Oops - it's been a long time since the last post. Where has the summer gone? My tutorial at college went very well, so I'll be back for year 2. The initial year's sketching has now passed (while I was at Hatfield House Country Show, where I started - but this year I was too busy demonstrating spinning on my new wheel to do any sketching). It served it's purpose, but I've move way beyond that now. This year I'm going to bring textiles into my work. Also, last weekend I made an ash longbow, and loved working with wood so much I want to include that too.
My son is in the process of auditioning for music courses, and has left school. My daughter has started GCSEs, so here we go again with books all over the kitchen table and bad moods.
I spent the summer teaching archery and catching up at home. Almost there apart from a few ceramics to finish. Then I'll be able to devote all my spare time to art...
About Me
- Miriam Fraser
- My inspiration is heritage craft: I manipulate materials by scraping, scrubbing, twisting, weaving, beating, stitching, chipping, tearing and melting. I use an archaeological approach to investigate the layers of history: First I excavate and deconstruct traditional craft materials, then recombine them in unexpected ways to symbolise and emphasise their significance. In the process, I'm reconstructing and redefining myself.