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Focus On Good Things
This morning, I had a little trip into Nottingham. I went to the Focus Gallery at the top of Derby Road, Canning Circus. I took along a *few* pieces to see which the lovely Antonia would like to display, and she chose them all!
I am very pleased, and very excited, to now be stocked by this gorgeous gallery. It’s been closed for a few weeks for much needed and very long overdue (and long promised) maintenance. They re-open this Wednesday. The overhaul looks great, Antonia and her staff, friends and family have done a brilliant job. Along with long standing artists and makers, they’ve brought in a great range of new creatives as well.
If you don’t know about the Focus Gallery, you’re missing a gem. Established in 1971, it’s Nottingham’s longest running independent gallery. You will find a wide range of cards, gifts, jewellery, art and much more – oh, and you can usually park right outside (metered parking on the street).
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Legacy Wall Update
A while ago, I posted about this project : Olympic Legacy Wall that I am doing with Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Science College.Last time I posted, I was about to go into school and work with the Year 10 GCSE art students to make the clay tiles which we were then taking plaster casts off which will become stamps. Like a silly person, I didn’t take any photographs that day (I was generally up to my eyeballs in clay or plaster, so I didn’t want to get my iPhone all dirty – well any more so than usual!).Thankfully, hopefully there will be some images later on to show you. Just before I started the project, I met a local photographer, Deborah Selwood of Gecko Studios Photography – anot only lovely, but also talented lady! Deborah was interested my work, and how I often use scientific imagery, but when she heard about the Legacy Wall decided she’d like to document it. So when we were making the tiles, we were under the watchful eye of the digital camera lens… I’ve not seen the results yet!More recently, I’ve been working on the templates for the ceramic pieces that will form the art work itself. Not only is this piece going to be large, it will be heavy, sited outdoors and in a public space – there are a lot of things to consider not only the design but the overall construction, which I will be getting fabricated at a local firm in Ilkeston.So, where is this art work going? Here’s the wall, taking from the view of the all weather pitch. For those of you who know the area, its the Derby Road end of the new Sports Hall, the original school buildings are there in the background ( for you former ‘Comp’ students like myself, you can just see the original gym!)
Rear View of KHCTSC Sports Hall It can be quite difficult to ‘explain’ how the piece is going to look, especially when its not something that I have made before. And especially when it’s this scale… and this is going to be BIG! It will probably the biggest work that I have made so far. Well, I am not so much making it – the Year 10’s are doing most of that! Anyway, I did a mock up for the college to make sure they were happy with the idea. This isn’t the exact shape, and although the background is the right sort of colour, its not the finished design – but it gives an indication of what it will look like I hope.
Mock Up of the Olympic Legacy Wall To get an idea of scale, those bulkhead lamps are sited at around 8 feet up the wall…..
More to come soon!
