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Work in progress, a new series of mini monumental sculptures, "Found-Made-Grown" . Developed from tiny moulds taken from a mix of modelled, natural and found objects, translated into cast glass through the lost wax process.
In a post digital, post human world, black drinks light. Instead of shiny, optimistic, transparent glass with something nice inside, everything is on the outside, highly textured, dystopian, stark. The skeletal form of a tiny boat has been washed up, absolute white against absorbent darkness. Is this a sign of hope?
'After the fire' has been made using a sacrificial model made from two different types of 3D print and wood. A refractory mould was made around this model which was then 'lost' in the first of two kiln firings. The mould was cooled, glass added and then fired again to cast the form. Minimal finishing has been carried out to preserve the lively, anthracite like quality of the black glass surface. The white coracle was made separately and added to the main form.
These forms were made during my PhD at University of Sunderland. I launched myself into digital design and started modelling forms on CAD, 3D printing them and the using hand skill and processes to cast them in glass. As well as harmonising hand and digital making, I was working increasingly towards monumental form portrayed on a miniature scale.
Eggy and Globey are digitally created forms which have taken on characterful and sometimes humorous qualities. Most of them are glass but some of them are 3D printed resin. Hard to tell them apart, isn't it?
Playing with organic materials collaged together with 3D prints and digitally created models during my PhD resulted in two strands of forms - orthodox and Improvised. The Grapefruit Gazer was made using an improvisational approach literally taking the shell of half a grapefruit and embedding all manner of 3D printed elements and some water jet cut wood into then casting the whole thing in glass. By contrast, the Torus forms are clean, minimal and orthodox in nature.
A range of other artworks in glass which relate to lots of my others but are harder to pin down.
Rock Lobster is a punk track we used to dance to when I was a student the first time around. The rhythm and lyric has stayed with me. Like the vessel Line ups, I have created a digital mater and can print at different scales and with varying proportions before 3D printing. The tiniest Rock Lobsters i made are about 3 mm long.
Vessel line ups were designed on CAD, 3D printed and then cast in glass using traditional processes and materials. One of the wonderful things about designing using digital technology is what i call 'repeat with difference' where one form can be stretched, changed in scale and proportion each time its 3D printed and cast in glass.
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Work in progress, a new series of mini monumental sculptures, "Found-Made-Grown" . Developed from tiny moulds taken from a mix of modelled, natural and found objects, translated into cast glass through the lost wax process.
Found Made Grown
Found Made Grown
Found Made Grown
Found Made Grown
In a post digital, post human world, black drinks light. Instead of shiny, optimistic, transparent glass with something nice inside, everything is on the outside, highly textured, dystopian, stark. The skeletal form of a tiny boat has been washed up, absolute white against absorbent darkness. Is this a sign of hope?
'After the fire' has been made using a sacrificial model made from two different types of 3D print and wood. A refractory mould was made around this model which was then 'lost' in the first of two kiln firings. The mould was cooled, glass added and then fired again to cast the form. Minimal finishing has been carried out to preserve the lively, anthracite like quality of the black glass surface. The white coracle was made separately and added to the main form.
After the Fire 1
After the Fire 2
After the Fire 3
After the Fire 4
After the Fire 5
Coracle detail, After the Fire 6
Research showcases, NGC
These forms were made during my PhD at University of Sunderland. I launched myself into digital design and started modelling forms on CAD, 3D printing them and the using hand skill and processes to cast them in glass. As well as harmonising hand and digital making, I was working increasingly towards monumental form portrayed on a miniature scale.
Coracle, safarin 8
coracles 7
croissanty 1
croissanty end detail 3
croissanty, detail 2
Detail of. Box seascape from wax pre cast coracle 11
Gold pink coracle on mountain 9
Gold pink coracle side view 10
light blue and green coracles 4
long green coracles 5
mini biclops 14
mini biclops heroic stand 13
Red Biclops 15
stretched bagelys 12
tiny glass coracle 6
Eggy and Globey are digitally created forms which have taken on characterful and sometimes humorous qualities. Most of them are glass but some of them are 3D printed resin. Hard to tell them apart, isn't it?
Amber bigger Globey 11
Amber Globey 13
Blue eggys, 6
citrine and blue globeys 7
citrine globey ladder detail 15
clear eggy with leg 5
clear globey ladders just visible 6
clear half eggy with scaff 16.
detail worlds within worlds experiment, pembroke college 2018. 19
Eggy with leg and scaff clear 15.
eggys with legs 4
endoscopic pic inside a gloeby showing glass ladder 12a
Flat Amber Globey, engraved 12
flat globey blue 14
Flat Globey with ladders 7
globey dark blue green, small 10
globey with ladders and leg ( back view) 9
globey with ladders and leg 8
installation pembroke college Oxford , worlds within worlds 18
installation, pembroke college Oxford . 17
oval eggy with scaff leg
small flat amber globey 10
worlds within worlds 2
worlds within worlds 3
worlds within worlds showcases, 2016. 1
Worlds within Worlds, Pembroke 2018 detail 20
Playing with organic materials collaged together with 3D prints and digitally created models during my PhD resulted in two strands of forms - orthodox and Improvised. The Grapefruit Gazer was made using an improvisational approach literally taking the shell of half a grapefruit and embedding all manner of 3D printed elements and some water jet cut wood into then casting the whole thing in glass. By contrast, the Torus forms are clean, minimal and orthodox in nature.
A range of other artworks in glass which relate to lots of my others but are harder to pin down.
Tipping Point
Turban Tree
Rock Lobster is a punk track we used to dance to when I was a student the first time around. The rhythm and lyric has stayed with me. Like the vessel Line ups, I have created a digital mater and can print at different scales and with varying proportions before 3D printing. The tiniest Rock Lobsters i made are about 3 mm long.
nano scale lobster 4.
Rock lobster hand stand 3.
rock lobsters 2.
Rock Lobsters at NGC 1.
Vessel line ups were designed on CAD, 3D printed and then cast in glass using traditional processes and materials. One of the wonderful things about designing using digital technology is what i call 'repeat with difference' where one form can be stretched, changed in scale and proportion each time its 3D printed and cast in glass.
Ballycyl mini vases turquoise and clear 4.
Red vessel 2.
Sub Bottle 6.
turquoise ballycyl mini vase 5.
Vessel Line Up 1. 2017
Vessel line up 2018, 3.
Vessel Line Up