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Peterhof Chapel Imperial Glassworks Egg

Steel Blue Chapel Egg. Russian Imperial Glassworks. Period of Nicholas II. 1894 to 1917. Blown glass with grinding, polishing, cutting and gilding. This egg depicts the Imperial Chapel at Peterhof Palace outside St. Petersburg. This is the church where royal […]
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2018_04

Transforming last week’s thrown cylinders into coffee mugs took longer than it used to. First the cylinders were trimmed, then the handles fitted and attached. I score and slip both the body and the handle in the places where they […]
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2018_03

Having to take a week off to look after my health gave me time to reflect on what I am doing. Throwing, not hand building, is the fastest and easiest way to generate form. That is where I should be […]
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2018_02

By the third day, the cup forms began to have the ‘effortless’ feeling I was after. They began to look as though they were shaped by some natural rhythm. In my mind, I see these cups glazed in soft shades […]
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2018_01

In 2018, the buy-nothing-live-simply-minimalist movement will continue to gain followers. That makes it pretty tough for people in the arts. For me, it means making basic functional work to survive. Where I see my recent glaze discoveries as summing up […]
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2017_51

This week’s drawings. In process. Almost there. Three more images to complete the series. My time out from the studio is coming to a close. I’ve enjoyed it, even if I did end up working as much as ever. One […]
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2017_50

Long days in the studio have been replaced by long days drawing on the tablet. Other concerns fade away in favour of moving the stylus over the surface of the glass. It is the first thing I want to do […]
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2017_49

I began a new project this week. It is to design a series of laser toner decals to use for the mugs, bowls and other functional pieces I plan to throw in the new year. It begins with cats and […]