News and stories from a British glass artist
Companions, or Self Portait with Budgie: I had a budgie as a child. It lived in my room and would nestle against my neck and nibble my ear. I loved that budgie My Essex Crystal Project presents a sort of personal mythology. It combines fragments of family snaps, strange creatures and classical references into strange …
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A journey into Essex Crystals - work in progress For some time I’ve been looking for a new direction for my work. I often find that making art is like trying to write a poem when you don’t even know the language you’re writing in. Or a bit like bashing out a series of one-liners. …
I made a banner for the 100th Treacle Market. It’s not what I usually do art-wise, but I do do a lot of sewing and I love Treacle and I have a huge amount of love and respect for Jane Munro, the key player behind Treacle. I wanted to contribute something to the Treacle 100 …
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It can help to talk about things sometimes, especially so when it's about new work. So I've submitted 'Sean' for display in the Contemporary Glass Society's Celebrations Exhibition at the International Festival of Glass 2017. 'Sean' in the CGS Celebrations Exhibition at the International Festival of Glass I'm slightly worried that people will not see this …
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DIY imagery and opening up to new techniques
I've transferred from my old 'blogger' blog to this one. To see any posts before August 2017, go to http://victoriascholes.blogspot.co.uk/
AA2A, Essex crystals and building a sustainable creative practice
Victoria Scholes 