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Knitting; casting on
Casting-on is the first step in any knitting project. It is also used in other parts of a design, such as button-holes, and anywhere where new stitches are needed that do not depend on earlier stitches. Here is just one way of casting-on.
George Shaw exhibition, The Sly and Unseen Day
Artist George Shaw takes us on a private tour of his exhibition The Sly and Unseen Day at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. His paintings, made in model maker's enamel paints, are of the postwar council estate outside Coventry where he grew up and has been painting for 15 years. the exhibition runs until 15 May 2011.
The book in context
Students studying for their BA (Hons) Book Arts and Design at University of the Arts London talk about their work shown in the exhibition, The Book In Context.
Interrogating not only the artifact's form, its structure and materiality, but also concepts of sequence and narrative, reading and authorship, Book Arts investigates the Book as a creative medium in its own right. The discipline moves from Fine Arts, Graphic Arts and Design and the traditions of book production and publishing and is delimited only by our evolving ideas of what constitutes 'bookness'.
Swill basket making
If yesterdays post made you wonder what a swill maker does, here is a video of Owen Jones, swill basket maker.
The rim of the basket is made from steamed hazel. The rest is made from oak which has been boiled, riven into thin strips and dressed with a knife. The whole process takes between 4 and 5 hours.
The rim of the basket is made from steamed hazel. The rest is made from oak which has been boiled, riven into thin strips and dressed with a knife. The whole process takes between 4 and 5 hours.
Reflections on swill making and basket making
Two old craftsmen discuss their 50 years in the basket making business.
Hi-tech mixed media
This mixed media sculpture, 'Mystical Romantic Instrument', is made from a broken router, copper wire, flashing LED circuits from broken toys and a Picaxe 14m microcontroller.
If you want to add a microcontroller to your artwork, here are some books that will get you started.
If you want to add a microcontroller to your artwork, here are some books that will get you started.
The table-top blacksmith
This will probably make a real blacksmith laugh, but if you want to make some metal glow and beat it into new shapes, you don't need a full scale forge.
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
Paper Mache sculptor Jane Lennon
Jane Lennon shows some of her sculptures and talks about her paper mache techniques.
You can read more about Jane at the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online.
You can read more about Jane at the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online.
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