In January 2024, I launched a series of hand-sculpted ceramic planters, called Mud Monsters. I call them “fierce succulent guardians”. I see each monster as an expression of anger in response to the unfolding manmade environmental crisis. I want Mud Monsters to be a daily reminder of our crucial role in the contemporary ecosystem, from the individual to the ecosystemic level.

Casting and moulding basics

There’s a great casting and mould-making tutorial from USNW at: https://www.making.unsw.edu.au/learn/casting_moulding_basics/

Gaudi and real-space sketching

“He always designed from three-dimensional models made from plaster, wood, wires, and counterweights, with cloth to simulate the surfaces. The model was the pricipal instrument in the development of his ideas: Drawing was also important to him, but as he said to his students, he conceived forms directly in space.” Antoni Gaudi, From Nature to…