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Caithness and Orkney are rich in Neolithic sites and the thing that struck me whilst looking at the rings and burial chambers is that these people were the ultimate mark makers.
One site, Maeshowe, which is the finest chambered tomb in North West Europe is just mind blowing. It is dated to around 5,000 years old and so it is older than the pyramids and Stonehenge.
The awesome thing about it is that later settlers, the Vikings, have covered the walls with runes which date from 1100, so you have evidence of two cultures of mark makers in one place.
This piece which is made from modelling paste on to hand made paper, with the addition of beach detritus, is my first tentative attempt at making marks.
This is a closer look at the device that is on the other end of the system - it has a receiver radio and translates the signals from the buttons into something that the conputer recognizes as a usb keyboard. It is made using hardware and software from the VUSB toolkit.
it currently uses two arduinos as a sort of brute-force solution to a timing issue where both the keyboard software and the radio software expect to be the 300-pound gorilla. I talked to someone at MFNY this past weekend who might have a solution for this problem!
For tacking the box together I'll be using 2 types of solder~~50/50 and 60/40. 50/50 is half and half tin/lead. 50/50 melts at a higher tempurature and sets up more quickly than 60/40 (60% tin 40% lead). 60/40 stays liquid longer which makes it ideal for forming nicer beads. For regular copper foil projects 60/40 is the only way to go.
Three almost-finished cushion covers, all made with squares knitted by my mother 25+ years ago.
The cover on top has been stitched together over the past couple of weeks.
When I made the pink+blue ones several years ago, I stitched a cushion insert inside them with no way of removing the covers for washing (tsk!) ... so after unpicking them a bit & giving them a good wash, I've been reworking them to have snap fasteners along one edge. It's a bit fiddly, but will be totally worth it.
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I sat for two and a half hours last night, painting the watercolour paper with water and rubbing it with my finger.
This had two results: it broke up the surface of the paper, so that the paint will sink in, and it gave a distressed effect to the whole piece.
Also, my finger was sore!
the chair was only there on Fairfax Avenue for his one photo. The next
day and subsequently it was gone !
Continuing thoughts about identity and a sense of self.
I looked at a mummy in Leeds museum at the weekend and it struck me that until you read the information attached to the artifact you are unable to attach a meaning to what you are seeing.... sex, age, status etc.
This is a sample piece using brown paper, stitch and gesso, and by unravelling part of the stitch I hope to suggest that the very stiff pose, which could mean a rather disciplined person, is in fact an illusion.
The piece is about 2 inches high.
A friend requested a flask, so I thought I'd try a week or two of throwing only bottle shapes and see what ideas emerge. I'm really happy with this first batch!
Working on an update to the Ape Soldier. Changed the older Hasbro clunky body out for a Super articulated GI Joe fireman bod. The fireman gloves make for good Ape glove replacements. Used the Ursus head and threads. Still have some sewing to do. Had to rip a seam to get the clothes off. Just a bit more I'll have the Ape Soldier I've always wanted. This will keep my d@mn dirty paws off the newer premium pricey Apes, too!
Work in progress from our weekend on the Sail Club island during a camp for the kids. I thought the sketch was too unfinished like this, but then the end result is kind of over worked. Should I have quitted here anyway?
Acrylic on Board
Work in Progress
Background still needs work and the odd bit of tweaking. Almost there
I promise it's straight, this is the best photo I could get before the wind blew it down.
Still need to add borders, I'm debating doing pieced ones but I'm not sure if I have any patience left in me.
Blogged with a bit more info: craftblog.com.au/2009/11/22/my-current-quilty-wip/
Blogged about finishing the quilt here: craftblog.com.au/2009/12/01/declans-quilt-is-finished/
Close-up of new elbow layout. I like this change a LOT, it allows for full range of motion without looking too gangly.
After four hard months of a total rebuild and extension I am now in possession of a studio. This is still a storage area pending decoration, and as I have to complete a four foot hanging in the next two days I am forced to work in a very tiny area in part of this room.
I have shown here my pin board with my "tapestry" attached to it. I am trying to position the daisy and the bottom border here. Lots more work to do!
For TR, because he inspired it...I just don't have the inspiration or drive to finish it.
The idea was to create a submarine with the ability to deploy an aquatic-capable mobile suit. It more or less can do this, and has the rough shape I want, but I kind of lost interest and want to build something else. Maybe I will return to it one day...