research journal (MA and beyond)
26.07.18: in kraków for a few days and took a look at the 'motherland in art' exhibition in the MOCAK. 'motherland' - the title alone grabbed my attention as some of the research i had been doing on landscape, gender and identity touched on the way language is used to describe or ascribe a land/landscape... Continue Reading →
9-13 july 2018. spent the week working on ceramic processes with brigitta seck at NCAD this week. started by revising the main clay building processes with an emphasis on technique rather than concept, although we could have worked with a theme in mind it seemed better to let the processes see where they took me.... Continue Reading →
spent the day in island mill ceramic studios yesterday learning how to throw clay and work the wheel. i had a feeling it was going to be challenging before i started and so it was. centring the clay on the wheel at the start is key. also working with 2 hands all the time and... Continue Reading →
elaine crowe 