed as a solo piece in a Bolton Centre shop window and was an eye catching piece and very intriguing to the passer-by.  

Jane Orange assigned twelve artists to answer to this piece and then subsequently they were to assign another artist to respond to their art work.

Detail and progression.

The original idea or should I say `infiniteidea` was created using eggs.

I was one of the artists chosen and the progression of my work has been slow because I wanted to use ceramic eggs and the time relation to formation and firing can be relative to waiting!!!  But I have now finished the work which is sculptural.  My answer became directly attached to ancestry and dispersion of peoples within families, but always still having links to original roots.

I will now pass this on to my choice of responsive artist - and we will see where this will go...........

Sorry for the blip at the top of page - not sure what number blog this is!               

However, this will be put right soon eh?

HAPPY 2014 EVERYONE. 

(Maybe we should start a New Year Blog?)

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