Vincent Richel gathers driftwood from the lakes in the Western Mountains of Maine, cleans the wood and creates sculptures inspired by his surroundings. The sculptures pay homage to the cycle of life. Truly lovely.
“The pieces come together to create sculptures that evoke a feeling of having drifted naturally; like the flow of water creating a drift in a lake.”
Last month when I was gathering information to write a post about paper artist Elly MacKay I made a note that her father is a ceramic artist who makes (among other things) pinhole cameras. As an avid photographer, the concept fascinates me. Today I finally had time to look at Steve Irvine’s ceramic pinhole cameras and the images he creates with them. Still fascinated!
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Irvine’s pinhole cameras are fully functional – the cameras have no lens, light meter, viewfinder, or automatic shutter – the photo of orchids (above) shows us that none of that is necessary to produce beautiful, high quality images.
Steve Irvine’s website for photographs created with his ceramic pinhole cameras
Instructions for how to make your own ceramic pinhole camera
And check out THIS camera!
Felt, wood, silver, copper, polymer clay, silicone and paint. A wonderful mix of materials that offer texture, color and visual interest. Linda Ezerman uses some combination of these different materials in her collection of jewelry resulting in pieces that are: Quirky. Organic. Alive.
Neckpiece, driftwood, balsawood, pigment, liquid polymer clay, titanium
Neckpiece, driftwood, balsawood, pigment, rubber, titanium
Bracelet, felt, pods, rubber, ink
Trapped by Pearls, driftwood, felt, pearls
Musselbay, felt, willow twig, polymer clay, silicone, paint
“In my jewellery I express how I experience the outside world. I am fascinated by the surroundings I find myself in and what these surroundings invokes in me: paradoxical feelings of freedom, security and imminent danger.”
