An anchor cast in ancient times glows eerily!

As I started to chip off the  plaster I realized that the process was  similar to excavating on an archaeological dig so decided to leave some of it.  When I mocked up it being lit from underneath I removed some more.  I was pretty happy with the results that came from where the mold had cracked and allowed some of the glass to flow though.  It left some interesting marks.  I wanted to leave some on because when the work is exhibited it will  look like I've just dug it up.  I might even do some excavating while I'm there.  The work somehow needs somebody interacting with it.  The fake floor gives the appearance of a stage.  Unfortunately the large sheet of painted glass broke in the kiln so I'm trying to work out how to still use it.  I was going to chuck it but I don't like the waste.  Perhaps I'll fuse it back together or I'll make a feature out of the crack that has developed.  I like to work in this way as more often than not the accidents that happen improve the quality of the work, so just have to work out alternative ways of fixing without wasting anything.

Done and dusted......for Claire anyway! Phew

 So Claire and I actually commandeered the Glass store room for a couple of days to finish the doors.   There were a few alterations required but we managed it along with a hearty evenings conflab about nonsense with the Black Isle porter and Guinness in the International Bar. Its rapidly becoming our favorite.  Every piece was cut using a hand saw.  We also made a false floor, you can see the corner of it in the first picture.  It's too big to get a decent shot of the whole thing.  It looks like a stage now.  We have started thinking about how ace it would be to use it as a portable busking pitch.....ideas building ideas!!  Its now all stashed as best we could manage in a corner.
 p.s.  Claire is amazing!!!

Paradigm Shift

I'm sticking this in here to see if it will come up on Google.  I made this window "Paradigm Shift" for my 3rd year mid point exhibition.  I got a prize from the Scottish Glass Society.  Thanks so much!

Dissociated Parts

We finally managed to out the glass upright today to have a look at it, Thanks Becky!

Metal Frame made to the letter by James Mackintosh and Son

Avast ye Scurvey Swabs!

Old, new, borrowed, blue?

It's amazing what can be done with a bit of grit!!  Things are starting to look better and better!  This archway is taking shape with the bare minimum a of tools....the old fashioned way.  Stages to follow include projection mapping.....a major clash of the old and the new.  Borrowed is the wood......as for the blue?  Its bound to be a marriage made in heaven....as the glass is proving to deal with the whole spectrum.

The smell of ramsons and manure! Not a whiff of Chanel....

So the wood has been picked up from Oatridge College, many thanks to Alan from Transition Linlithgow for helping us out with the wood which is now packed into Claire's van and on its way to Todmorden.  When it returns it will no longer be the cut offs from the Linlithgow courtyard structure but a medieval door.  Some of the wood is being used by Galgael which is keeping boat building alive in Glasgow and supporting the unemployed, check out this link, what a great project!    http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/magazine/204348-galgael-supports-the-unemployed-and-keeps-glasgow-craftmanship-alive/

It's good to see that something extravagant is being used in creative and preserving ways.  Extra massive thanks to Claire, you are a legend in your own time!!!!  We even managed a walk up Binny Craig.  Fantastic views of the Forth, Clackmannanshire (look aboot ye!), Lothian, Falkirk and, just about, through the haar the wee Kingdom of Fife.

For more information on what is happening with the wood follow this link from its assemblage, deconstuction and it planned future uses.
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/news/2013-03-04/transition-linlithgow-its-just-stage-theyre-going-through

Mark Angus and the Trinity window

That was three days well spent with Mark Angus installing his windows at Perth Baptists Church and at Appin in Argyll.  I learned loads and had a most excellent adventure.....and I got paid!! Will wonders never cease!!
Huge thanks to Mark for giving me this opportunity and to everyone I spent time with in Perth!