Caning it

by Michael Ray

Although others are probably gearing up for last minute craft fairs, i find myself unbelievably free to ponder the madness that descends at this time of year. Having taken on and just finished a large commission unrelated to christmas I made the decision not to do any more work for galleries or the public. So I find myself with time to play creatively, I am drawn at the moment to holes- not real ones but apparent ones. With the opportunities afforded to me by college facilities i have been making 'canes' -rolled molten glass encased in colour several times then pulled into long circular sticks.I'm chopping these up into discs whch are then melted into sheets, leaving me with a pattern of coloured tunnels or holes which when bent, distort to produce an interesting optical effect. I'm not quite sure what i will do with these but i like the sense of movement they generate, if nothing else they are another element to add to the tool box.

Next on the list is to try and create linear skeletal structures with which i can 'hang' coloured coverings onto or under within the glass surface.

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Comments

[Maryam in Marrakesh]

This looks like it is just stunning and amazing. I so wish I could see it in real life.