Topping up on Canadia

I went to Canada over the holidays. It was revitalising.

My parents place is spotted with glassworks ranging from my very first blobs to these more recent sculptural blobs which were shipped back for an exhibition a couple years ago.

I visited with some of my best buds that are still there in Calgary and even made it Fernie for new years and all the way over to Saskatoon, for a few days. This drawing was from about 2nd year at Art school and somehow my friend Kent acquired it and framed it and still exhibits on his condo wall to this day. I  didn't care much representational drawing in school so this one is a rarity.  

In Adelaide, backyard BBQ's are common but its a pain to keep any amount of ice from melting on a hot summer night. Conversley, in Calgary ice is easy to achieve yet BBQ'z in -20,...not so much.

By far the most Canadian thing I did was go ice fishing with my dad on spray lakes in Kananaskis.

 It was positively beautiful in every way.

The view looking west from ma n pa's house just before flying home. 

in good company

In early 2012 I held an exhibition with my mate Dani. We make marbles together and put up a pretty rockin show of about 300 marbles at a hip gallery called Paper String Plastic. This is a small portion of the show which remained up during adelaide fringe 2012.

check out marble merchants blog to see more marbles.

Dani also makes some pretty neat items.

She made this rainbow diamond the other day. It'll get surfaced with flat facets to resemble a jumbo diamond.  They're real sharp- go find out..Danielle Rickaby

Another Artist I work with constantly is Mandi King.

These are some 'bubbleblocks' and a bunch of cylindrical stripy vases called 'Magna'

Shes got a unique approach, I'm a fan..

 Its good to be in cahoots with other makers and to be involved in their work as well as my own.

Even when I haven't got much to say about my own stuff,  theres still lots of interesting objects to admire and share around..

drunking in style

'Dolces' silver tumblers

Blingin' cups for an excellent get drunk experience.

I like me some wines or ciders in the round cup and a tall G n T in the other. 

points for colour

Just propped this up today at Gallery on Waymouth in Adelaide. 'Potions' 

                                              Same anlge, good crop, I snapped.
                                            gem tones muted against clear distortion.
                  If you are a mad scientist with crazy secret potions and need containers for said potions,.
                                                              ....these are them.

new colour shipment arrived the other day. 

its fun and inspiring to look at.

Free styled within 4mm,....these are Machine Made By Hand.

archives

 Here's some portfolio shots from the last few years.

Tangent bottle (detail) 2010 

'Comet' 2012

                                                                         'Rare Fruit' 2006

                                      

'Shady Characters' 2008

And a few studio snaps too!

making marbles for Canadream commission.

working on murrine techniques at Canberra Glassworks

doin demos of weird stuff for students at uniSA

Nature wins for best design

white edition Feel Good Bowls.

 all colours welcome on the lip.

feelin pretty good.

my favourite designer, nature, with a bangin rendition of 'tree'

.......sick.

new ARt acquisition. 

Dale Roberts being featured on our polka dot table.

freestylin

Freestyle saw blade is my favourite sketching method.

This is another mock up for the series called 'Logos'.... It will be a finished thing soon.

 More bits for Mark Douglass lighting