Sonic work potted history

I am finally getting myself and those lonely listeners up to speed with her sonic endeavours. Here is a potted history working backwards, then we can all move on.

Vortex LW198KhZ - a sound art project using live audio of the shipping forecast for the day ahead, played in a disused shipping container located in a woodland area. This took place as part of Tether festival (November 07). The audience were invited to enter the space where the floor was covered with a thick layer of salt, bearing patterns from previous visitors. The vocal sounds echoed from the vessel-like speakers, rattling around the steel box. Notions of location, traveling spaces and the airwaves were explored.

Tuning in tuning out (May 06) - A site specific project manifesting in a sonic reaction to the velocity of the wind. Using the mechanics of Green's Windmill (a working mill) metal contacts were set up like a piano roll to the central shaft which were then rigged up to four radios broadcasting various frequencies. The motion of the shaft would trigger the radios on/off. The result was that on windy days, you would hear all radios playing in ever-shifting sequences generating a unique composition of white noise, voices and music, on those days where there was no wind the work was static on transmission. This work referenced the amateur radio festival 'Mills on the air' hosted at the site, and explored ideas of electromagnetism, HAM radio, physics, engineering and sonic composition in 4D.

Knitted animals

As I have been teaching myself how to knit again (I knew how at the age of 5, but is one of those things without practice seeps into the deep dark lost-memory hole) those close have supported these antics, such as Guy and Justin who gifted an old fashioned knitting book of animals and dolls. From this I begun the animal collection. These are now distributed across the South East in Father's, Mother's and Nephew's reach. They are Bobin (above), Mowse and Mumblebee...

Oxygen breath

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Creatures caught

Here are some of the creatures that ventured into the garden this summer-time to forage for food, dig up earth and generally scratch about in the sun. Seeing these animals throughout the day is such a highlight, making this garden ever so more magical...

Booties

I received news from a fellow artist now residing in Norway of a bump appearing. Liz was feeling the excitement of pitter-patters and so I set about knitting a set of booties to keep the pitter-pats warm in the cold nights of her ex-trainstation home by the coast. Since this project last year, I have made another set in the same wool, lovely Debbie Bliss Aran. The pattern came from a beginners knit book (highly recommended for anyone starting out). This time the booty set was for Viva's bumpetybum. I also transformed a little speaker box into the packaging using some inky stamps for decoration.

knitted cosy

Yarn forward has become a recent fascination, a good source of knitting delights. Issue 7 had the pattern for a cabled tea cosy made using double knit (two balls at once!) which I set about tackling, 5mm at the ready. Due to holes in the pockets these days the wool used isn't a favourite but it is sunny and bright for mornings waking up.



tea for two?

Dockers

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Garden growing

Remembering the beautiful garden where I spent my summer-time planting, sunning and watering... and the produce I created from seedling to fruits to food on the plate...

Calenture

Something is coming to the surface and I believe it to be a rather super-real way of life. I am due to join the 'boatin' community, skim it on the 'cut' living life ahead with Leigh. Delia will also be giving a star show, haunting all ships that sail by. The green fields inspire us to rename her so. From Dove of Belgrade, here is (we are thinking) Calenture.