Electroluminescent

June 30th, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | No Comments »

My electroluminescent wire has arrived.

Medium: vinyl 2

April 28th, 2011 | Category: work | 1 Comment »

the process

Work in progress

Work in progress

Medium: vinyl

Medium: vinyl

Medium: vinyl

Medium: vinyl

Medium: vinyl

Medium: vinyl

Editions

Finished edition of 3

Done. Finally. Only one week late. Grand visions of a commemorative dinner set reduced to a single plate. In an effort to do everything myself I invariably do everything the hard way which, more often than not, leads to very little ever being finished.

Twisting rooms

March 19th, 2011 | Category: work | No Comments »

Kinect point cloud of my studio, twisting and vaporous. Working on different distortions and, perhaps, colours.

Alan Villiers

March 19th, 2011 | Category: other people | No Comments »

Scraping the deck, 1932–33

One of the crew using a sailmaker’s palm

Crewman with his model of the 'Parma'

Starboard yardarm of the 'Parma'

Apprentice Elisabeth Jacobsen and Ruby De Cloux, daughter of the 'Parma’s' captain, Reuben De Cloux, on the poop

In the lee of the port bow of the 'Parma' while becalmed

The main deck of the 'Parma' looking forward

Looking aft from aloft on the 'Parma' while at anchor

Looking out along the bowsprit of the 'Parma'

The mainmast of the 'Parma', under sail

The mizzen mast of the 'Parma' with all aback

Crew at the capstan of the 'Parma', weighing anchor

The watch going aloft on the 'Parma'

On the bowsprit of the 'Parma'

Working on an upper topsail yard of the 'Parma'

On the forecastle head of the 'Parma' in fine weather

Furling sail on the main yard of the 'Parma'

At the midships helm of the 'Herzogin Cecilie'

The lee side of the 'Parma'

Looking down from the afterside of the foreroyal on the 'Parma'

Sailors working onboard the 'Parma'

Restful days onboard the 'Parma'

A sailor and his accordion onboard the 'Parma'

Driving sprays over the main deck of the 'Parma'

Under sail in heavy weather on the 'Parma'

Renewing caulking on the poop of the 'Parma'

The 'Mozart' (left) and the 'Penang' (right), from the 'Parma'

Looking aloft at the foremast of the 'Parma'

The bowsprit from aloft on the foremast of the 'Parma'

Seaman washing out a paint-brush on the 'Herzogin Cecilie', 1928

The mizzen of the 'Grace Harwar'; view aft from the main crosstrees, 1929

The cutwater of the 'Parma', 1932–33

Gymnasts on the deck of the Herzogin Cecilie

The Last of the Tall Ships: Photographs by Alan Villiers. Nice one Alan. I like ships.