Nov 28, 20181 min readDyeing fabric I made my own fabric dyes to check that my concept held up. They're made from: Red Cabbage Beetroot Paprika Turmeric Red Cabbage +...
Nov 23, 20181 min readMaking colourful clay tilesDeveloping my coloured clay mixtures into handmade tiles was the next step. I made metal moulds in which to pack a clay and cement...
Nov 16, 20181 min readMixing clay and pigmentsI combined clay with different colour pigments- Turmeric Blue Oxide Beetroot powder Pink clay powder
Nov 8, 20181 min readUndulating roof experimentsI began developing a form for my clay structures to take on. I liked the idea of a contrasting timber roof which is structurally complex....
Nov 2, 20181 min readMaking natural pigmentsThe use for my project was beginning to develop. I liked the idea of creating some sort of creative craft facility for the incoming new...
Oct 24, 20181 min readGrowing on clay structuresNow I knew it was possible to 3D print clay and to grow on clay I decided to combine the two techniques and attempt to grow onto my clay...
Oct 22, 20181 min readGrowing on clayThe other thing I wanted to explore in response to my device was whether or not the clay could sustain plant life directly. I bought some...
Oct 19, 20181 min read3D printing clayAs the clay fascinated me most. I wanted to try it out as a building material, the idea of the automated processes used in the modern...
Oct 11, 20181 min readDeploying the deviceI deployed on different spots around my chosen site. However the device didn’t quite work as expected. Because of the water retention...
Oct 5, 20181 min readDevice developmentI began to develop ideas for a sense enhancing device to deploy amongst the landscape. I think the most important part of this site to...
Oct 1, 20181 min readClay Pits / St Austell / CornwallThe St Austell clay pits have been around since 1745. In this time, the heavily mined landscape has been ever-changing from the intense...
Sep 28, 20181 min readSt Austell MoonscapeThis is Little Johns clay pit. At a kilometer and a half long it's the largest pit of them all. The landscape reminded me of something...