tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23298259967755435122024-03-20T03:56:49.766+00:00urchinĀ°Tina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-69360789710831003312012-11-16T22:40:00.001+00:002012-11-16T22:40:10.536+00:00dear green place...back in glasgow and back to school for year two<br />
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the clocks have fallen back and as autumn turns to winter, the last few yellow leaves cling to the bare branches, the days are short and chilly weather brings woolly jumpers and thoughts of knitting. subliminal christmas messages are no longer subtle as it lies just around the corner.<br />
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i find myself looking forward to the light and colour that spring will bring...<br />
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earrings representing different stylised versions of spring birch buds and branches</div>
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silhouettes of cascading catkins from the silver birch trees in kelvingrove park</div>
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hand carved dimple, oxidised copper</div>
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<br />Tina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-60053864420535246452012-04-19T22:42:00.001+01:002012-04-19T22:44:31.442+01:00wood work...back to school for the third and final term of first year at <a href="http://www.gsa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">gsa</a><br />
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my latest project is called 'touch'<br />
the brief is to create a piece of jewellery that interacts with or touches the body, this project is shared with the second and third year s+j students and the final piece will be exhibited along with theirs (eek, eek and double squeak!)<br />
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i have found myself looking at the practice of touching or knocking on wood to prevent bad luck from happening, so i've been playing about with different woods<br />
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i do love it though, fresh and chilly and bright and sunny, the highlands at its best!<br />
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still can't upload photos... booTina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-40590359825247695232012-03-31T22:35:00.000+01:002012-03-31T22:35:33.338+01:00highland spring...i'm a week into my sunny spring break highland style at the parental home in kintail and things are looking rosey...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so i've settled on birch trees to study for the sheet surface/texture project, i'm looking at the tree, bark and catkins but not the leaves because there are none at the moment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Tina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-24672260115584057882012-03-19T18:35:00.001+00:002012-03-19T18:49:11.205+00:00footnotes...in between doing battle with an academic essay and starting a project on texture i managed to get the<a href="http://silverurchin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/feet.html" target="_blank"> foot project</a> finished, phew...<br />
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i received an honourable mention from the bigbury mint for using the medal to explore an important subject<br />
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following on from my exploration of fairisle design, i decided that stitching/embroidery would be the best way to go as knitting a fairisle pattern might be a bit beyond me at the moment.<br />
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much fun was had in <a href="http://www.mandors.co.uk/" target="_blank">mandors</a> looking for suitable woven and mesh like materials and when it came to choosing threads i found myself a little overwhelmed by the vast choice of colours.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">after what seemed like ages and felling a bit dizzy from running back and forth along the rack, i had a handful of colours. i was trying to think, 'right, fairisle... fairisle colours?' i'd hit a multi-coloured wall of embroidery threads... and then, when i least expected...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">inspiration hit. i reached for my phone and found this picture of my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croft_(land)" target="_blank">croft</a> in skye and it was then easy to find the colours i needed. standing there, with this picture in my hand i realised that everything i've done so far is linked to the croft in some way. it always sits in a corner of my mind somewhere, just waiting so i suppose it makes sense really. </div><br />
i left the croft when i was seven and i might not live there again until i'm seventy, but knowing that it will be a major theme in my future work keeps the dream alive... i love it when a plan comes together!<br />
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</div>and imagined what the effect might be if the pattern was from a different culture, like mine...<br />
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this has brought me to fairisle patterns<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">something i've noticed about dance shoes or pumps, is how they bind the foot to provide support by holding all the muscles and bones together. on a darker note this reminds me of chinese foot binding (gag)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">last monday i joined an adult ballet class (brave) the muscle memory is stilll there, just, but i have noticed over the years that my feet have changed shape slightly and they certainly lack the strength they used to have. i just wore socks, which became loose and grubby in no time so tomorrow i'm going to wear a pair of my old dancing pumps from my highland days. now, they haven't seen the light of day, never mind my feet for about twelve years (what???!) and they seem to be a lot smaller than i remember. my toes aren't used to being this close together. they're usually in my green puma sneaks (see below) sitting comfortably in an adequate space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so, i'm going to wear them all day and see how it goes. these are my most recent pair, a slightly different design than my usual type. they bind/support more than others i've had. there are more holes for the laces and there is only a half sole on the ball of the foot because that is the part of the foot that has most contact with the ground. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i took them off after about four hours and this was the result....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Tina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-20221299253396142902012-02-24T20:35:00.001+00:002012-02-26T13:42:41.374+00:00park life...what a lovely sunny day to go exploring in the park!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">in the afternoon there was a talk by gsa artists in residence,<a href="http://www.rhonamccallumdesign.co.uk/" target="_blank"> rhona mccallum</a> and <a href="http://cargocollective.com/bekkichurcher" target="_blank">bekki churcher</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">they talked about there work so far and what they've been doing since graduating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i felt i could relate to rhona's work the most, she uses lichens and textures from west coastal shores as her inspiration. i noticed her work in the roger billcliffe gallery on wednesday by coincidence.</div>Tina Alexandra MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644889039955612030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329825996775543512.post-33529743725949435542012-02-23T17:29:00.004+00:002012-02-26T13:44:15.507+00:00stu, stu, studio...at last! we were finally unleashed into the jewellery studio today, which is quite a big deal for us wee first years. we began by learning the basics...<br />
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