by Kelly | 07 Dec 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, 5AA002: Integrating Practice and Materials, 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Assessment Deadlines, Creating in the Workshops
Things seem to be slowing down now work-wise. I have a lot to do with my sketchbooks so I have been taking photos of my work to put in and make notes on. I put a kiln on this afternoon too with my two coloured glass cylinders and decals on them to fire on. This is one...
by Kelly | 03 Dec 2010 | 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Creating in the Workshops
I finally got back in the metal workshop and managed to solder all the metal silhouette dancers to the ring I had made. Together these form the base for the table lamp I designed and am making. The shades are glass cylinders and although not currently finished, look...
by Kelly | 30 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, Creating in the Workshops
The sand cast test I completed turned out well! In our module today I showed the group my work and Pat Dillan walked though and commented on my can flowers and was asking for students to produce decorations for the Christmas tree. She said they would look great and...
by Kelly | 30 Nov 2010 | 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials
I have always wanted to try out the process of slip casting and as this module calls for multiples, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to proceed with this technique. Last week Pete from ceramics helped to teach me how to slip cast and this week using the...
by Kelly | 24 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials
I have been painting the coca-cola logo onto a sheet of glass created for me in the hot glass workshop. I am going to put it in the kiln to fire it on then cut it into petal shapes and into the kiln again to fuse together in a flower shape. I will then drop them into...
by Kelly | 17 Nov 2010 | 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Creating in the Workshops
I was at uni on the flat-bed grinder beginning the polishing process to flatten the top and bottom of my coloured glass cylinders. On the third cylinder (my favourite!), the orange one, I was on the second side and the flat-bed caught the piece and dragged it out of...
