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Kristina Veasey

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Multi-layered artist. Sculpture, installation, crafts, digital art/sound/film. Identity, routines, connection, provocation, commonalities & difference

Reviewing images from my Capturing the Forest R&D Reviewing images from my Capturing the Forest R&D and noting the line of development from exploration to creation and ultimately presentation and participation.

#immersiveart #artinstallation #nature #forest #crafts

Reel shows images of artworks in forest settings, namely knobbly ceramics, artists arms wrapped around a tree trunk, sheep's wool encrusted with wild clays, Shou Sugi Ban branches with hanging sheep's wool, and images from Capturing the Forest installation which include people sitting within a dappled forest clearing amongst tipis made from branches.
A beautiful moment of dancing shadows. Take a mome A beautiful moment of dancing shadows. Take a moment to appreciate and just breathe.

#capturingtheforest #eastsussex #southdownsnationalpark #forest #forestlovers

Reel shows shadows of leaves moving on a tree trunk
Turning clay into ceramics. Explorations of forest Turning clay into ceramics.
Explorations of forest fungi, holding in mind those impressions of shape, of tone, of manner - does manner sound right? The mannerisms of fungi? I mean, how they hold themselves, where they appear - camouflaged and lurking in crevices, ostentatious and jutting from trunks - their presence as opposed to their function or biological imperative.

I hold these impressions in mind, just off-centre, with a running reel of forest in the background, offering context - a blended canvas of the real and the fantastical. My hands work the clay, or perhaps  the clay works my hands...I can't be sure. There is a mix of pre-planned ideas and unplanned interpretation. All senses lock into the one process. All notion of time has vanished. All bodily signals ignored. Like sliding into a parallel world. All surroundings become muffled. There is only a free-flowing channel of instinct, making some sort of fungi inspired form.

#pottery #artisticprocess #fungi #flowstate
#neurodivergent

Images show ceramic sculpture with delicate fungi-like petals from different view points, followed by images of different fungi found during forest exploration
Wild clay, soft and grey straight from the ground Wild clay, soft and grey straight from the ground becoming a deep red in bisque firing. Sodium silicate, a sprinkling of bicarb and vinegar and the addition of paper mulch to slip, all contribute to the creation of new textures.
A canvas awaiting further development. Oxides at the ready!

#textures #ceramicvase #pottery #clay #potterylove

Reel shows images of large clay vessel highly textured with slips and wild clays
What a wonderful exhibition by @isobelxsmith and @ What a wonderful exhibition by @isobelxsmith and @abigailnorris000 at the Marine Workshops, Newhaven. Strongly recommend for anyone who likes the weird and slightly dark and humorous.

The collaborative process of two female artists whose purpose was to support each other and elevate each other's work over the course of a year, developed into a shedding of the artworld's fetters and expectations and a freeing up of each artist's practice. They began with no intention of a final show and not even sharing their works with each other until the year came to a close, so it is amazing how cohesive all the pieces are.

Definitely recommend this exhibition. I personally found it inspiring, serving as a pertinent reminder to nourish the right side of my brain and silence the dictats coming from the left. A vegan ice cream or coffee at Mamoosh downstairs on the riverside was a great way to finish. 

Shhh… is open 1-31st May. Thursday – Saturday (10 am–4 pm) and Sunday (10 am–3 pm). For details of talks and performances see Shh... in the Brighton festival guide.
Mystic seed pod. Was thinking about pine cones and Mystic seed pod. Was thinking about pine cones and perfume bottles when making this. My first attempt at a pot with a lid. Ancient Jasper glaze from Amaco wasn't the red I'd hoped for, but that's what you get when you don't fire at the recommended temperature!

#ceramics #pottery #amaco #claysculpture #artist

Image shows a textured ceramic pot with a tall stalk rising from the lid, in a black glaze with small patches of red.
A gift for another of my sisters on her special bi A gift for another of my sisters on her special birthday. Inspired by a shared love of swimming and being near the water. Beaches, pools, rivers; beautiful skies reflected in the surface;a place of activity and relaxation. A tranquil lagoon to enjoy alone or share with family.

#ceramic #water #bowls #candles #saladbowl

Reel shows images of ceramic dish with dark textured exterior and glossy, watery, turquoise glaze inside. Text invites the viewer to 'dive in'. Candles float on water within the dish.
Bringing the forest into the kitchen with this fun Bringing the forest into the kitchen with this fungi cassoulet dish 🍄🍄🍄
A gift for my sister inspired by our woodland walks.

#mushrooms #cookware #pottery #artist #ceramics

Reel shows images of a ceramic casserole dish with sculpted bracket fungus for handles and textured surfaces.
Work In Progress - noticing synaesthetic responses Work In Progress - noticing synaesthetic responses to textures

I'm so in love with these textures. Two types of wild clay slips, some sodium silicate, some bicarb and vinegar and some DIY tools creating a new surface on Buff clay.

Weirdly, whilst I am really drawn to touch soft, silky textures (you will often find me stopped in shops stroking fluffy pencil cases, satin bed linen or silky clothes) I can not bear anything rough or scratchy, or friction on my palms (people running their hands over carpet or rubbing their hands together is a whole body, excruciating event that makes my skin prickle and tears come to my eyes).

So, touching this pot is not a pleasant experience for me, now that its dry. Of course, whilst still wet, the clay is so gorgeous I could dive into a vat of it, and to look at it, even in a dry state and especially when toasted in the kiln, stokes pleasure from deep within the pit of my stomach, up through my chest and sends tingling through my throat and eyes and disperses like a million frothy bubbles out through the top of my scalp. It brings physical pleasure responses. Looking at it and the feelings that emerge in response, are very different from touching it and the feelings that emerge in response to that.

I find it interesting that until I stopped to actually take note of my sensory responses and articulate them, I had no realisation that most people don't experience this in the same way. There are a lot of other visual images that are intertwined with the feelings that come, and visuals associated with sounds as well. I know synaesthesia can be experienced in a variety of ways as well; we are all different.

My literal drooling over a crusty pot might not be everyone's experience, but I'm interested to know what is.

synaesthesia #neurodivergent #artist #pottery #clay 

Image shows a large unfired clay pot with very textured surface.
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