Solastalgia Continued.

Galleon 

                                                                          Plastic ocean.

                                         
                                            Pinch pots coloured by natural materials in a saggar.

                                                                             Bowl

                                                                       Detail of bowl.

Solastalgia Show

                                                                 Urbanite mixed media© 2016

                                                                     Terracotta plate

                                                            Black Clay stoneware

Stoneware

                                                                   'Garden city' screen print on paper.

Solastalgia :Witness to change

I will be taking part in this show starting on the 23rd September through to the 2nd October, at Made in Greenwich gallery 324 Creek Rd, London SE10 9SW.So I have been busy making lots of new work in preparation.There will be prints,painting,sculptures,ceramics and more.

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 Below is the link to the map:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Made+in+Greenwich/@51.4813498,-0.0128777,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4876028570f712b9:0x52d554c9e329da95!8m2!3d51.4813465!4d-0.010689

Small collage

New Screen Print

 This is my latest print that I have made using a new method.By using an oil pastel to create an image onto the screen.By drawing directly onto the mesh the pastel blocks areas of the screen so that when the colour is applied through the screen the pastel masks out the areas.The places where the oil pastel was used are seen in white.
I like that it looks quite grainy and there is more graduation of the colour. The image is taken from a photograph that I had taken of a large building that is close to the River Thames . The pattern is the building  reflected back onto itself from the water onto its windows.

The image below has some text painted on.it is not as clear as I would like in the photo.When looking at it the gold colour shimmers making the lettering more visible.

Open Open Exhibition

I am taking part in an exhibition at the Swiss Cottage Gallery.

The Private view is on Saturday 3rd Of September from 2-3.30.

It is on until Friday 10th September .Close to Swiss cottage tube station.

I have one of my bird prints on display.

Using a Saggar

 A Saggar is a clay box that is made to go inside a  kiln.I made one ( you will be able to see it below)because I wanted to be able to put my pinch pots in the kiln with seaweed that had been washed up along the river Thames.Unfortunately,burning seaweed at high temperature can produce cyanide gas and so after speaking to two experts ,Fred Gatley and Basil Olton they suggested that one way around this would be using a saggar.So,here are a selection of pinch pots that I made.They were fired before putting them in the saggar with the different materials.

 

My first attempt with seaweed didn't seem to have much effect;I may have used too little in case I poisoned everyone in the area.You may be able to see slight marks on the pots .for my next attempt I  added my remaining seaweed with local wildflowers and pieces of charcoal which were remains of our old garden shed.

                                                                              Before

                                                                              After

This final picture was taken while they were still hot and so the lid was put back on and I have to wait and see if it has been successful.