April studio round up
Autumn has dropped! I've been to IKEA to buy drawers for organising my storage space at the Canberra Glassworks. TROFAST is aimed at...
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What am I making? Well it changes from day to day - have a look!
Spike Deane
- Oct 30, 2022
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October rewind
While work continues across a few projects, Spring continues to delight me with colour and scent. Drilling and coldworking of branch...
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Spike Deane
- Sep 29, 2022
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Coldworking master class
For 5 days I was part of Peter Nilsson's 'Perfect Imperfections: Secrets of Coldworking ' a cold-working master class. I received a...
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Spike Deane
- Sep 29, 2022
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September wrap up
Despite some casting fails the month before I finally tick off the last cast piece in the Branches project. Clockwise from the top I...
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Spike Deane
- Aug 30, 2022
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August round-up
In Canberra, August is chilly, sunny, and full of Spring blossoms. Clockwise from the top Spring blossom Alex Seton's diamond blow mold...
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Spike Deane
- Jul 27, 2022
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Studio snaps
After an 8-week break (6 weeks abroad) I'm back in the mold room with new pink safety boots, new green wax, and shiny new tools. With the...
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Spike Deane
- Apr 20, 2022
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Alginate is fun
We had a delay in the arrival of 21kg of alginate because the atmosphere was too damp in the supplier's warehouse to pack! Eventually, it...
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Spike Deane
- Mar 31, 2022
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March madness
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...
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Spike Deane
- Feb 21, 2022
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Lifecast with Jenni
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...
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Spike Deane
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
December days
Christmas isn't the only fast-approaching date. There has been a lot going on... kilns, parties, filming, shopping, eating, and just a...
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Spike Deane
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
Professional mess-maker
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...
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Spike Deane
- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
Local Canberra
click for catalogue I've been working on 2 objects for the Local Canberra exhibition. Both were bowls but very different in design and...
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Spike Deane
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
The National 2021: New Australian Art
Kangaroo teeth at the MCA I cast some black crystal kangaroo teeth for Maree Clark in October- November last year. Tricky little things...
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Spike Deane
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
ABC Artworks
Megan Cope's residency at the Canberra Glassworks is the second segment in ABC's Art Works episode 10 - celebrating NAIDOC week. You can...
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Spike Deane
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
Upcycle tealight holder
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,...
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Spike Deane
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Making Wombats with Luna
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...
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Spike Deane
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Patricia Piccinini - Artist in Residence
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...
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Spike Deane
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
Daily small sculpture challenge
For the shortest month, I gave myself the challenge to create at least 1 small wax 'doodle' every day. No theme, no consideration for...
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Spike Deane
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Essence of Cloud
Essence of Cloud is a whimsical tale of intrigue, fantasy and earth repair... In 2020 I have been making elements for my friend Mark...
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Spike Deane
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Casting TV Screen glass with Megan Cope
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...
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Spike Deane
- Jul 30, 2020
- 1 min
Mould room snapshots
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...
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Spike Deane
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Magic Mirrors Keynote gift
The Australian Fairy Tale Society is having a 3 day conference over the Queen's Birthday long weekend (Australian public holiday-not...
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Spike Deane
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Fast as a hare
Photograph used with permission of the owner. Late last year a commission came through the Canberra glassworks to recreate an Alvis car...
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Spike Deane
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Aine revisited - Part II
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...
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Spike Deane
- Feb 23, 2020
- 1 min
Aine revisited - Part I
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+...
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Spike Deane
- Aug 30, 2019
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So much casting part II
This month, again has been a lot of investment casting and prepping moulds for kilns, working on commissioned projects for other artists....
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Spike Deane
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
So much casting
The mould room at the Canberra Glassworks is usually a quiet place, with one or maybe 2 people calmly working away. July however is...
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