Studio experiments

 

Hectographs with Mirela Bistran

Ongoing studio experiments

Studio as a testing ground

I've finally realised that I need to stop thinking for a bit and focus my energy on making stuff for me to think about later. The studio is going to be a place of experimentation and a testing ground. Rather than isolating a few works in the space, I am going to put lots in, and once I have it there, physically, I can then find relationships between different items, and later make judgement on what works and what doesn't.

Icing sugar mounds

My next experiment with icing sugar and icing involves contrasting the light, powdery substance with icing sugar in liquid form.

Icing sugar cones

Icing sugar as an alternative to silicone

A different approach to jelly making

My lack of jelly-making experience is showing: although the jelly set, it did not come out of the mould as a single form. 

When viewed from above, the different coloured layers were not visible.

It was only when the jelly was sliced into or viewed horizontally that the layers are apparent.

Determined to produce a complete jelly mould, I made another batch. Rather than creating different coloured layers, this time I used some of the bits of layered jelly from my previous mould, and then added lumps of the pink jelly cubes. Whereas I had previously mixed the jelly in a separate container prior to pouring it in the mould, this time I put the jelly cubes straight into the bottom of the mould and poured the water over. I did not stir the liquid, so it will be interesting to find out if the colour disperses throughout the jelly.

Studio experiments