dark am i, yet lovely, a lily among thorns, majestic as stars in procession
WHY DESTROY YOURSELF? WHY DIE BEFORE YOUR TIME? THE KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE TREMBLE. DESIRE IS NO LONGER STIRRED. DO NOT CONFORM ANY LONGER TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Ugly Piece
This started off promising but was ruined by being fused into an erect base. It should have been moprphed into a shapeless lump. The glaze didn't fasten onto it properly either (terracotta clay is never getting used again because it is simply too dark and overpowers most of the colours you paint onto it - what you can mainly see is the dull orange/brown terracotta). This piece is just so rotten ugly - but at least it is different, on the upside. There is a fast growing reject pile as the quality of earlier pieces looks dated in comparison to newer objects. The good news is that even the worst reject can become the star of the show after applying another paint job (which by definition should be experimental because there is nothing to lose with a reject) and refiring in the kiln. Here's to the failed batch! Long and stylishly may you be resurrected! ornamento-skulp
Andrew has performed his spoken word at Contact Theatre Manchester and South Bank Centre London. His publications include Not Shut Up and The Big Issue. He has collaborated with the creative works of prisoners, patients and refugees. In 2008 his collages were displayed in a Co-operative art exhibition. Since then he has recorded over forty electronic music tracks and designed forty ceramic sculptures. He is currently working on a cyber goth novel while editing a substantial backlist, besides compiling a hardcopy portfolio of digital photo-montages and sketches.
Andrew was ousted from school into a secure psych unit as a teenager. Since then he has been homeless, imprisoned, and detained for several years under the Mental Health Act. Andrew is an ex-addict and a Voice-Hearer. He attempted suicide in the summer of 2015, but manages his demons thesedays by attending therapy groups, where he shares his otherworldly experiences with others. Simple things like poetry and weightlifting help motivate him. He enjoys pool, swimming, and working the punchbag. Andrew is an avid conspiracy theorist.
This started off promising but was ruined by being fused into an erect base. It should have been moprphed into a shapeless lump. The glaze didn't fasten onto it properly either (terracotta clay is never getting used again because it is simply too dark and overpowers most of the colours you paint onto it - what you can mainly see is the dull orange/brown terracotta). This piece is just so rotten ugly - but at least it is different, on the upside. There is a fast growing reject pile as the quality of earlier pieces looks dated in comparison to newer objects. The good news is that even the worst reject can become the star of the show after applying another paint job (which by definition should be experimental because there is nothing to lose with a reject) and refiring in the kiln. Here's to the failed batch! Long and stylishly may you be resurrected!
ornamento-skulp
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