Timber pond historical research

The timber ponds feature in an episode of Britain at Low Tide: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/britain-at-low-tide/on-demand/66195-006 This is a study of intertidal archaeology of remains found in the River Clyde estuary and it's history leading up to the 19/20th century ship building in the Clyde. Remains of iron age Crannog, Schooners and mud punts are half buried in …

Exhibition

Final stage - setting up the exhibition.  Walcot Chapel, Bath.

Lenzie Moss: Peat bog

Case study 2 proposal (submitted at the end of Ceramics 1) Lenzie Moss is a nature reserve in East Dunbartonshire, comprised of low land raised bog which at one time was extensively exploited for peat production. It has vague evidence of peat cutting in the characteristics of the landscape and ruins of peat sheds and …

Exhibition thoughts

Text: Janice’s travel flasks are a material response to William Holburne’s paper passport document, his travelling Yixing teapot and his experience of the Grand Tour. The travel flasks take the flattened globular form of the Yixing teapot and the texture, patination and delicacy of the incised and print decorated porcelain relates to the 200 year-old …

Flasks decalled

The decals arrived. I would say the print defines the building sketch more than the text. I wanted the text more defined. Part of the R&D process. The shape of the flask is tricky to decal. I know the decal printers can work with you to shape the decal according to the curved body of …

Words for Holburne Project

We are submitting 5 sentences to describe our project for exhibition and media purposes to Fiona. I emailed mine this evening. Here are mine Janice’s travel flasks are a material response to William Holburne’s paper passport document, his travelling Yixing teapot and his experience of the Grand Tour. At first glance two unrelated objects, however, …

Small moon flasks

The paper clay flasks haven't been shrinking enough, maybe only 10%, so to get the small flasks I've made half a flask to mould. It is around 12-15cm tall, so will fit in the palm or can be worn. I've sent the drawing of the Holburne Museum and the passport off to be made into …

Muse: exhibition interaction II

I emailed the museum, Catrin was kind enough to answer a couple of quick questions regarding - should the flasks be interactive and would anyone be interested in interacting with them. Firstly, she thought that the interactive element we discussed was worth pursuing. Secondly, the university,  social media and what's on guide can help get …

Muse: exhibition interaction

I was interested in the Japanese temple books that pilgrims and travellers carry round with them and get them stamped in each temple - that Tim Parry-Williams mentioned. I've read a bit about them, they're called goshuincho. The name literally means ‘Honourable Red Stamp Book'. What was particularly interesting about them was that their origins were …

Moon flask development

I sketched through some of the elements of the development of the Yixing travel teapot into the moon flask, which will be porcelain or fine bone china with added Bath stone and oxides to create the patina of Holburne's passport, which is the other artefact that I paired with the teapot. I have cast one, …