Now it was time to complete and finalise this project and with all of my pieces now finished and out of the kiln, it was time to take my final photographs. (below)
Final Photos. (below).
I also completed a context film with my good friend and videographer William Keam. (below)
I worked with him closely to shoot this and wrote the spoken word myself, I also had a t-shirt made by my close friend Maisey Wilson. it was important to me to have these two work with me on this project as they are both also from Sunderland and therefore would push my tagline further of "my people make things" as every element of the video was made by the people of Sunderland. (except the royalty free music).
The pictures of Sunderland ware that I used are public domain.
The pictures of the generations that came before me are all pictures of the crafts people in my family who have lived and worked in Sunderland. I thought this was important to add as this pushes my point of how craft truly does live in our blood and bones as here I show three generations of crafters and me the fourth. Unfortunately I didn't have any pictures of any generations dating further back, but I thought four generations was enough to prove my point. (below)
Photo 1: glass blower /pyrex
Photo 2: woodwork/ marquetry
Photo 3: Textiles
Photo 4: Textiles & watercolour- steel works & wood work
Photo 5: Book Binding
I then wrote my reflection. (below).
Next I wrote my artist statement. (below).
Finally i named my pieces individually, and left them on my table for hand in.
The first piece (above left), I named - "A Present From Sunderland"
The middle piece (above), I named - "Distinguished Prize in Recognition of Sunderland's Culture of Craftsmanship Award"
The last piece (above right), I named - "A Lustre Legacy"
Now that everything was finished I could place my pieces down proudly and hand in.