Exhibition images

I've been thinking about the exhibition, Claire mentioned about printing onto something transparent and hanging infront of the window. I've been allocated one of the side window alcoves and plan to print a 3m long document that ends on the floor under the ceramic stack. I need to work out what to print on, Ian, …

Week of studio

Wednesday 14th November Slight chaos is reigning in the studio I'm getting ready to fill a kiln on Sunday for a bisque firing, I've a mixture of slip cast  and press moulded peat slices. I've been using a couple of metal tools to explore metal tool marks on the clay, as the tairsgeir would mark …

Map of peat railway c1960

The line of the peat railway fits with the location of the traces of old rails and nails I've found when walking in the birch woodland and over to the peat bogs.  Also the ruins of the peat storage shed. https://commons.wikimedia.org Source wikipedia Lenzie Peat Railway was a narrow-gauge railway which ran on Lenzie Moss, which is situated to …

Historical information

http://www.friendsoflenziemoss.org.uk/docs/History%20of%20Lenzie%20Moss.pdf 1 History of Lenzie Moss Lenzie Moss is made up of three quite separate nature domains: raised peat bog, birch woodland and unimproved grassland, covering in all some 40 hectares. It is located eight miles northeast of Glasgow, on the south-western edge of the Burgh of Kirkintilloch in the East Dunbartonshire District. The main …

Tairsgeir or Tushker

I purchased an archive drawing of a tairsgeir - or more correctly a tushker as it is from Shetland. Tairsgeir is Scots Gaelic, Shetland have their own dialect and version of Gaelic, heavily influenced by Scandinavia.  

Summary so far

The peat slices I made by taking clay on to the Moss (I'll refer to the site and the peat bog by it's local name from now on) and slicing it and leaving on a heather bank to dry. It picked up lots of dead bits of heather, moss and leaves. I sliced a couple …

Peat

What other people have been doing with peat exhibitions of peat related things: https://www.lisheencastle.com/visit-lough-boora-discovery-park/peat-train-and-sculpture/ https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=peat+exhibition&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjktvvW2PfdAhWDN8AKHXzaDwEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1259&bih=656#imgrc=x0SQybrzSdOlrM: peat stack and tractor in the exhibition: http://lanntair.com/arts/moladh-na-moine-in-praise-of-peat/ Cast glass moulded from peat: http://lanntair.com/arts/instinct-heritage-shaun-fraser/ http://shaunfraser.tumblr.com/archive He has some screen printing. Based in the flow country, Sutherland. I think one of the largest peat bogs in Scotland. Plaster models of peat …

Elemental

After a jet lagged sleepless night I was thinking about the site - peat bog - how it was starting to unfold into earth fire and water. Could I mould/cast 3 different materials:- Earth - raw clay with elements from the site leaves moss grasses Water - cast glass Fire - ash glazed saggar fired …

Peat Clay reflection

School holiday week, so unable to get to the studio but took a sketch book away to note down thoughts. I've went back through these tonight, which I may scan and add in but I'll summarise below first. I'm also planning a book. The main thoughts were about Peat and Clay, as discussed with Conor, …

Peat and clay

My bags of peat arrived today, I photographed some in the studio and I'm considering casting some pieces, or suspending them in glass/resin. I have 4 sacks of peat I can use for a pit firing, saggar firing or raku, burning and trying to make a glaze type medium to brush onto bisqued clay (similar to …