Category Archives: CATS
Tree diagrams family tree.
Family Tree painting to go with my forest.
Peter Sutton Aboriginal Art.
Evaluation.
Evaluation:
Throughout this project I have had so much passion and fire creating ‘The Family Tree Forest’ I have used new skillsets such as screen-printing on to a glazed surface using fired clay and Lead Borax. I also used a new experimentation for my White Clay Tree Tops using Crackle Glaze which gives them a lovely effect.
Smoke firing my crackle glazed heads is something that I enjoy the process of as I have used this before and I think it works very well on ceramic. The various stains and oxides used on my tree to represent the abstraction of my brief and my project work very well with my trees. I think producing a mass production of 25 trees 10 White Clay heads, 10 Crank Clay heads, 22 glass pieces and a bulk of leaves has stretched my knowledge about ceramics and glass.
After going back to experimenting with glass it has shown me the development of how glass works very well with ceramic and I’ve loved it so much using a variation of White Clay, Smooth Textured Crank and Reduction Body clay these have worked really well in the firing and drying processes.
The Family Tree Forest resembles the growth of family, groups of family siblings of family, the tree top idea was to symbolise childhood in a mother’s womb with the leave behind the tree top to symbolise the child the textures represent memories throughout life and experiences of food texture, beaches touch textures the leaves represent dreams of lucid dreaming.
My favourite experimentations was using the stains and oxides to colour my trees make them have life and the textures did this also but the colours made them look more vibrant and to have their own identity of varied textures unusual textures abstracted.
The way the coloured glass in my pieces melted together look beautiful and different these can also be hung and also be for my trees which was a lovely idea which I created along the way with my project.
The heads and my 3D tree tops made from crank clay was the experimentations towards figuring out my tree tops my crank clay ones don’t suit my trees very well therefore my White Clay Crackle Glaze tree tops suit my trees far more better in adding texture of worn away trees, tree textures, branches of trees.
The representation of why my leaves are hanging off my trees is because of my main idea and study of focusing on willow trees and how the branches and leaves hang down the heights of life through each drop of the tree branch and leaf off the tree as I have applied the holes for my hanging processes in various heights.
I have produced decals of my dreams and memories on my ceramic crackle glazed white clay heads and also on my white clay and crank clay leaves using lead borax glaze to make them be able to stick easier on to a glazed surface because decals to do adhere to rough surfaces.
Overall this project has been challenging, difficult at times and a little stressful but I have gained new skills and techniques to acquire for future references and job prospects. My Family Tree Forest is so personal that I wanted to put my happiness and childhood in to my work to show how happy I have been growing up.
With my mum being a single parent it’s been hard for her being the bread winner on one wage and two children to bring up including my twin brother so I wanted to give back by planning this project dedicated to the main subject my mum and also my family members. My mum has given so much and I owe it to her for giving me the best life possible and it wasn’t tried it was all natural this journey is about memories and dreams and emotion the connection between family through the aboriginal reference of family connections and I have made references to this by planning a canvas with designs to connect all my 25 trees simple but bold designs traditionally not aboriginal but in my own unique abstract design this shall sit underneath my trees in the exhibition to show connection and links like a traditional family tree.
Using stains and oxides to colour my trees in the colouring processes and these will be my final forms with my various glass pieces but also producing a screen and then screen printing my drawn decals and cover coating them.
Using leaf shaped forms out of glass and abstracted to use as tree tops using various coloured glass some natural and some bright to represent the representations of family, memories and dreams the colours are the key to happiness.
The colours are used to bring the boldness out as a creative artist and ceramist over this year the colours show the importance of storytelling through the decals of lucid dreaming and memories in the textures of my trees.
Using the transparent glass to see around and through my sculptures through beyond the forest and connections on the bases of this to show connection structure and planning of life and memories.
Peter Sutton, Ewen Henderson.
Ewen Henderson: First studied at Goldsmith’s London and is a ceramist specialising in pottery and sculpture.
Vessel Form 1990 made from the materials of layered and laminated with mixed clays I very much liked this piece because of the raw and rural effect like being washed and eroded by water and I’m trying to get the same process with my trees but abstracted with colour although this looks very much abstract and bold with the strikes of colour around it.
This piece is called Skull Mountain from ‘Learning and Thrusting’ series Stoneware with heavily pitted surface. Handbuilt Acquired 1989 I like this piece because it looks like a rock it looks organic and original but unique in its form I love the colours very natural and lively.
Looking at Peter Sutton and the Aboriginal connections with family and journeys to life and memories and dreams.
Title: Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia
Author: Peter Sutton
Publisher: Viking; 1st edition (January 1, 1989)
Length: Hardcover: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0670824496
ISBN-13: 978-0670824496
Subject: Art
Author/ Editor/ Constructor: (Oakwoodceramics)
Year of publication: (1990)
Title of webpage: (Oakwoodceramics)
Available at: (http://www.oakwoodceramics.co.uk/CatEwen-Henderson.htm)
Accessed: (3rd June 2014)
Author/ Editor/ Constructor: (Prifysgol Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection & Archive)
Year of publication: (2014)
Title of webpage: (Prifysgol Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection & Archive)
Available at: (http://www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com/ewen-henderson-c1152.html)
Accessed: (3rd June 2014)
Author/ Editor/ Constructor: (Amazon)
Year of publication: (January 1st 1989)
Title of webpage: (Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia)
Available at: (http://www.amazon.com/Dreamings-The-Art-Aboriginal-Australia/dp/0670824496)
Accessed: (3rd June 2014)
Specialist Write Up Decals and Trees Stains and Oxides and Lead Borax Glaze.
Specialist Write Up.
Monday 2nd June: Today I stained with colours and oxides 20 trees with terrasig slip on them I also started my decals for my trees.
Tuesday 3rd June: Today I stained with colours and oxides 4 terrasig slip trees and also finished my decals for decal firing which was due today also considering exhibition set ups for the next processes.
Wednesday 4th June: Today I smoke fired my crackle glazed heads this will also roll in to Thursday if not fired by today.
Thursday 5th June: Today I will be hanging my leaves glue my heads tree tops and glass tops to my trees this will roll in to Friday and assessments will be for next Friday so I have time during the firing processes.
Friday 6th June: Finish as much as possible before next week to consider exhibition spaces.
Images from today:
Tree Tops, Trees Leaves, Stains and Oxides, Decals.
Burton Agnes Hall Tree Structures and Wilderness Walks.
Beverley Minster & Hull.
Beverley Minster:
Over the half term I visited Beverley Minster and the funny and surprising thing was that it was packed with creative artworks such as the stained glass windows which I have produced basic attempts in the past.
The thing that caught my eye was this statue sculpture object with hanging stained glass pieces in them I thought they was beautiful when they caught the light and very vibrant with colour which I liked. The whole traditional minster had massive ceiling and wall carvings and was beautiful I had been before but only as a small child but returning again can really make you capture the beauty of a place which so much detail and effort had been put in to it.
The most moving moment was when I was lighting a candle and you remember somebody who has passed away maybe the atmosphere of the minster gave me that emotion as well but the power was definitely there.
The carvings was from the bible and it told a story I’m not religious but still you can admire the beauty the detail and the effort applied to this when making it. The actual architecture of the building from outside is just stunning and beautiful it looks very old and very beautiful when the light hits the stained glass I thought I would visit here as an influential trip to gain ideas for my glass work but also clay work for the final process.
I do think that the tour we got was very interesting around the church it was very much based on religious opinions but I was appreciative of this and of the detail around the minster I think putting creativity within such a religious place works very well.
The light the atmosphere and the detail seem to jell together really well. I was stunned when I visited and I shall be coming back again very soon everything was pleasant and overwhelming with how massive and tall the minster was the intricate detail of the walls and ceilings was just magnificent and very creative as to who would have the right patience for this task it seems very hard and very tiring to sit and produce this.
I also visited the iconic places around Hull such as The Deep and other areas.
LorenAshleigh 