The Handmade by Machines Exhibition has started at The Lighthouse in Glasgow. I missed the Opening Night and the symposium :(( Was unfortunately still too ill to attend but, by all accounts, it went really well. I have an installation in the show – almost didn’t (summer flu!). However, my very kind-hearted CAD tutor – who also, incidentally, is the curator of Handmade by Machines! – not only set up the whole show last week but also managed to instal my piece too (whilst I had to stay at home in bed). I am forever in her debt! Thanks Karen :)) I did as much as I could at home – packed all the separate pieces up together, drew a diagram, left the (really very fiddly and time-consuming) final hanging of the birds to Karen and hoped for the best ;)) I’ve only seen pictures so far but it looks great as far as I can see. Do pop in if you’re passing. Below are some of the ingredients of said installation… You’ll have to go to the show to see it all put together as one… Or, you could just wait until I’ve been and taken some pictures of the final result :))

Those ‘ingredients’…

One silver house ring and one wee silver bird…

Hundreds and hundreds of laser cut (originally hand drawn) birds… And many many metres of invisible thread (it’s invisible!) ;))…

A beautiful bundle of willow harvested earlier this year…

Soaked for two days…

Mellowed overnight…

And then bent and woven into a hanging frame…

Can’t wait to see the final results. Watch this space!