Chemistry Set

Finally found a use for a bunch of old chemistry glassware given to me by a dear friend. The glass has been in storage for at least ten years and will provide some interesting forms on which to place my designs...watch this space again!

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Sandblasted heatproof Pyrex vessel. Size 28cm High

'Deco' Mirror

This mirror's a bit spesh. Got it from a local charity shop, (nearly lost it to an old dear who had had her eyes on it!). The deco details are nice and add an extra something to it, I think. I'll be sorry to let this one go...in fact, it might be a keeper. Incidentally, I've found out that this kind of work might been pigeon-holed by the term, Up-Cycled...bloody journalists.

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'Deco' Detail

Mirror, Mirror Contd.

REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS!! Antique mirror blasted with the robot logo...Corrr!!

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Sandblasted Picture

Another image of Charlotte the robot. This time I used a vinyl sticker to act as a resist in the sand-blaster. The resulting effect is a dreamy background, contrasting nicely with the foreground robot shape.

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Plywood/Blue Dye/Sandblasted

13cm X 13cm

Screen Printing

Went on a wonderful screen-printing course at the weekend. It was held at the MAC in Brum. We were dizzy with freedom, getting paint everywhere and 'expressing ourselves' through the media of print;-) Can't wait for the next course. I've uploaded a couple of photos, showing the image in multiple...the robot's called Charlotte, (name given by friend's 4 yr old daughter).

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WAVE Fair in Worcester Tomorrow.

DON'T MISS IT!!

When One Door Closes...

...another door opens? After over ten years, Spine Skateboarding, Worcester is to close this weekend. Chris and Jo Bourke, (Waterhouse) will be closing the doors on a business that has, not only brought top quality skating goods to the city, but has provided it's skating fraternity with a lifeline to the outside world, in terms of creative culture. Jo and Chris installed a small gallery in the shop a few of years ago, called 'This is Ours'. The gallery drew me into the shop, (along with the fantastic book, 'Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders' Art', written by Jo). The duo are responsible for me doing what I do now. They've become valued friends to Jo and me and I'm so grateful that Chris had the balls to open the shop and keep it going for as long as he has. It's thanks to the duo's encouragement and energy that I am an artist today. The shop will be sorely missed, I just don't think the local kids have realised it yet; it'll be too late when they do, the shop will be gone. Chris and Jo will carry on being the most creatively energetic people I know and their resources will be chanelled into other projects, I know. Watch this space.
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KEEP ON - Chris Bourke 2010