materials assembled
materials assembled, a choice of branches for the mount plus laminated copies of the original blog posting
original blog posting by Miles Gould
original blog posting by Miles Gould, the rationale behind the teapots
preparing the mount for the weaving, using a metal hasp and wire brush found in the toolbox - green mossy stuff had to be removed.
rubbing oil into the wood to seal it
selection of teapots
selection of teapots - I'm afraid I couldn't bear to smash the cat teapot
preparing to smash the first teapot
smashing teapots using the geologist pickaxe
the results of smashing the teapots
after picking and sorting, here are the bits that cannot be used
after picking and sorting, here are the bits that can be used
broken teapots invite one to enter into their mysteries
the good bits saved, awaiting their use
smoothing rough edges of porcelain
starting to tie on the warp
measure and cut
warp threads all mounted
winding the yarn onto a makeshift shuttle
rhythmic motion
one completed shuttle
texture of fibre
colours of fibre
starting the second shuttle, put the yarn into crystal bowl
fibre
thin strand
finished shuttle
sensuous textures
the blog post
the blog post cut into pieces
beginning to weave
tightening the warp without stretching the yarn
incorporating a bit of the blog
first part of the blog post
incorporating a teapot fragment by knotting into warp
after several hours work. This will take several days to complete.
more bits of the blog added
suspending a teapot shard
mid-weave
in process
tightening the rows
