Ive been progressing slowly this week with the continued exploration of 222 grips for a stone.
222 Grips for a Stone #8 |
Im trying to restrict myself to using natural materials and/or objects that have been found in the environment.
I have been wanting to try viking knitting for quite some time. #9 is my first attempt using silver wire. I like how the stone becomes naturally polished from being handled.
Similar to viking knitting, #10 is created using a home made knitting nancy constructed from a toilet paper role and some popsicle sticks taped to the sides.
#11 is my favourite from this series. I like the highlight of yellow lichen on the stick. And the shape of the pebble.
And I have even started exploring growing crystals in and around wire structures. #13 contains a crystal made from Alum.
Working through these ideas is exciting and each one generates and sparks new ideas that shoot off in different directions. Some I would like to enlarge and turn into sculptures, others I would like to translate into jewellery, whilst some ideas could be reinterpreted into ceramics.
#8 was a rusty metal piece I found on the streets of Halifax last winter. Its been sitting on my bench for quite some time as I admired it, but wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with it. And then, I found the perfect stone to fit inside it.
222 Grips for a Stone #9 |
I have been wanting to try viking knitting for quite some time. #9 is my first attempt using silver wire. I like how the stone becomes naturally polished from being handled.
222 Grips for a Stone #10 |
Similar to viking knitting, #10 is created using a home made knitting nancy constructed from a toilet paper role and some popsicle sticks taped to the sides.
222 Grips for a Stone #11 |
#11 is my favourite from this series. I like the highlight of yellow lichen on the stick. And the shape of the pebble.
222 Grips for a Stone #13 |
And I have even started exploring growing crystals in and around wire structures. #13 contains a crystal made from Alum.
Working through these ideas is exciting and each one generates and sparks new ideas that shoot off in different directions. Some I would like to enlarge and turn into sculptures, others I would like to translate into jewellery, whilst some ideas could be reinterpreted into ceramics.