Sketch Meeting at National History Museum 

Tuesday 8th May

We were scattered about in the museum from 1.30pm, meeting in the cafe at 3.30 pm.

1st to show work was Janet K. She was on the upper floor doing a study of a peacock, with a lovely long tail, a type of pheasant (?) and a quick study of a white hen.

Next was Judith, who had done a double page study of the metal handrail at the stairs.

Najlaa was outside - a lovely sunny day for it. 
Her study was of the main building and some trees at the pathway.

My sketch was of Southern Seabirds - petrel and shearwaters in my view - albatross out of sight! They were displayed in several flying positions.

Janet B did two studies; a narwhal and white sided dolphin.

Sketching at Victoria & Albert Museum 1st May

Sketch meet at Victoria & Albert Museum Tuesday 1st May

The meeting place was the Ceramics gallery 6th Floor.

Najlaa was on 2nd floor studying patterns on sideboard tablecloths.

then Judith was in Sculpture on the ground floor, doing two studies of Rodin's hand.

Janet 'K' was working in a gallery devoted to work by Carolein Smit - her choice was 'Medusa's Head'. Highly detailed and sometimes macabre pieces are worth a visit.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/1Dx6RrEx/myth-and-mortality-the-fairy-tale-world-of-carolein-smit

Then Carol was studying a Marcello Fantoni piece in coloured glass, 

and Ian Godfrey's stoneware piece: 'Grey Fox Box' a mystical world set on a box. 

My study was of 'Dark Trivalve' a stoneware piece by Hanina Cassell 1975. Hand carved and based on Islamic and African influence.

Lastly, Joyce did several studies of stoneware by Kakurezaki Ryuichi, Anthony Hepburn, and Ruth Duckworth and was returning a study of Roger Law's design 'Anger' executed by Janice Tchalenko

          

Extra-mural activity was Judith's sketch - whilst on holiday in Ireland - of her husband sporting a new leather cap, studying his mobile.

Glass Fusion Jewellery

Glass Fusion coming to the fore . . .

Since I did the last posting, l've been to several craft courses which have led to
Glass Fusion. I've recently concentrated on jewellery and producing smaller pieces. Here are some examples of what I've been doing, influenced by Klee, Malevich, Lygia Clark and David Batchelor among others. More to come.

 

Klee influenced                                             Lygia Clark influenced

Earrings & pendant with metal inclusions.

Pendant with metal inclusion

Sue Sharples: Saving the junk to make jewellery.

Sue Sharples: Recycling to make jewellery.

Fusion Experiments

This bangle is one of many plastic bag & tissue fusion experiments. I've made similar rings & bracelets embellished with sequins & beads etc. I'm thinking to adopt this technique for panels in a victorian screen, which is waiting in the wings to be updated.

Saving the junk to make jewellery.

Inspired by doing a course at City Lit,

I'm currently making jewellery

from recycled materials 
co-ordinated with objets trouvees and beads.

Each piece takes on its own

character and is evolved from

random pieces.

I am awash with screw tops, bottle tops cans, any number of things which have potential for

re-use. All carefully batched, but growing in number.