I’ve just rediscovered my personal website and rebooted it.
It is a work in progress, and as I get to grips with the shiny new tools, I hope to display recent and archive works.
Exhibition – Orkney
“The Collectors Axes” now on at Tankerness House in Kirkwall, Orkney. Exhibition catalogue now available to view online at the following – Exhibition Catalogue
Axe Project Print
Now complete the last in the print editions for the Orkney Stone Tool project. This is the largest of the prints. This eight colour screenprinted image measures 60 x 35 cms approximately and will be available in the project exhibitions “Conversations with Magic Stones” from mid June to late September 2017.
RSA 2017
Selected for this years RSA Open Exhibition one of “The Collectors Axes” prints, titled “Pool Stone” currently being shown in the Orkney Museum as part of the “Conversations with Magic Stones” exhibiton. RSA runs until 01.10.17 at the RSA Edinburgh. Orkney Exhibition until 30.09.17
The Collectors Axes – part II
To complete the suite of works made for the “Conversations with magic stones” exhibition here are the last of the glass axes in their respective boxes. Each box has been restored, relined and had bespoke linings made for each axe inside. They form part of “The Collectors Axes” now showing in the Orkney Museum at Tankerness House, Kirkwall. Exhibition runs until the 30th of Spetember. Further exhibits can be seen at The Pier Arts and Stromness Museum in Stromness.
Working Stone
More pieces from “The Collectors Axes” – some images of making the prints, processes and proof prints – now installed at Tankerness House – Orkney Museum – As part of the “Working Stone” project – more information from Ann Clarke stone tool specialist website – Exhibitions opening soon……
Creativity in Archaeology
Recently published paper by Rose Ferraby on “Creativity in Archaeology” in Internet Arch can be viewed for free online. I make a brief appearance and have a couple of images included in the paper. Click here to view.
The Collectors Axes
More from “The Collectors Axes” now on their way to Orkney to be put on display in The Orkney Museum as part of the “Working Stone” project. The bronze axe is titled “Axe in a Box” and the red axe is titled “Dorothy’s Ruby Axe”
The Collectors Axes
This work forms part of “The Collectors Axes” it is housed in a vintage wooden box made from mahogany.
The box has the name of ‘Mathiesons of Edinburgh’ printed on the inside of the lid. Mathieson was a tool makers, specialising in plane and edge tools, established in 1792, they had workshops in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
By coincidence their workshop in Edinburgh was named “Paul’s Works”.
So this piece I have titled “Mathieson & Son – Tool Maker” and is a cast bronze axe copy of a flint axe.
Which is a blade tool of sorts!
Orkney Stone Tools
Another part of the Orkney Project comes to completion today with the delivery of a series of bronze axes which have been cast from moulds of flint axes – so looks like a flint axe but made from bronze! These will become part of a work titled “The Collectors Axes” which comprise works in glass and bronze. Further information about the project from their website.
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