tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post8664716714419036838..comments2023-11-03T11:11:35.108+00:00Comments on Cally Creates: My jewellery & metalworkCallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-35120854202255558102007-07-06T08:07:00.000+01:002007-07-06T08:07:00.000+01:00Here I am, pod-lover number three!!Cally those pod...Here I am, pod-lover number three!!<BR/>Cally those pods are stunning, I like them a lot! And all your thoughts on art: again this "judgement-thing". Who has to decide on what we do!!<BR/>I would like so much seeing more of your artwork, I believe there is a great power in it, and slowing down yourself leeds to the most strong phenomenas (like getting sick)<BR/>( but this is written with only knowing you a little, so I can be totally wrong!)<BR/><BR/>Wanderer, there are no ways, there's only wandering!<BR/>Hugs!Ursula Achtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978137253135755217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-40155220665797810942007-04-16T12:42:00.000+01:002007-04-16T12:42:00.000+01:00This is very interesting ! It is great that you s...This is very interesting ! It is great that you stuck to your vision and did not let anyone put you off what you wanted to do. I think that 'jewellery' artists are producing some of the most exciting work at the moment. One of the elements that I love about Outsider art is that anything goes in terms of materials used. I am having so much fun exploring your blog - and yes there are many points of reference for me !!Feltbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585449098495050503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-66040827713139989072007-03-12T10:43:00.000+00:002007-03-12T10:43:00.000+00:00JulieOh yes yes, and it would be a very beautiful ...Julie<BR/>Oh yes yes, and it would be a very beautiful factory with wonderful inspiration all over the walls. I must sho you some of my light pods (as in electrical light).<BR/><BR/>Susan<BR/>Oh thank you, I was so nervous posting this, I'v been very private about my work. Still to scared to post my 'good' stuff, the kind I still, or will, do as it's so personal and I've had ideas stolen and commercialised in the past. Maybe I can let you see it privately some time.<BR/><BR/>Kirsty<BR/>I think things are hugely better now (that was 15yrs ago) as I mentioned in what I know see was an ENORMOUS reply to Dana's 1st comment. <BR/><BR/>How exciting that you are a gallery volunteer, I'd love to do that, maybe it would be a good way to get a taste of what Galleries are like nowadays.<BR/><BR/>Dana<BR/>I totally agree with you, things will be so good if more of those rigid boundaries evaporate and people can really let their creativity move in whatever way seems right for them, making statements, making money, making prettiness etc.<BR/><BR/>Sanjana<BR/>Yes of course your comment is ok. I visited you at jewels2love but it wouldn't let me leave a comment, so I hope it's ok I have said 'hi' here.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-4115249395985601052007-03-12T09:26:00.000+00:002007-03-12T09:26:00.000+00:00Well i agree with your article" My jewellery & met...Well i agree with your article" My jewellery & metalwork"in this article most of the images are of test pieces,rough in nature,that owuld be a pair of shiny silver earrings Please if this comment is ok give me a reply i'll be waiting for your reply <A HREF="http://jewels2love.com" REL="nofollow"><BR/>My jewellery & metalwork</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-48846448693142193462007-03-11T21:33:00.000+00:002007-03-11T21:33:00.000+00:00Thanks for your thoughtful reply! Now that I think...Thanks for your thoughtful reply! Now that I think of my school days, I also recall a distinct line between fine art and design, although I attended a college that was founded on the theory that all art forms spring from the same creative impulse. In practice however, there wasn't much cross-ver, and the fine art department cherished a glowing sense of superiority. Within the design department though, experimentation was highly encouraged. I applaud the breakdown of those old labels and look forward to a time when the further distinction between "personal" and "saleable" also disappears. Keep on, keep on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-64364392696386491882007-03-11T20:36:00.000+00:002007-03-11T20:36:00.000+00:00"I've never been allowed to work that way in a UK ..."I've never been allowed to work that way in a UK gallery, which is such a shame."<BR/><BR/>Really? That surprises me. The gallery where I volunteer (the Here Gallery in Bristol), has no problem with people writing or painting on the walls. At the moment we've got a show on where the artist has wallpapered the entire space with hand drawn wallpaper. All we ask is that people repair the walls at the end of the show.<BR/><BR/>I think my college must have been a bit more up for it than yours, we used to do all sorts of crazy things. I remember one friend making paintings with lard and oil straight onto the gallery walls. They used to object slightly if we did outrageously dangerous things but generally our tutors were very supportive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-60051642000130556612007-03-11T18:41:00.000+00:002007-03-11T18:41:00.000+00:00i adore your work cally. thank you for sharing thi...i adore your work cally. thank you for sharing this! i will try and point people in your direction as these works are so lobely in every way. <BR/>long story short, some professors are just afraid. people in art who are afraid are so tiresome. <BR/>i really love what you have shown here and can't wait to see more!Susan Schwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686285411876310172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-75466771739913681852007-03-11T17:50:00.000+00:002007-03-11T17:50:00.000+00:00oh my gosh cally, im coming right over...we should...oh my gosh cally, im coming right over...we should definitely open a pod making factory together!!<BR/>Your work is stunning and i really 'know' your ideas and this thing of always changing and using different mediums...and of the pieces never being finished...so many similarities...more work please.. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-85964390738231582692007-03-10T19:54:00.000+00:002007-03-10T19:54:00.000+00:00Hi Dana,Thanks for your comment. In reply I should...Hi Dana,<BR/>Thanks for your comment. In reply I should say that I imagine things are a lot different now than they were in the '90's in the UK. <BR/><BR/>Colleges (not all) seemed to want things to be more clear cut, designers designed, fine artists did fine art and craft, well, that was for people who needed a hobby!<BR/><BR/>These days I'm so envious when I see peoples degree shows and they are clearly being allowed to mix diciplines. <BR/><BR/>It's quite common now to go to a a painting degree show full of sculptures, or a tapestry show with installations in paper and rubber with not a tapestry in sight. <BR/><BR/>It's all much more exciting though it does mean you have to hunt around more to find the things you might like in unexpected places.<BR/><BR/>I certainly think that my Canadian experience was typical of North America at that time since other exchange students from Canadian colleges who didn't mention it was being different to what they were used to. <BR/><BR/>And craft based art was taken seriously there, which was really good.<BR/><BR/>In the last few years craft has become much more mainstream here and that is definitely being reflected in current college shows, or perhaps because of them.<BR/><BR/>The college I went to was considered a 3rd choice for most people except in the area of printed textiles where it was 1st choice. <BR/><BR/>I soon realised that was because the course, then, was designed around getting people good jobs in the fashion industry.<BR/><BR/>They would get you to gear your degree show (planned 2yrs in advance) to fit with trend predictions. So, at the time we were told to focus on daisy prints (to be fair, that did become the big thing) and to use the colours of the moment - purple and jade.<BR/><BR/>At the time I was doing either aquatic colours or going all neutral and translucent because of my love of scandinavian and arctic snowscapes and the crafts of those regions. <BR/><BR/>Also I wanted to make one-off pieces for, and I wanted to make lighting and print on...paper(!) for lamps and wallpaper and stationer- Such crimes!<BR/><BR/>There were some fights as they had told me I would get a 1st if I did as I was told and a 3rd if I didn't. So I left.<BR/><BR/>The plan was to make the framework for sculptural lighting within the metalwork Dept. and then use the textiles area to print what I needed to go with them. <BR/><BR/>To my horror textiles banned me -deserters not tolerated, esp. as many other top students followed me, though to the different departments.<BR/><BR/>I ended up doing metalwork after all, but with the freedom to work in other depts. such as ceramics, graphics, photography and printmaking.<BR/><BR/>I get the impression that it's quite acceptable to work in that way these days, judging by people's shows. And I certainly think there have been some really great things happening in textile design in the UK. <BR/><BR/>Given the chance I'd go straight back to college and do textiles now as what I was trying to do then would be seen as perfectly normal now.<BR/><BR/>I hope that answers your question Dana, feel free to ask more :0)Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-50011658559410155962007-03-10T18:45:00.000+00:002007-03-10T18:45:00.000+00:00I love your work! Thanks so much for sharing it wi...I love your work! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I am interested in your comments about the differences between your UK college experiences and your gallery show in Canada. Do you think the relative freedom given you in Canada was indicative of North America in general, or was your college particularly restrictive? I am a big admirer of the textile design I've seen from the UK. I wouldn't have thought it would be a very restrictive atmosphere, design-wise. Please comment, and please show more of your stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com