Exhibition and other Irons (in the fire).

I have been busy with a number of things over the last month, hence no activity on the blog front.  I have a new studio, the garage is now converted and I have light! I’ll post some photos at the moment I’m still cleaning up after the builders.  The second is a coop and compound for 3 saved battery hens who will be coming to live with us on Saturday. Lastly, I was invited by Ray Collins to join him and 2 fellow grads. of SMU to exhibit at Aberdulais Falls. This is the poster. I’m going to be making some new work for this, partly based on the waterfall and some I think based on Welsh Quilts, but we will see, I’ll post as I produce the work.

‘On the Edge’ exhibition

We don’t get national glass exhibitions here in Wales very often so this was a big treat. There were lots of pieces I liked but the cast glass was what I went for. Working by myself and seeing other glass makers rarely I forget how wonderful and varied the work can be, and there is nothing like seeing the real thing, photos just aren’t the same. The show continues at Swansea Waterfront Museum until the end of May, so if you can get there go and take a look. Ray Collins has posted lots of photos here  http://glassartswansea.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/on-the-edge-5-april-31-may-09/ and here http://glassartbyraycollins.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/glass-exhibition-in-swansea/

There was a peice by Joseph Harrington called ‘I See’ which used the lost ice technique to make the mould, you can see this and more of his work here http://www.josephharrington.co.uk/3.html frm_data1=2&frm_data1_type=large He has some photographs of his salt & ice sculptures at St Pancras which are worth looking at to. I didn’t get a decent photo so can’t show an image, but I had been interested in the the technique after hearing a Bullseye lecture on glass casting at the Welsh School of Architectural glass in February so it was useful seeing the end result.  He uses salt to erode the ice and this results in interesting textures and opacity in the glass.

The work I’m showing isn’t necessarily the best but its what I found most interesting and it would be difficult to choose a favourite as they were all very different, but I did like this a lot! 

Parallel Verve-Fiaz Elson

Cast glass-Fiaz Elson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These pieces by Chinks Grylls were as interesting for their reflection as the glass themselves, they had been mounted on hinges so that the glass could be angled to change the way the reflection fell and really did appear to be a reflexion of a blood red sunset.

Chinks Grylls

Glass panels Chinks Grylls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wish I had thought of this title, the glass has been painted & sandblasted. 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sea Shushed-Mary Mackey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detail of In Sea-Shushed Secret Places- Mary Mackey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were 3 light boxes by Debbie Dawson, they were the only leaded pieces in the exhibition, one of which wasn’t lit.

 

Like a door opening- Debbie Dawson

WOMENCENTRESTAGE Showcasing women’s creative talents & fundraising for women’s charities womencentrestage @hotmail.co.uk

 

CELEBRATING

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

MARCH 2009

& supporting oxfam’s women’s projects

AT DYLAN THOMAS CENTRE,

SOMERSET PLACE, SWANSEA SA1 1RR

on FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2009 at 7 pm 

Tickets £3 from 01792 463 980

POETRY, PLAYS, MUSIC, DANCE, VIDEO, TEXTILES, JEWELLERY, CERAMICS, GLASS, BOOKS, SCULPTURE

& 4 – 30 MARCH 2009

WOMEN’S GALLERY  EXHIBITION:

 PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS,  TEXTILES, GLASS. (free)

see appliqued glass below