Something occurred to me while searching through my materials shelf this week. These raw ingredients, along with the new elements I am producing from them, deserve some showtime in their own right!
Arranged in groups, this display shows clay, sand, rock and ore in their natural state. Alongside them is their processed state, shown as vitrified glasses, lava and ceramic, also metals, cement and sea salt. In some cases several of these have been mixed together to produce something completely new. This always excites me and yields way more than just physical substance for use in artwork. It provides space for the inception of new ideas, the pushing of boundaries and the chance to move things forward in unexpected ways.
I look forward to continuing to mix and match, apply varying temperatures, change conditions and stand back to see what happens. There are several more compartments to fill, who knows what with?
