The Incident Room

Last week I went into Bristol to help Layne Arlina paint her newly aquired gallery space 'The Incident Room' @ The Island.  The space is bright and vast and the first exhibition there (curated by Layne) begins tonight with the much anticipated private veiw of Urban Portrayal.  I wish Layne all the best with this venture - Good Luck.

 

Modern Fossils - Christopher Locke

I absolutly love these MODERN FOSSILS.

They are made from actual archaic technology that was once cutting-edge. Most of these examples were discovered in the United States, although the various species are represented all over the world. It is sad, but most of these units lived very short lives. Most people attribute the shortened lifespan to aggressive predators or accelerated evolution, but this is not necessarily true. It has been shown recently that the true demise of most of these specimens came from runaway consumerism and wastefulness at the high end of the food chain.

In a special process, these items are reproduced in a proprietary blend of concrete and other secret ingredients, giving them the look and feel of real stone fossils. Each fossil is made one at a time, by hand, in an individual mold. Because of the hand-made nature of the item, there will be variations in pigmentation, and small imperfections in the surface. While you can choose a general color range, please keep in mind that each fossil is unique, and color variations are inevitable.

Each "species" of modern fossil has a Latin name marked on the bottom or back.

See more at http://heartlessmachine.com/section/79989_Modern_Fossils.html

Inspired at the American Museum in Bath

During the half term break I was involved in a Textile exhibition at the American Museum in Bath.  This exhibition was part of a trio of Bath Spa student exhibition which included Wilderness - a collection of sculpture work bu Fine Art students situated in the Museum grounds and Icons by the Heritage students.  The Private View was well attended and the exhibition itself was highly praised.

Making the Mississippi

So this week my Textile work is on show at an exhibition at The American Museum in Bath.

I have included here some images of the making of my Mississippi Lace River.

 

Photos from the exhibition at the American Museum to follow.

Back to the Mississippi

With the exhibition at Walcot completed I can now begin to concentrate on my textile exhibition at the American Museum in Bath.  For this exhibition I am creating a representation of the Mississippi River out of bobbin lace.  I hope to include some progress picture on my blog so keep a look out for them but for now I have been creating some designs on a ZSK embroidery machine and am very pleased with the results.

Between the Lines - Private View

The final private view was by Between the Lines and here are some photos.

Esoteric Illusions - Private View

The second private view was by Esoteric Illusions and here are some highlights.

166 bpm - Private View

So all three of this years exhibition private views have taken place so I am now going to show you some highlights, starting with my own private view for 166 bpm.

166 bpm - our group piece

Ella Garrud - Triangle North to Walcot Chapel

Sophie Jillard - Ongoing

Tom Maryniak - Decline and Fall

Vanessa Bowden - In Memory of Memories

Mike Smart - Untitled (Cups)

Mke Smart - Odd One Out

Hannah Wilmshurst - Moorland Road (Laundromat) left

Hannah Wilmshurst - Exposed

Josie Thomson - Through the Wings of a Butterfly

Sophie Cowan - Untitled

Luke Moore - Untitled Studies

Kitty McCarron - Death from Above

A catalogue of our exhibition and the other 2 is available at

www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2067285.