tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34065671427216220262024-09-01T20:31:07.699-04:00Craft VideosVideos showing something being made, or people talking about their work. Featuring art, crafts and traditional trades.Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-66362671126067084082015-02-09T11:59:00.001-04:002015-02-09T12:02:03.302-04:00The OxA film about master woodworker Eric Hollenbeck..... and so much more.
What's this film about? What's this film really about?
The Ox from Ben Proudfoot on Vimeo.Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-45248807609383794642015-01-18T12:19:00.001-04:002015-01-18T12:19:48.844-04:00Making a cutting board with curved inlaysA cutting board and serving tray designed and built by Scotty Lewis.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-62399583891372058772014-10-31T07:21:00.000-04:002014-10-31T07:21:04.225-04:00Japanese Kokeshi Doll The tradition of Kokeshi dolls is dated to the early 1800's in northern Japan. Since then they have gone on to become collectibles and tourist souvenirs.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-1339629535366055572014-06-24T09:40:00.000-04:002014-06-24T09:40:29.720-04:00Flower poundingHere's a new-to-me craft - flower pounding. You use a hammer to pound the color from plant materials into a special 'prepared for dyeing' fabric which can then be used as a wall hanging or other decorative purpose.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-11684645613177728712014-05-26T06:23:00.001-04:002014-05-26T06:23:56.807-04:00The wood turnerThis is a nice little video showing a wooden bowl being made on a pole lathe.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-59040794606843270082014-01-01T08:49:00.000-04:002014-01-01T09:35:22.175-04:00Tibetan Blackware PotteryThis video about Tibetan Blackware Pottery makes an interesting companion to yesterday's video on African pottery. There are many similarities, especially the low temperature firing in little more than a bonfire, but a noticeable gender switch and a change in scale and refinement.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-10809295126542324102013-12-31T08:14:00.000-04:002014-01-01T09:34:50.902-04:00African potteryA fascinating and long video showing pottery being formed and fired in various locations in Africa. The techniques they use include concave mold, convex mold, coiling, direct pull, and hammer and anvil.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-26917840772949026962013-12-26T15:25:00.000-04:002014-01-01T09:34:19.305-04:00Rob Gonsalves - magic realismRob Gonsalves is a Canadian painter who describes his style as magic realism, and which perhaps incorporates the surreal style of René Magritte with the perspective of M. C. Escher. His work uses a lot of repetitive patterns that morph from one form to another to create an illusion. In this short documentary he talks some more about his work.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-72452488984319205542013-09-30T06:37:00.001-04:002013-09-30T06:40:24.153-04:00A sculptural space in willowLaura Ellen Bacon creates sculptural spaces from willow. In this video she is working on an installation that fills the old kitchen of Barrington Court, in Somerset, England. She discusses her work and talks about the materials that she uses with her supplier, Musgrove Willows.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-63958007845807816402013-07-25T10:13:00.000-04:002013-07-25T10:13:19.727-04:00Ceramic artists, Sally and Neil MacDonellSally and Neil MacDonell share a ceramics studio in Bath, UK, but work independently. In this slideshow presentation they discuss their studio, working techniques and inspiration.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-42402546811944572522013-07-12T20:07:00.000-04:002013-07-12T20:07:03.927-04:00Drywall sculptureBernie Mitchell demonstrates how he transforms empty wall space by adding some relief sculpture to it.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-39811591699824815432013-07-02T20:59:00.000-04:002013-07-02T20:59:40.813-04:00The making of a ceramic wall mural
I was delighted to discover this series of videos made by an artist who works in my home town of Wells, Somerset, England. Philippa Threlfall of Black Dog of Wells has been making relief murals in ceramic since the 1960s. In 2009 she accepted a commission for a mural to go on the wall of a new supermarket, and decided to document its creation in film and photographs. There are a total of
28 Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-90327501838082120102013-06-23T11:12:00.001-04:002013-06-23T11:18:27.211-04:00Wooden shovelsThis is a trailer for a documentary, "The Last Shovel Maker" featuring Harvey Ward, age 87, as he makes a wooden shovel using traditional tools.
Shovels like this would have been used for moving dangerous materials like gunpowder which could be ignited by a spark from a metal shovel, or grains which were believed to be bruised by metal.
You can watch the full film at Folkstreams. (10 Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-11495254571799213012013-06-14T10:11:00.000-04:002013-06-14T10:11:07.991-04:00Spoon carving in LondonThis interesting news item from the BBC about "Barn the Spoon" is worth a watch. Barnaby Carder used to live and work in the woods, whittling spoons from trees, but managed to earn enough money to be able to open a store in Hackney, where he spends his days working in the window where passers by can see him in action.
The man who makes his living whittling wooden spoons
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-52318757076844066682013-05-13T09:50:00.002-04:002013-05-13T09:50:34.767-04:00Clog making, spoon carving and chairmaking in Sweden, 1923
This silent movie from Sweden shows traditional woodworkers making clogs, spoons and chairs.Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-39952075720709203192013-03-25T08:37:00.002-04:002013-03-25T08:37:41.238-04:00Ring turningChristian Werner of Seiffen, Germany is a master ring turner. It may not be obvious at first glance what this is, and although the commentary is in German, just watch and be amazed!
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-91031169419270849152013-01-08T15:31:00.000-04:002013-01-08T15:31:00.267-04:00Ceramic artist Enric Mestre
Spanish ceramicist Enric Mestre creates slab constructed abstract sculptures. This video documentary shows the construction of one of his architecturally inspired pieces (be patient with the rather long introduction - it does get better).
Read more about Enric Mestre.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-33665779445616900312013-01-01T10:30:00.000-04:002013-01-01T16:25:05.199-04:00Why do you paint?Twenty four artists tell us why they paint.
Lori McNee
Kathy Tardif
Tara Reed
Matt LeBlanc
Franziska San Pedro
Connie Hozvicka
Shannon Grissom
Sarah Lacy
Bryan Dubreuiel
Maria Wiley
Robin Maria Pedrero
Teri Grainger Martin
Franck de Las Mercedes
Sharon Cummings
Katy Karnes
Drew Brophy
Annie Strack
Kelli Bickman
Robert Girandola
Soniei
Jennifer Williams
Clara Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-78106664918908052392012-12-31T12:23:00.001-04:002012-12-31T12:23:12.658-04:00Now on FacebookNow you can follow the blog on Facebook, and post comments.Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-71946773925591039742012-12-30T14:56:00.000-04:002012-12-30T14:56:12.405-04:00Knitting A Circle ScarfHere is a very nice instructional video suitable for absolute beginners. It shows how to make a comfy looking circle scarf that can also be used as a cowl or modified to make a neck warmer. It covers everything in great detail, from casting on, the basic stitch, the purl stitch, casting off, and sewing the ends together.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-77178898244392117562012-04-19T07:01:00.000-04:002012-04-19T07:01:00.692-04:00Weaving on an architectural scaleTow videos today about the work of Laura Ellen Bacon, a British artist who creates large scale woven sculptures from a variety of materials.
The first video shows two large-scale works in red willow at The Arts & Crafts House in England's Lake District. These curvaceous structures, bonded to the building and the retaining wall of one of the garden terraces can be seen until the end of Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-77456630494311454042011-09-27T12:17:00.000-04:002011-09-27T12:17:18.855-04:00The story of Pueblo Indian potteryThis short documentary from 1952 tells the story of the pottery made by the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-68525834504324407482011-09-04T12:49:00.000-04:002011-09-04T12:49:39.626-04:00A sculpture about the passing of timeKaoru Tsunoda talks about the making of a sculpture at West Dean College. Based upon a clock mechanism, the sculpture is about the passing of time and is a reminder that a little bit of our life disappears every second.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-13345712795547343722011-08-18T11:10:00.000-04:002011-08-18T11:10:00.450-04:00Papier mache sculpture installationLeah De Prizio talks about her paper mache sculpture installation "Lignum Vitae" at the St. Botolph Club in Boston, MA in 2006.
Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406567142721622026.post-5743183743736522522011-07-18T11:29:00.000-04:002011-07-18T11:29:00.860-04:00Textured slab potteryThis video is part of the sharing art project of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio. Intended for grades 5-10, this video starts with an introduction to pottery and ends with a class making their own work. The middle section follows George Sacco as he creates a giant decorative bowls using a slab pottery technique. He uses breakfast cereal to texture the slabs before fitting them over a Derek Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.com1