Enamelling and beads

April 21, 2009

I have just spent a very hectic but enjoyable weekend at the annual conference of the Guild of Enamellers.  We always have a themed exhibition and this year the theme was textures, chosen by Carol Griffin when she was Chair.   This was my entry.  It is a combination of lava beads with silver overlay […]

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Inspired by the Anglo Saxons

April 15, 2009

Yesterday I did a workshop at the museum making wire jewellery based upon Anglo Saxon inspirations.  I am putting a few images on in a slide show at the side.  This was a lovely day and I really enjoyed seeing how creative people can be given a very simple medium like copper wire and a […]

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More bore hole stuff

April 15, 2009

I am still amazed by the drilling of the bore hole, even though the work has not been finished yet it has made me really happy – and appreciative of the importance of water.  The smiling man is Phil Cockerill of Cockerills UK Drilling, looking rightly pleased with progress!  http://www.ukdrilling.co.uk

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water water water

April 15, 2009

Wow Cockerills have been drilling a bore hole in front of our house and have done a fantastic job. Obviously there is still a bit of work to do before we are properly connected to our new supply but it is amazing.  I know the film goes the wrong way up but I realised I […]

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Drilling

April 14, 2009

Well, they started drilling this morning but I had to go out, so didn’t get to see anything really happen.  They were adjusting the vehicles to make sure everything was level as I left for the museum – and it was a really foggy morning here so the picture isn’t too good!

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New machinery arrives

April 13, 2009

Excitement in my studio today with the arrival of a drilling rig….. no I am not going into larger scale work (I wish, this is a serious bit of kit) but we are having a bore hole drilled.  We are currently on spring water and this is always directly affected by changes in the weather. […]

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Enamelling

April 11, 2009

I have spent a couple of days enamelling, seems like ages since I last did any.  On Thursday my friend Margaret and I had a full day experimenting.  I love working with Margaret she is so enthusiastic and always willing to try out new ideas.  We did attempt riso screening but found some of my […]

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Wire Bird Workshop at Whitby Museum

April 8, 2009

Today I have run my first practical workshop at the museum.  I had a small but enthusiastic group who made their own wire bird brooches.  First of all I took them on a mini tour looking at birds in the museum collection.  I talked about the start of my residency and looked at the way […]

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Egg decorating and badge fun

April 4, 2009

I have spent a very busy day at Whitby Museum helping young visitors to make drawings on eggs – which I think were then rolled downhill outside in Pannett Park and making their drawings on paper into badges. Great fun, lots of enthusiastic children and their parents, all the eggs were used up (thankfully) and […]

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First completed piece

March 31, 2009

Well here it is, the first completed piece of my residency at Whitby Museum. I have designed this inspired by the artefacts in the Scoresby part of the collection (see previous entry).

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