Work in Progress

June 2013
by Dido Crosby
on 6th June 2013
 
A few more sheep and here is the Alpine Goat. Life size or a little smaller. The casting in white earthenware slip and firing to stoneware temperature seems to work, but the piece shrinks quite a lot. About 15 percent I think. A very hard vitrified bone china finish which I like.
New Sculptures coming soon
by Gordon Hayward
on 28th April 2013
 
Keep an eye out for a range of 20 new hybrid sculptures. http://www.gordonhaywardart.wozaonline.co.za
March 2013
by Dido Crosby
on 27th March 2013
 
I have made a life size plaster Steenbok, destined for a bronze by a pool in South Africa, and driven him to Bronze Age foundry to be cast. Now I am ready to start a series of sheep portrait heads, which I want to make in clay and make moulds from in plaster, to slip cast some multiples. Yesterday I came back from the snowy Peak District and...
Changing face of an LGV landscape http://www.luluhancockhoar.blogspot.com
by Lulu Hancock
on 18th March 2013
 
At the moment within this blog I am collating imagery through photography, sketches, studies on site.Close to my home in France, a new railway line is under construction. the LGV, 'Long Grande Vitesse'.This line is to travel from Bordeaux to Paris. It has been under discussion for many years, but finally construction began in April 2012...
Tax In Post
by Marty Strutt
on 26th January 2013
 
I've never written a blog article before, so bear with me on this! OK, I thought I would show how I create one of my paintings from the beginning. The canvas is 16" x 20" and I usually sketch out what I am planning in pencil, but because my paintings generally come from my imagination, it does result in lots of erasing,...
artist at work
by Ruben Santander
on 25th January 2013
 
http://rubendrawer.com
Benefits of doing my life laundry!
by Tom Henderson Smith
on 6th January 2013
 
 One aspect of the studio move that I intend to make as soon as possible is that a good deal of sorting out and clearance is needed beforehand. This involves opening up hidden piles of old work then photographing and packing some of it that I’ll be keeping or finding homes for. One particular rediscovery that I’ve been...
January 2013
by Dido Crosby
on 4th January 2013
 
Gilding has started - Gary did a small test section of gold leaf underneath the calf this morning and it is looking fantastic, properly shiny. I have booked the calf in for an extra nice bespoke crate to be made by Ian at HMC Logistics, who do also great shipping service, next week. I am hoping the crate will protect the calf in transit and...