What I love most about my work is the diversity, my workshop is always full of pieces from a whole range of time periods. Requests from museums always open up new avenues of enquiry and research. Even though I have made the things that are on my workshop shelves they are not my forms, they're the things that have always fascinated me in museums, so not only do I have my own ever changing museum, but I get to investigate them in a way that would not be possible in any other circumstance. The photo above is the stuff I'm busy with today, canopic jars, Neolithic bowl and some Bronze Age pots from Perth & Kinross. These last pieces are being made in preparation for my demonstrations and workshops at the 'Making the Bronze Age' event at; Bellwood Riverside Park on the 19th & 20th June 2010, during the Perthshire Archaeology Month. At this event I'll be making and firing, beakers, food vessels, collared urns and much more, as well as giving members of the public the chance to have a go. Neil Burridge will be making Bronze Age swords, Damian Goodburn and David Strachan will be making a BA wood carving, Twist Fibre Craft Studio will be making textiles, etc, etc, etc. Try to come along and join in the fun.Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk
I like them all, but especially the one with the ears. Keep it up the good work. I enjoy seeing what you will create next.
ReplyDeleteThey are the sons of Horus that protected the internal organs of the deceased. Hapy the babbon headed jar protecting the lungs, Imseti the human headed jar protecting the liver, Qebehsenuf the falcon headed jar protecting the intestines and Duamutef the jackall headed jar which protected the stomach.
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