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It's all GO at the Canberra Glassworks, with 2 big commissions and many smaller projects being created. I have been mixing up buckets of...

Today I set up a lifecast for artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello. Her project starts with a silicone cast of her face. A life cast is...

Christmas isn't the only fast-approaching date. There has been a lot going on... kilns, parties, filming, shopping, eating, and just a...

I have been making lots of mess in the mould room recently. Wax and plaster a recipe for mess (and later cleaning up). Clockwise from my...

click for catalogue I've been working on 2 objects for the Local Canberra exhibition. Both were bowls but very different in design and...

Kangaroo teeth at the MCA I cast some black crystal kangaroo teeth for Maree Clark in October- November last year. Tricky little things...

Megan Cope's residency at the Canberra Glassworks is the second segment in ABC's Art Works episode 10 - celebrating NAIDOC week. You can...

A few years ago the Canberra Glassworks asked the Canberra public to donate glass jars for a kid's activity. We ended up with so many,...

Many hands make light work was definitely the order of the day. Local artist Luna Ryan has been making an army of wax wombats. Together...

Patricia's residency has been a lot of fun for me. Meeting her, learning more about her work and seeing ideas emerge and form. Patricia...

For the shortest month, I gave myself the challenge to create at least 1 small wax 'doodle' every day. No theme, no consideration for...

Essence of Cloud is a whimsical tale of intrigue, fantasy and earth repair... In 2020 I have been making elements for my friend Mark...

Because of COVID Megan couldn't start her residency in June, so I started part of the process for one of her projects before she got to...

Last month Tony Albert's exhibition Duty of Care opened at the Canberra Glassworks. One of the pieces I worked on during Tony's residency...

The Australian Fairy Tale Society is having a 3 day conference over the Queen's Birthday long weekend (Australian public holiday-not...

Photograph used with permission of the owner. Late last year a commission came through the Canberra glassworks to recreate an Alvis car...

It has been over 3 weeks since I shut the door on kiln 24 with about 26kg of glass cooking and cooling during that time. Despite some...

I walked into my shed / studio the other day to find one of my waxes had fallen over. Thanks to the hot summer days (you know those 40+...

This month, again has been a lot of investment casting and prepping moulds for kilns, working on commissioned projects for other artists....

The mould room at the Canberra Glassworks is usually a quiet place, with one or maybe 2 people calmly working away. July however is...

Today I ran a class called 'Botanical Impressions' at the Canberra Glassworks. With a selection of blooms and foliage we pressed the...

While distilling 2018 to only 9 pictures may seem impossible, the result does reflect my arts practice for the past year and will inform...

I have been mono and block printing more and more and as my technique has developed I've worked my way from flimsy copy paper to a...

So, I've been working on a side project over a couple of weeks. I did my test casts, took some quick and dirty photos with my phone,...

I often get asked "HOW DO YOU MAKE THOSE?" That question often results in a longer answer than most expect and sometimes not a whole lot...