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make:shift and other mashups

November 21, 2014by carys davies 3 Comments

I’ve been watching the live streaming of the craft council’s make:shift conference. It’s been really great – I think I can see and hear better that I could if I […]

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pot with volcanic glaze

making and ‘residencies’

September 19, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

The art establishment – colleges, public art galleries, the crafts council and their advisers – encourage ‘challenging’ work from contemporary makers. I like making this too, but I have to […]

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porcelain pots

unreal objects, for a change

August 21, 2014by carys davies 3 Comments

I’ve been updating my website recently, with projects like imaginary tea sets. I try and say it with pictures over at my website, but I’ve been including more non-ceramic work […]

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texts and txts

July 4, 2014by carys davies 1 Comment

I got sidetracked this week by the re-birth of email newsletters. The right ones can be great – a kind of mini-magazine you can stack up to read at leisure. […]

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porcelain pot with text

craft & design

April 11, 2014by carys davies Leave a comment

I’ve just sent a new batch of work for the first exhibition of the year at Oriel Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno. They are mostly On The Horizon with a mix […]

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old look of blog

new responsive look

February 13, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

Today it’s goodbye to the old look for this blog! All the same content is here, but it’s more visible, with more and bigger pictures. The most important reason for […]

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ice floe and text

art mashups

January 24, 2014by carys davies 4 Comments

The art I get most excited about these days seems to mostly be ‘mashups’ – crossing genres, breaking up classifications, creating a jolt of interest. Out of Ice, by Elizabeth […]

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Animated calligraphy

animated writing… digital and craft mash-ups

October 18, 2013by carys davies 2 Comments

After working with computers for twenty years, I’ve enjoyed the ceramic workshop, where electronics are banned as they get filled up with dust. I’m beginning though to think harder about […]

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craft, digital, and guest blogging

April 5, 2013by carys davies 1 Comment

I’ve been thinking about the overlap between digital and objects for a while – having spent so many years in the digital world I’m not sure I’m ready to go […]

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