tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59555078707940271202024-03-04T20:23:12.434+00:00The Traditional Crafts BlogThe Heritage Crafts Association is the charity set up to support and promote traditional heritage crafts for the benefit of everyone in the UK.Daniel Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882539382647973996noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-70299393928060083312013-11-18T17:59:00.000+00:002013-11-18T18:00:57.716+00:00Glass Engraving Glass has been engraved for some 3,500 years. The art form has its origins in Mesopotamia where seal engraving was practised with immense skill on hard stone.<br />
The Romans were great craftsmen in the technique of cameo engraving and, to a lesser extent, in intaglio and point engraving on glass. Engraving flourished in various glass centres of the Empire, notably in Alexandria. <br />
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During the fifteenth century Venice became the new centre of excellence
in glassmaking and, by the beginning of the sixteenth century, freely
drawn linear designs appeared which were made with a diamond. Prague, at
the end of the sixteenth century, witnessed the rebirth of wheel
engraving on glass and from there it radiated to many central European
cities. By the end of the eighteenth century wheel engraving dominated
the craft. <br />
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In the late seventeenth century in England the glassmaker George
Ravenscraft discovered that by increasing the quantity of lead oxide in
glass he could produce a beautiful, clear, bright 'metal' which was
ideal for facet-cutting. Because this also produced a physically softer
glass it was welcomed by the eighteenth century Dutch artists, the
innovators of the most delicate of engraving techniques, who found that
it was sympathetic to their stipple engraving.<br />
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New techniques of acid
etch, introduced in the first half of the nineteenth century, and of
sandblast which followed later in the century, brought the price of
'decorated' glass within the reach of more people.<br />
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Laurence Whistler revived the art of diamond point stipple in 1935. In
the second half of the twentieth century the electric drill gave many
more artists the opportunity to explore glass engraving. Since 1975, the
revival of interest in the medium has also stimulated a resurgence of
demand for engraved glass from architects, curators and collectors.<br />
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The Guild of Glass Engravers (<a href="http://www.gge.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="Guild of Glass Engravers website">http://www.gge.org.uk/</a>/)
was founded in 1975 in order to establish a professional body for this
art form. The primary aims of the Guild are to promote the highest
standards of creative design and craftsmanship in glass engraving. The
Guild acts as a forum for the teaching and discussion of engraving
techniques and new developments from around the world as well as acting
as a source of information to the public on all aspects of glass
engraving and advises the growing number of individuals and institutions
wishing to commission work.<br />
<br />Pat Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17696339697901062557noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-68312758115820155922013-10-19T10:23:00.001+01:002013-10-19T10:23:06.101+01:00Crochet Cabin Lace<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Crochet Cabin Lace</h2>
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Crochet lace is one of many forms of lace, some dating back
through the centuries. Crochet lace is made using thread (usually cotton) and a
crochet hook. Different thread sizes and thicknesses and different hook sizes
will result in a tighter or looser, finer or larger lace. Each type of lace
also has many variations within its ‘type’.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aF6zAVkF-bWtehgKDovrt7TtRpXv0o-8hSLuVoOvklBdAmxtbbR0VE_ZxwE0wnmwdMTqFwl9V1KIEwNw7jkufyyUzvOSYq8_-y3IutwhJM0euV09ssLZheSJh3YsOYV0TDI-KoQBeQc/s1600/friendship_lace2_med.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="lace on shelf" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aF6zAVkF-bWtehgKDovrt7TtRpXv0o-8hSLuVoOvklBdAmxtbbR0VE_ZxwE0wnmwdMTqFwl9V1KIEwNw7jkufyyUzvOSYq8_-y3IutwhJM0euV09ssLZheSJh3YsOYV0TDI-KoQBeQc/s1600/friendship_lace2_med.jpeg" title="" /></a>Cabin lace was produced by boatwomen to decorate and
personalise the cabins of their narrowboats and horse-drawn working boats
dating, I believe, from the late 1800s, when many families moved onto their
boats during times of hardship, to the present day. The consensus of those
writing about Cabin Lace seems to be that the boatwomen would have copied
pieces of contemporary lace that house dwellers used to edge pillowcases, table
and tray cloths, and other household items. Many of the boatwomen were not able
to read and created their lace by copying samples and adding their own designs.
The lace would be used to decorate the spaces between ceiling and walls, shelf
edges, to make curtain ‘pelmets’, and to decorate curtain edges, and it
appears, virtually anywhere it would provide decoration. Cotton thread, coarser
than that traditionally used for household linens, was often used so it would
endure the washing and boiling needed to clean it of the dust and soot from the
stove, cooking and cargo being carried.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoumqJwhhkuqZfl6rBTaWQqMD50fnhssxh7D6wu5-29H6NNj_6QrKKBKrOGZGDPQp3vWmR7sB2s_kbKdhZxdh3vtmqoV3TqSrWEQeSWKAKouyo6cCNzK1zerntYO1AVtck3I5pxUjyZ2Y/s1600/cats-my-milk_med.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Lace showing two cats with a bowl" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoumqJwhhkuqZfl6rBTaWQqMD50fnhssxh7D6wu5-29H6NNj_6QrKKBKrOGZGDPQp3vWmR7sB2s_kbKdhZxdh3vtmqoV3TqSrWEQeSWKAKouyo6cCNzK1zerntYO1AVtck3I5pxUjyZ2Y/s1600/cats-my-milk_med.jpeg" title="" /></a>It seems to be a tradition among current cabin lace workers
to show where a pattern came from and how or why they have given it a name.
Janet Reeve, in her pattern book ’Cabin Crochet of the Inland Waterways’
describes how crochet workers often referred to the patterns given to them by
other women by the name of those women. Other lace has been named after the
boat it decorated. </div>
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Currently, lace is often used as a window dressing on
Narrowboats. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My work is
mainly sold to boat owners. Meeting boat owners face-to-face enables me to
discuss their ideas with them, adapting or designing patterns for lace and
porthole covers to match their boat name or theme, or to fit non-standard size
windows. A </span>new departure for me is take part in the <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">'Pop-in' shop at 3 Market
Place, North Walsham, Norfolk.</span> T<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">he Waterways Craft Guild provides an accreditation scheme to
maintain the standards, support and encourage this wonderful tradition. Their
website shows six accredited Cabin Lace Makers, but not all of these sell their
lace professionally, and not everyone selling lace is accredited (</span><a href="http://www.waterwayscraftguild.org.uk/costume.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.waterwayscraftguild.org.uk/costume.html</span></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJay7Z6tXaiEoQTT42K5TWZ8bKOCmU6I2zsCVk35WHp8QYD4muUlBeGGJOSop29XByERiASw0SfUZEwhVCPF2wjKnFtB6X3DeuS1b3s-rwPwVW_1ieCev2W8uXEHuoTrmDNNAwow6FGDk/s1600/img_0025_med.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJay7Z6tXaiEoQTT42K5TWZ8bKOCmU6I2zsCVk35WHp8QYD4muUlBeGGJOSop29XByERiASw0SfUZEwhVCPF2wjKnFtB6X3DeuS1b3s-rwPwVW_1ieCev2W8uXEHuoTrmDNNAwow6FGDk/s200/img_0025_med.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My fascination
began with seeing the window lace and porthole covers on passing Narrowboats
during a holiday on one. My brother and sister-in-law own a narrowboat and
wanted me to make some shelf-edging lace for their cabin when I shared my
thoughts about making-to-order with them. After contact with a ‘Master’ in the
craft of Cabin Lace and some research, my work and the shop began. However,
because fine work is quite labour intensive, I earn very little at present. Like
many other artisans starting out, I think I also undervalued my work and have
slowly increased my prices. Since starting out I have also started selling
cotton, crochet hooks, patterns and developing my own patterns for sale to
encourage others to keep this traditional canal craft alive, and to support my
business. I have also branched out into making other items, such as my own
design cushion kit, a Christmas Banner, and Bride's Purse, which still uses the
finer cotton not so commonly used today. My plans for the future are to tutor
crochet classes for beginners, and provide online tutorials for the same and in
Cabin Crochet, for the growing numbers of narrowboat owners who want to
decorate their boat in a traditional manner.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>By Sarah Welsh, Senior Journeyman in the art of Cabin
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harness and horse collar making dates back some one thousand years and still
continues today much as it has always done. HCA Friend Terry Davies still
carries on the skills and techniques required for this traditional craft.</div>
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tool’ is dependent upon the application of fit-for-purpose harness and here the
skills of the harness and horse collar maker play a vital role. <span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Collar making, using Rye straw
and leather was, up until the early twentieth century, a separate craft
practiced by a sub-division of harness makers who were trained specifically for
the purpose and who were inextricably linked in the production of draught horse
harness.</div>
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The skills of the collar maker
lie in the ability to produce superbly crafted collars of great artistic and
utilitarian merit, to fit the diverse range of size and conformation of horses
on which they are used. Collars that fail to comply with the needs of the horse
have the potential to seriously injure or curb the animal’s ability to perform
its tasks efficiently. The old adage of ‘one horse one collar is an appropriate
one that still governs the making of collars to the present day. </div>
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In current times, the role of
the horse as a ‘working tool’ has been superseded by technological advances and
many of the affiliated crafts associated with their use have fallen into
serious decline. The remaining collar and harness makers in the UK can now be
counted on the fingers of one hand. </div>
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There has been, however, over the
past two decades a strong revival in the use of horses. This is driven by
aficionados who remain attached to the horse and the long history surrounding
it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5955507870794027120" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Carriage driving and the
eco-friendly interest in the working horse has brought about this revival and
so collar making as a traditional craft continues to be practiced with demand
coming from both the home and European markets. It is hoped that this can be
maintained and the long established traditional skills of the craft can be
preserved. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Sharing Cultures 2013
international conference on intangible heritage that I attended last week in
Aveiro, Portugal (see <a href="http://traditionalcraftsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/sharing-cultures-2013.html">previous post</a>), included a day of visits to see local
expressions of intangible heritage – so I thought I’d give a quick summary of
some of the things we saw.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We began the day with a visit to
an 'ovos moles' studio, a traditional sweet from the Aveiro region. ‘Ovos
moles’ means ‘soft eggs’, and the recipe was created by the nuns of the area
who had a surplus of egg yolks because they used the egg whites to starch their
habits. The sweets consist of a wafer-like outer casing made to the same recipe
as religious hosts, with a filling made from egg yolks, sugar and water. Ovos
moles have EU ‘<a href="http://www.thepaigroup.com/sectors/food/pdo_pgi_scheme">Protected Geographical Indication</a>’ status (like Melton Mowbray
pork pies), as a result of which they can only be made in the region and no
changes can be made to the recipe - e.g. you can't add flavourings or dip them
in chocolate. I found this very interesting as it raises familiar questions in
the intangible heritage debate about the extent to which measures designed to
safeguard something can actually lead to its demise because they stifle the
creativity and change necessary for something to remain relevant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Our second visit was to the
<a href="http://www.cm-aveiro.pt/www/templates/tabtemplate.aspx?id_class=2838&TM=2408S2582S2838&SelectedTab=36623&SelectedLink=29813">city's ecomuseum</a> to see salt harvesting. Historically, salt extraction played a
major role in the local economy, but the rise of new methods of food
preservation, such as refrigeration and freezing, led to a rapid decline in demand
for salt, especially from boats going cod fishing in the North Sea – today most
of the salt is used to grit roads in winter. As a result, the number of
‘salinas’ has fallen dramatically – from 270 in 1970 to 8 in 2011. Concern for
the loss of cultural, landscape, ecological and ethnological values associated
with traditional methods of salt production have led to the city exploring ways
to keep the heritage alive – through artisanal salt production, combining salt
production with other products, and through tourism – such as the ecomuseum,
which has two crystallisation pans for visitors to have a go at scraping out
the salt. See <a href="http://www.aquaticbiosystems.org/content/7/1/3">here</a> for a detailed article on the
subject. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In the afternoon we went to the
‘Association of the Friends of the Lagoon and the Moliceiro Boats’ to learn
about the traditional painting of ‘moliceiros’ boats – small boats used for
harvesting algae. The boats are painted using particular colours – red, yellow,
blue, green and white – which are separated in a prescribed way. The boats have
four picture panels – two at the prow and two at the stern – which are not
repeated, and these are surrounded by a patterned border. Sexual innuendo is a
popular theme for the panels we were told! There are also ‘rules’ regarding the
colours and designs used on the insides of the boats. The Association appears to
be very active in keeping the shipyard going and keeping the skills of making
and painting the boats and of sailing alive, as well as in promoting the
tradition to the wider public.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Our final visit of the day was to
a <a href="http://www.cm-aveiro.pt/www/templates/tabtemplate.aspx?id_class=2838&TM=2408S2582S2838&SelectedTab=36623&SelectedLink=29816">local ethnographic museum</a>, which used to be a family farm (the family still
live nearby). I didn’t have a chance to look around as I was too distracted by
the elderly locals demonstrating traditional skills for us – including adobe
brick making, netmaking, plant grafting, and basketmaking (which I was hooked
on). We ended the day with a feast of fish, bread and wine, and live music and
dancing from the local residents.</span></div>
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Last
week (with support from <a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/">MERL</a> and the <a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/">University of Reading</a>) I was lucky enough
to represent the HCA at <a href="http://sc2013.greenlines-institute.org/sc2013website/">Sharing Cultures 2013</a>, an international conference on
intangible cultural heritage (ICH), held in the city of Aveiro in Portugal. </div>
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So,
what is ICH? Normally, when we think of cultural heritage we think of tangible,
physical things such as buildings, monuments, sites and museum objects. The
concept of intangible cultural heritage recognises that there are many
non-physical things which are also a part of our heritage. This concept was
formalised by UNESCO in its 2003 <a href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/convention"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage</i></a>, which set out
five domains of ICH – oral traditions and expressions; performing arts; social
practices, rituals and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning
nature and the universe; and traditional craftsmanship. Unfortunately, the UK
government has not ratified the Convention, and there has been a general
unwillingness to engage with the concept of ICH in the UK. However, the HCA
strongly supports traditional craftsmanship as a fundamental part of the
living, intangible heritage in the UK.</div>
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The
conference featured two days of parallel sessions of presentations (which meant
I could only attend half of them), with a day of workshop visits to see local
expressions of intangible heritage in the Aveiro region (<a href="http://traditionalcraftsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/sharing-cultures-2013-technical-visits.html">separate post tofollow</a>). In addition to papers on each of the five domains of ICH, there were
also sessions on education and ICH, musealisation of ICH, and safeguarding and
managing ICH. It was very much an academic conference and while there was a lot
of very interesting academicising on ICH, there wasn’t much about the practical
implementation and implications for heritage management. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I
gave a paper on craftsmanship as heritage in the UK, using basketry as an
example craft to explore ideas of applying values-based approaches usually used
in the management and safeguarding of tangible heritage to intangible heritage,
and looked out how such an approach can inform the work of the HCA. </div>
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Various
papers caught my attention for different reasons – in my HCA capacity, in my
work at MERL, and for my own personal interest – although there weren’t as many
papers on craftsmanship as I would have liked. In fact, there were only three –
including mine! There were three stand out papers from an HCA perspective.</div>
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Firstly,
Austin Parsons of Dalhousie University, Canada, gave a fascinating paper on
traditional Nova Soctian sash-window making. It seems that the craft is facing
many of the same issues that craftsmanship is facing in the UK – an ageing
workforce, issues in skills transmission with few people learning the skills,
and a lack of demand/market. He explained how these issues are being compounded
by conventional approaches to conservation in tangible heritage – the principle
that you should repair, not replace. Austin proposed the reverse – that it is
better to replace damaged sash windows with new ones built using the same
materials and techniques, thus preserving both the integrity of the building
and the craft of sash-window making. </div>
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Dorothy
Ng Fung-Ping of the University of Hong Kong gave a paper on the conservation of
<a href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00203">Cantonese Opera</a> (yueju), Hong Kong’s only listing on UNESCO’s <a href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00559"><i>Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</i></a>, inscribed in 2009.
Prior to inscription, there had been growing support for and recognition of the
value of Cantonese Opera as part of Hong Kong’s heritage by the Hong Kong government,
and this coincided with a drastic reform of the secondary education curriculum
in 2005. As a result, Cantonese Opera has been integrated into the secondary
curriculum – in Chinese and English language classes, in home economics, in
ethics, in religion – and Dorothy outlined the practicalities of how the Hong
Kong government had gone about this. It has obviously been hugely time- and
resource-intensive, and only covers one expression of ICH, but shows what it’s
possible to do when the government takes ICH seriously.</div>
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Finally,
Nancy Stalker of the University of Texas gave a paper on ICH and cultural
diplomacy in post-war Japan. This paper focused on the ‘false gap’ between officially-viewed
heritage practices, such as kabuki, and popularly-perceived heritage practices,
such as ikebana (flower arranging), which, despite being practised by millions
of people, are not given official heritage status – the principle being that
cultural practices must be endangered before they can be designated as
heritage. This made me question how the situation compares with the UK. </div>
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If
you want to find out more about ICH, take a look at <a href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00002">UNESCO’s website</a> and the
<a href="http://www.ijih.org/mainMgr.ijih?cmd=mainPageView">International Journal of Intangible Heritage</a>, which is free to download.</div>
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Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547921708163753929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-4752909515668152652013-07-19T14:42:00.001+01:002013-07-19T14:42:35.970+01:00crafts on TV<div class="p1">
<b>A new TV crafts program is looking for craft apprentices......</b></div>
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<b>Ricochet made "Mastercrafts" and this looks to be quite a similar format.</b></div>
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<b>Do you have a Love and Talent for Creating Traditional or Contemporary Crafts?</b></div>
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<b>Ever dream of becoming a Professional Crafts Person and Creating Masterpieces with your own hands?</b></div>
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<b>Are you excited about working with Wood, Metal, Stone, Clay, Textiles or Glass and want to become a Master of your field?</b></div>
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<b>We're making an exciting new series for a terrestrial UK channel and are looking for people to take part. If you are a talented, passionate amateur crafts person who would love to hone your skills under the Mentorship of Britain’s top Crafts men and women in an opportunity that could change your life forever then TV production company Ricochet would love to talk to you.</b></div>
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<b>If this is you or someone you know please contact us at </b><a href="mailto:crafts@ricochet.co.uk"><span class="s1"><b>crafts@ricochet.co.uk</b></span></a><b> or call the Crafts team on 01273 224 837.</b></div>
Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-35162982113561506202013-06-04T00:43:00.003+01:002013-06-04T00:53:41.468+01:00'Making History' at St Fagans<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Daniel Carpenter, HCA Trustee</span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On Saturday
(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1 June 2013</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">) I took part in an Open Day we helped to
organise with St Fagans National History Museum of Wales. The purpose of the
day was to put forward plans to build a new facility to showcase traditional craft
skills as part of a £25 million investment entitled ‘Making History’ </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As well as
two new developments (</span><i>Bryn Eryr</i> and <i>Llys Rhosyr</i>) planned for construction
in the next two years, a brand new facility called t<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">he <i>Gweithdy</i> (or ‘workshop’) will become
a pioneering hub for the transmission of tradition crafts skills at various
levels. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">While some
of the necessary planning, such as the architectural design, has already been
completed, there was plenty of scope for the assembled craftspeople to feed
into plans on how the museum can fulfill its vision that <i>Gweithdy</i> become
a model of best practice in the transmission of craft skills.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A recurring
theme of the discussions was the increasing recognition of craft as intangible
heritage, a point made powerfully by Andrew Dixey, when he spoke about the
‘tyranny of the tangible’ that has pervaded the UK heritage sector for decades
– a point echoing head curator Beth Thomas’ introduction, and which also I
picked up on in my talk.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Museums and
heritage institutions have always been at the forefront of celebrating our
traditional craft skills, not least through the preservation and showcasing of
historical craft artifacts. The best museums went beyond that to embrace the
concept of ‘living history’, inviting craftspeople to demonstrate to the public
how craft items were made – and St Fagans was a pioneer of this in the second
half of the 20th century. </span></div>
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However, one common response to living history is "this is
great, but it's just a reconstruction of the past - craftspeople like this
couldn't operate today". The HCA believes that these crafts can be viable going
concerns, given a combination of sympathetic operating environment, business
development, tailored trainee/apprenticeship models, and education of the
public on the value of traditional crafts. </div>
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For them to be truly 'living history‘ (i.e. a legacy to be
passed on, rather than just recorded or reconstructed) then we need to show
that craftspeople can make a living from them, for the benefit of not just
themselves, but their local economies, and the cultural value of their
communities.<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
challenge is now to demonstrate that, not only can these skills be recreated in
the historical setting of the museum, but that the museum can go further to
support the continuation of these crafts by facilitating this more complex,
multifaceted relationship between craftspeople and their community, with a real
sense of co-ownership of a community’s evolving cultural identity though
support of its craftspeople. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Again St
Fagans is at the forefront, and although we don’t know the exact form that the
crafts elements of Making History (and the <i>Gweithdy</i> in particular) will
take, we believe that this a huge step on the path to increased recognition of
the importance of heritage crafts not just to our economy, but to our shared
cultural identity. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There was a
real sense of optimism and excitement in the room, underpinned by a healthy critical
reflection on some of the challenges facing the project – not least how to
bridge that gap in skills transfer between the decades of expertise and tacit
knowledge demonstrated by the craftspeople of Wales with the momentary nature
of a taster or drop-in session.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Though I’m
convinced that it’s the wish of the staff at St Fagans to provide opportunities
for skills transmission at all levels of commitment and ability, it is not yet
apparent how this is to be achieved in practice.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The HCA
will continue to work in partnership with St Fagans on the development of
crafts within the Making History project and the <i>Gweithdy</i>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you’re
interested in finding out more and contributing to the discussion, email <a href="mailto:daniel@heritagecrafts.org.uk">daniel@heritagecrafts.org.uk</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
Daniel Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882539382647973996noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-56507803386691668032013-05-30T11:55:00.000+01:002013-05-31T00:02:50.693+01:00Update on the DCMS consultation on creative industries including craft.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">
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Today HCA met with head of creative Economy at DCMS and the statistician responsible for ensuring that creative businesses are represented within the government estimates of economic output. There has been understandable concern expressed because of the proposal to not use crafts as a subheading within the new classifications. What folk may not realise is that whilst craft has been there in the past the column alongside for economic output has read zero because the stats have not been available. This is obviously not ideal and DCMS are trying to find ways to dig out useable stats on craftspeople from the officially recorded SOC codes (standard occupational code) which are set by the <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html">ONS</a> (office for national statistics) in line with international standards.<span class="s1"><br />
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Creative Industries GVA 2008 - 2009<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sector<o:p></o:p></div>
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2008<o:p></o:p></div>
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2009<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gross Value Added (GVA)* (£million)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Proportion of total UK GVA (%)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gross Value Added (GVA)* (£million)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Proportion of total UK GVA (%)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. Advertising<o:p></o:p></div>
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7,160<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.55%<o:p></o:p></div>
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5,990<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.48%<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Architecture<o:p></o:p></div>
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3,650<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.28%<o:p></o:p></div>
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3,290<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.26%<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Art & Antiques<o:p></o:p></div>
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310<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.02%<o:p></o:p></div>
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260<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.02%<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Crafts<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Design<o:p></o:p></div>
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1,660<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.13%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
1,790<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.14%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
6. Designer Fashion<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
110<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.01%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
120<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.01%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
7. Film, Video & Photography<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
2,680<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.21%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
3,000<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.24%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
9 & 10. Music & Visual and Performing Arts<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
3,740<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.29%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
4,070<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.32%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
11. Publishing<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
11,610<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.90%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
11,560<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.92%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
8 & 12. Software & Electronic Publishing<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
570<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.04%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
560<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d8e4bc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 54pt;" width="72"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
0.04%<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td height="20" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 15pt;" width="0"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 216.45pt;" width="289"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
8 & 12. Digital & Entertainment Media<o:p></o:p></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #dce6f1; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; height: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 57.55pt;" width="77"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
160<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.01%<o:p></o:p></div>
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400<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.03%<o:p></o:p></div>
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4,950<o:p></o:p></div>
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0.38%<o:p></o:p></div>
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Total GVA for Creative Industries<o:p></o:p></div>
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36,600<o:p></o:p></div>
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2.82%<o:p></o:p></div>
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36,290<o:p></o:p></div>
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1,295,633<o:p></o:p></div>
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1,256,932<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>What has to be done is to trawl through all the soc codes and then the subheadings which give typical job descriptions within that soc code and then we have to decide whether enough of the jobs within that soc code are "creative" if they are that soc code can be counted as a creative industry....hurrah. Now when it gets down to the detail it is a subjective decision on each job title, is it creative or not? All we have to go on is a two or three word job title which in itself could cover a multitude of different working practices. To bring as much objectivity to the proces as possible DCMS are using a <a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/creative_economy/assets/features/a_dynamic_mapping_of_the_uks_creative_industries">methodology developed by Nesta</a> which gives 5 criteria to judge against to help determine if a job is creative. Our concern however is that the people making those subjective decisions are a long way away from workshop practice and may not realise the degree of creative decision making that goes on even in apparently repetitive production work. We had a good discussion on the subject, is it possible for instance to compare the band at a west end show performing the same score night after night to the workforce at a Northampton shoe factory responding to variable raw materials to make the same design of shoe? The DCMS officials were fully engaged and we hope to work with them looking again at various SOC codes to ensure that as many creative craftspeople as possible a represented within the government data. We are also collating various pieces of critical writing highlighting the creativity within craft production. prof Trevor Marchand of SOAS wrote us an excellent piece highlighting the different but equal creativity of architect, mason and carpenter.<span class="s1"><br />
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</span>In an ideal world we would revisit the SOC codes and make them better descriptions of the jobs we do, that has been done for other sectors with proactive lead bodies but that can not be done until the next review in 2017, we will be ready!<span class="s1"><br />
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</span>So is there anything that others in the craft world can do to help? if you have references for good academic writing discussing creativity in craft practice send us a link. If you have the time to look at the list of SOC codes and see where your business would fit and then write a short critique using the 5 Nesta guidelines to explain how your business is creative that would help us to put your particular SOC code forward for inclusion in the creative industries list. If that sounds like too much hassle then just be thankful that HCA volunteer trustees are wading through this list on your behalf and if you would like to support us and keep in touch with our other work for the crafts sign up as a member here.<span class="s1"><a href="http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/">http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/</a><br />
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</span>Although craft is difficult to identify separately, DCMS are looking to find ways to include the word craft in the creative industries categories for folk that feel that is important but we all feel the most important thing is to ensure that we can find ways of measuring the sector and representing it within government statistics. This was the reasoning behind HCA working closely with BIS last year on the <a href="http://creative-blueprint.co.uk/library/item/mapping-heritage-craft">mapping heritage craft </a> project. That put craft firmly in the picture within BIS and showed remarkable figures of 209,000 people employed (78% self employed) and a turnover of £10.8 billion. Hopefully the current engagement will put craft equally in the picture at DCMS. We are an important and large creative sector which has unusual potential for growth in the current economic climate more people need to know about what we do.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="userContent">The DCMS are currently proposing dropping craft from their list of creative industries. "We recognise that high-end craft occupations contain a creative element, but the view is that in the main, that these roles are more concerned with the<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> manufacturing process, rather than the creative process."<br />HCA have been working hard on this issue, and we are thankfully very good at this sort of advocacy work. Last Thursday we met with Gwyn Owens head of creative economy at DCMS and our President HRH The Prince of Wales also talked with him. Gwyn assures us that "</span></span></span>it is not, and <span class="s1">has never been</span>, our intention to remove crafts from our definition of the creative industries – the current consultation is solely around how we might improve current estimates on measuring the value of the creative industries"<span style="font-family: inherit;">. We will be meeting with Gwyn and his team at DCMS shortly and are confident we can find a positive way forward. This is the consultation document to which anyone can respond.</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Novel process - Does the role most commonly solve a problem or achieve a goal, even one that has been established by others, in novel ways? Even if a well-defined process exists which can realise a solution, is creativity exhibited at many stages of that process?</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Mechanisation resistant - The very fact that the defining feature of the creative industries is their use of a specialised labour force shows that the creative labour force clearly contributes something for which there is no mechanical substitute.</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Non-repetitiveness or non-uniform function - Does the transformation which the occupation effects likely vary each time it is created because of the interplay of factors, skills, creative impulse and learning?</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;">Update 14th May DCMS issue clarification of their position "</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">We have been in discussions about our proposals with partners </span></span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">across the creative industries for some time, co-ordinated by a working group1</span><br />
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Finally does it matter? Does it make any difference to working craftspeople if DCMS include craft as a category when measuring the creative industries? HCA think it does for two reasons, firstly whilst we have done great work with the Department of Business Innovation and Skills to raise the status of craft the wording of these two documents feels to devalue the creativity that is inherent in craft practice. Second there are other organisations that use DCMS categories to allocate funding such as the <a href="http://www.wcmt.org.uk/report-categories/creative-industries.html">Winston Churchill Memorial Trust</a><br />
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-42172269393832078322013-05-07T12:25:00.003+01:002013-05-07T12:25:41.548+01:00Want to be on Great British Sewing Bee series 2?<br />
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Are you serious about sewing?</div>
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Is your home full of your own creations?</div>
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Do people admire your handmade clothes?</div>
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We're looking for men and women who love sewing to take part in the second series of this popular TV series.</div>
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From skirts to shirts, blinds to bags; if you're at home behind a sewing machine and a dab hand with a needle and thread, we'd love to hear from you.</div>
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The Great British Sewing Bee is produced for the BBC by Love Productions.</div>
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<strong>Age limit:</strong> Applicants must be 18 years of age and over (by 1 June 2013).</div>
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You must be resident of the UK (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands).</div>
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You must not have any sewing NVQ or other qualifications unless acquired over 10 years ago.</div>
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You cannot have ever worked full-time as a dressmaker, sample machinist, pattern cutter, tailor or seamstress.</div>
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Your main source of income must not derive from your sewing in a professional environment.</div>
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You must not be or be closely related to a member of the BBC or Love Productions staff or anyone connected with the programme.</div>
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You cannot have been convicted of any serious crime. Details of convictions should be listed on the application form. If you are chosen to participate in the programme, you agree to authorise Love Productions to conduct background checks in order to verify any of the information you have supplied and you agree to provide them with any assistance or further information necessary to do this.</div>
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<strong>Application form:</strong> Download and complete the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/assets/downloads/beonashow/great_british_sewing_bee_application_form_2013.doc" style="color: #5643b5; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none;">The Great British Sewing Bee application form</a> (Word, 84KB).</div>
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<strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:sewing@loveproductions.co.uk" style="color: #5643b5; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none;">sewing@loveproductions.co.uk</a></div>
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<strong>Write:</strong><br />The Great British Sewing Bee<br />Love Productions<br />43 Eagle Street<br />London<br />WC1R 4AT</div>
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You must be able to commit to all the filming days which are currently expected to be during Autumn/Winter 2013/2014.</div>
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-85048255026712054072013-05-06T10:54:00.001+01:002013-05-06T10:54:32.263+01:00Great film about what craft meansThis 10 minute film was made to celebrate the craft skills awards, it includes film from the finalists workshops with their insights into why they do what they do and what it means to work in craft. The awards judges also add their thoughts, I think all together it gives a good overview of what it means to work in craft. I love the comment from Cowley's "There are more astronauts walking about that parchment makers."<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jK24ogfLKKQ" width="560"></iframe>Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-24520421494647603082013-05-06T09:40:00.004+01:002013-05-06T09:40:48.309+01:00HRH The Prince fo Wales speech on Craft<br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">It really does give me enormous pleasure to join you here today at this inaugural Craft Skills Awards ceremony. As you may know, these Awards came about following discussions I had with John Hayes, the then Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, who was as keen as I was to ensure we preserve, encourage and nurture the special skills of the craft sector. So I really am so pleased, therefore, that Matthew Hancock, who has taken on this ministerial portfolio, has been so supportive of these Awards.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">I have long done what little I can over the years to champion the craft sector, both through my own charities and through my patronage of other organizations. I have a particular interest in heritage craft, and have sought through my own charitable work - particularly, through The Prince’s Trust - to help preserve traditional crafts and to encourage young people to pursue them as a livelihood and a vocation - in part because of course the pursuit of a craft is a marvellous way for somebody to realize their true potential as a human being. Through the Prince’s Trust we have been able to support a remarkable number of people setting up their own enterprises, in all sorts of different fields. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Crafts can bring one closer to Nature: they are a part of the human story of transmission of living tradition and cultural identity from one generation to another. My own charities have therefore integrated the teaching and practice of the crafts throughout their work. For example, my Foundation for Building Community both provides apprenticeships in traditonal building crafts for masons, carpenters, thatchers, bricklayers, stained glass artists and blacksmiths, among other disciplines, and teaches craft principles to architects, planners and adult learners. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">My School of Traditional Arts specializes in teaching, researching and promoting the practice and theory of the arts and crafts of the world's great traditions. My Drawing School, as well, has a particularly important part to play in teaching the basics of drawing - a fundamental skill for many crafts people at the end of the day. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">These Craft Skills Awards celebrate all that is so special about the craft sector. Today, the sector is a force to be reckoned with, and properly recognized, in the U.K. economy – after all, believe it or not, it ranks alongside the petrochemical industry in size and scale – and contributes a massive £4.4 billion a year in gross value from the heritage sector alone.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">However, one of the great problems facing this sector is that the vast majority – 78 per cent in heritage crafts and 88 per cent in contemporary crafts – are self-employed and therefore struggle to devote the necessary time to pass on these crucially important and invariably eco-efficient, “sustainable” skills to the next generation. We simply must ensure that these often historic and unique skills are not allowed to die out and become relegated to history. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">The recent mapping of the sector shows that there is a serious problem, with 77 per cent of people who work in traditional heritage crafts not being able to pass on their skills due to lack of funding. The enhanced focus on apprenticeship helps in this regard, for it gives young people with an appetite for non-academic careers a clear direction of travel. Thus I can only pray that these awards will serve to increase the awareness and desirability of a path leading into craft as a career.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.538em;">I warmly congratulate all of today’s winners and indeed runners up and am most grateful to you all for the myriad ways in which I know you support the craft sector.</span></div>
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-14261387909667957742013-05-02T15:48:00.000+01:002013-05-02T15:48:12.425+01:00HRH The Prince of Wales presents Craft Skills Awards Today HCA committee are mostly in London for the presentation of the Craft Skills Awards. Copied below are details from the press release. We will add more details when we are back home. HCA have been heavily involved with these awards since first discussing the idea with Skills Minister John Hayes over 2 years ago so it is great to see them finally here. HVA vice chair Patricia Lovett was on the awards steering group and shortlisting committee, HCA chair Robin Wood was one of the final judges. One of HCAs key aims is to increase recognition of the skill involved in traditional crafts and we hope these awards are a great step in that direction.<br />
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<b>Craft Skills Awards winners announced as UK craft industry tops £4.4bn</b></div>
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His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, awarded prizes today (2 May 2013) to a range of British craftspeople for their contribution to the UK crafts industry.</div>
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The inaugural Craft Skills Awards 2013 were set up by Creative & Cultural Skills and partners, to reward and encourage best practice in passing on craft skills.</div>
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Entries were received from companies and institutions, teachers, tutors, workshop leaders, masters and individuals and categories include ‘Encouraging Craft Skills in the Workplace’, ‘Encouraging Craft Skills in an Educational Setting’, ‘Encouraging Craft Skills in an Informal Setting’ and ‘Engaging New and Diverse Audiences in Craft Skills’.</div>
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During the ceremony it was revealed that the UK crafts sector now contributes £4.4bn (GVA) to the economy, making it equal in size to the British petrochemical industry. However, eighty percent of craftspeople admit they don’t pass on their skills and some skills, such as parchment making, are at risk of extinction in the UK. With 25,000 new jobs anticipated in crafts between now and 2022, it is vital that the best practice shown by the award winners is maintained and developed.</div>
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Also announced were the <b>Craft Skills Champions of 2013 </b>which were presented to two individuals, Calligrapher <b>Ewan Clayton </b>and Basket Maker <b>Mary Butcher</b>. These champions were selected by the judging panel for their long-standing work in developing others’ craft skills. This special award category was not made public prior to the ceremony.</div>
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"Britain leads the world in many creative industries and skills. The crafts are something we can be proud of and with its contribution to the UK economy it is important to keep these skills alive, generating employment. These awards acknowledge that contribution and reward innovation and I am pleased to see craftspeople recognised for taking the time to pass on these skills and ensure that we continue to increase the importance of this sector."</div>
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Winner: Alan Staley (Boatbuilder), Alan Staley Boatbuilders, Kent</div>
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Highly Commended: Sam Goates (Weaver), We Are One Creative, Scotland Lee Mapley (Parchment and Vellum Maker), William Cowley Parchment Works, Buckinghamshire</div>
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Winner: Bishopsland Trust, Oliver and Pope Makower (Jewellers), Berkshire</div>
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Highly Commended: Royal School of Needlework (Embroidery), London Firing Up, Anthony Quinn (Ceramicist), UK</div>
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Highly Commended: Impact Arts Projects Ltd, Graeme Douglas (Various), Scotland</div>
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Craftspace, Shelanu: Women’s Craft Collective, Emma Daker (Jewellery), Birmingham</div>
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Winner: Wendy Shorter (Upholstery), Wendy Shorter Interiors Ltd, Hertfordshire</div>
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A while ago we were in corespondence with one of the winners Alan Staley Boatbuilders see their website <a href="http://www.alanstaleyboatbuilders.co.uk/">here </a><br />
We have been incredibly impressed with the work Alan does taking on school leavers and training them for a full 5 years, there are very few places where you can do this full time served apprenticeship in any traditional craft now and we wondered how he managed to fund it. Copied below is Alans response.<br />
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-38355751035918824692013-05-01T21:20:00.002+01:002013-05-01T21:20:43.052+01:00film of brilliant talk on anthropology of craft<br />
I heard Trevor Marchant give this talk at a conference last year and it is fantastic in that it shows a serious academic with a genuine understanding and reverence for the skills involved in traditional crafts and how they are passed on from generation to generation in traditional cultures. I am delighted to discover that Trevor has been elevated to the position of professor and his inaugural lecture is now online. If you want to skip the intro his talk starts at 15 mins in. It is longer than most stuff I post here but I think his work is very important for traditional craftspeople. It's a shame you can't see the fantastic pictures of buildings that accompany the talk but the words are worth listening to.<br />
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-13088727511520161052013-04-29T13:06:00.001+01:002013-04-29T13:06:39.156+01:00vilm of the spring conference at the V&A<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">HCA conference at the V&A, were you there? were you stuck in the snow? if you missed it this will give a brief taste. Thanks to Artisan media for filming and editing for us.</span><br />
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We are still working on collating all the comments into the manifesto and will post all the results here soon.Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-9716329610872863002013-04-23T10:25:00.001+01:002013-04-23T10:25:58.047+01:00DCMS consultation crafts are not "creative" DCMS have published a consultation paper on "<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/classifying-and-measuring-the-creative-industries-consultation-on-proposed-changes">Classifying and measuring the creative industries"</a> frankly most of this stuff is boring but this time there is an element that craftspeople should be interested in. It is a consultation paper which means it is a proposal there to be changed.<br />
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The GCA (Gross Value Added to the economy) data is a problem. The Crafts Council undertook their own research giving a GVA figure for the contemporary crafts of £220 million across the whole UK. Unfortunately the methodology used was not compatible with standard government methodology so can't be used in this context. The department of BIS commissioned <a href="http://creative-blueprint.co.uk/library/item/mapping-heritage-craft">research</a> in Heritage Crafts giving a GVA of £4.4 Billion for just England.</div>
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This place is a real find and just down the road from me at Stoney Middleton. Folk know about them in the USA, Japan and London, I have driven past the door thousands of times but only just heard they were there, so join me on a tour of <a href="http://www.williamlennon.co.uk/">William Lennon</a> bootmakers. They have been making boots in this old mill building since 1904, we were guided through by Libs the great grand daughter of William Lennon, it will be her who answers your email when you send your order for boots in as I am sure you will want to when you have seen this.</div>
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Then to the clicking and closing room, here the leather is cut out using the best parts of the hide for the areas of high stress in the boot. These are actually bits for traditional leather cycling shoes for retro cyclists.<br />
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Pat does the closing, that is stitching the various bits of the upper together, and she has been doing it here for over 50 years!<br />
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It's a lovely old sewing machine, quietly and accurately stitching through two layers of really tough boot leather.<br />
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downstairs now and these are tough workboots having the sole and upper united.<br />
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These work boots are now ready to have rubber soles cast on to them. The rubber has a shelf life of 2 weeks and a big minimum order quantity so they have to build up a large stock then spend a week just doing rubber soles.<br />
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This machine casts the sole.<br />
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Now on to leather soled boots, I ordered a pair of these. This amazing sewing machine is stitching through nearly 1/2 an inch of leather.<br />
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This machine is fed with brass rood cut with a screw thread, it basically screws the leather sole and upper together more securely even than the famous good year welted sole. These are tough boots and will hold together even if they get worn down past the stitching.<br />
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a bott with vibram sole, if you click to expand this image you may be able to see that as well as the heavy stitching there is that row just inside of brass screwws holding it all together.<br />
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Hobnails! This pair of boots are in for repair, not what I would call a repair, basically all that is original is the uppers they have had complete new soles, lots of hand fitted hobnails and metal horseshoes front and back, they are not as good as new they are better than new because the uppers are already worn in to fit the user. I ordered horseshoes on mine but not the hobnails, they really are very noisy and pretty skiddy on a hard surface.<br />
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Another pair of boots in for the re-soling treatment. I love that they do this, I give footwear a hard life and wear boots out, my new boots will be paying intermittent visits to the place they were made for many years to come.<br />
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Here is my mate Andy choosing the leather for his boots, they don't normally offer this degree of customisation and having seen Andy dithering over all the potential options I can understand why.<br />
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Here are a bunch of boots ready to go, I think these are maybe the <a href="http://www.williamlennon.co.uk/footwear/178-tan-waxy-leather-sole-boot.html">"Tan waxy leather sole boot"</a> I love that the Lennon's website quotes prices including vat and delivery and a pair of these tough stylish made in England boots costs just £150 delivered. They are apparently all the rage in Japan and with tweedy city folk, I am definitely a new fan.<br />
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I should show you the outside fo the mill, a typical Derbyshire limestone mill building, Can you imagine what it feels like to be working making boots in the same building four generations of your family have worked in? I love to see small scale manufacturing going on within local communities like this it just feels healthy and right somehow. Andy bought the <a href="http://www.williamlennon.co.uk/footwear/78ptc-mens-traditional-leather-derby-boot.html">mens traditional Derby boot </a><br />
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I love ash trees, in particular weeping ash is one of my all time favourites though rarely planted today. Ash timber is incredibly versatile, strong and springy, over the years it has been used for all manner of things including the felloes (rims) of wooden wheels, axe and hammer handles, all manner of sports goods from hockey sticks to tennis rackets, the chasis of Morgan cars and thin strips can be used to weave baskets or as binding to tie stuff together such as besom brooms. On top of this it is great for furniture and the all time best firewood. Many folk think slow grown wood is better quality this is the case with softwoods but with hardwoods fast grown wood is significantly stronger than slow grown, the optimum for ash is 4-8 growth rings per inch. </div>
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The ash tree is the subject of a forthcoming book by this crazy guy <a href="http://www.robpenn.net/">Rob Penn</a> who some UK wood fans will recognise as the presenter from BBCs <a href="http://www.robpenn.net/?page_id=22">tales from the wildwood</a>. </div>
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For Rob's latest project he felled an ash tree and is setting off to get different things made from it that help him tell the story of the tree and man's relationship to it. I think it's a wonderful project and was thrilled that the first items made from the tree were a set of my nested bowls. Rob arrived by train and bike with a very serious chunk of ash in his backpack.</div>
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I cut the tree up and then turned a nest of bowls.<br />
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Rob with his bowls.<br />
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Ash was the most commonly chosen timber for bowls during medieval times, I don't use it so much today but these bowls turned out nice so maybe I should do it more. Here is a typical ash bowl from medieval London.<br />
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<br />Folk may have read doom-laden reports in the press about ash die back disease and how all our ash trees are going to die.<br />
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I have been involved in forestry long enough to read the catastrophic prophesies on diseases affecting sweet chestnut, alder, oak, horse chestnut (those all in the last 10 years) all were proclaimed as the next dutch elm disease, all have proved to be problematic but not catastrophic. Ash die back could be different, it could kill a lot of trees or it might not. The comparisons with Denmark where most trees died are not relevant those trees were primarily forestry trees of uniform age and limited genetic diversity, we have yet to see how it reacts in our natural genetic diverse population, in Sweden around 50% of the trees have noticeable damage and 25 percent are severely injured. Even if we accept the worst case scenario and we have let something truly grim loose then running around stressing is not going to help anyone, if all the ash were to die their places would be taken by other trees as the spaces in our woodlands were filled when the elms died, can anyone show me a gap in a woodland where the elms were? </div>
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The other idea that is touted about which is silly is the idea that if we can somehow slow the spread down then it gives us time to do something about it. Well this is twaddle. Fungal diseases affecting trees mutate and change rapidly, it is not in their interest to wipe out the host entirely, trees do not develop immunity think about the length of lifecycle of the fungus and the tree and think which is going to change first. The whole delaying spread so we can develop resistant strains thing is about as silly as suggesting we can hold back this years strain of flue whilst we humans develop resistance.</div>
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The wise approach to ash die back is to admit that we don't know yet what it will do, there is nothing we can do about it but that whatever happens the combination of nature and foresters will deal with it without drama. Forestry is a long term game, selling news stories is of the moment. No one will get on the TV for saying let's sit back and wait and see. Or as leading woodland historian Oliver Rackham has said "What is to be done? Probably nothing effective in the present state of ignorance."</div>
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My last word on the subject must include a rant about the tree planting business. I call it a business because that is what it is, a large scale industrial business with many vested interests making money. People love to plant trees, if you fence stock out of anywhere in lowland Britain and wait it will become woodland surprisingly quickly through natural regeneration with local genetic stock but people are impatient so we buy trees from nursaries. We don't ask too much about those trees, if we want to hear they are local seed types and ask they will tell us they are and we are unlikely to ask for proof. I have planted "native dogwood" in a hedge only to find it come out in spring with variegated leaves. The nursery trade has grown up with serving an ignorant public who do not ask enough questions and are often not in a position to know if their ash is native or not, we have to trust the nurseryman and sadly we can't. The result of this is that there is now global trade and movement of tress and tree diseases. Trees and their parasites and pathogens have evolved over millennia together, when we start moving stuff around it causes problems, this has been proven many many times but we have done nothing about it. We have been sending ash seed to be grown in Holland and reimporting infected trees probably for some considerable time. </div>
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If there is any intelligent action to be taken over ash die back it would be increased regulation of the nursery trade and re-educating the well meaning public and various woodland charities so that they understand that tree planting is not often a very good thing to do. I say that as someone who has planted well over 10,000 trees, most of which I now realise would have been better not planted.</div>
Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-40870970766895184442013-04-12T20:29:00.002+01:002013-04-12T20:29:39.686+01:00practice, passion, dedication<br />
Last year this video did the rounds on the internet, you may have seen it before, if you haven't then you are in for a treat.<br />
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I absolutely loved it at the time and now I love it all the more and this is why. I just found the facebook page for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nonstopmarquese">Marquese Scott </a> and there are lots of similar vids, many of them low budget jobs from a couple of years ago but also a great interview with him which just says lots about how to get good at anything.<br />
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So what kept you dancing?<br />
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"Just the passion. Like the love for it that I felt when I was out there dancing. Like most people they would dance and if it doesn't pick up for them in like a couple of years they will loose interest because they are not gaining fruits from it you know, but I loved ir so much that I just stuck with it. It's like forget what everybody has to say you know you just got to follow your dreams and it's gonna happen one day you know"<br />
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So Marqueez do you have anything to say to future dancers right now? anyone who really looks up to you?<br />
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"I would have to say like I have been doing this for 18 years cos I was 12 years old, and it's not going to come overnight you have to stick with it. So what I would say to everybody is if you love it and its a passion, no matter what it is, it could be dance, it could be art. it could be music, whatever it is just stick with it and if you do it long enough and you get good at it success will come, you know what I am saying? so just stick with it....dedication, that's what I have to tell you guys."<br />
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The message to me is do it for the passion, do it lots and keep doing it, do it for the love of doing it. That is the only thing that will keep you going for the years it takes to get really good at anything. Most people who get good at most things get little recognition or financial payback for it anyway so don't hope for or expect those things, if you genuinely love what you do that is reward enough.<br />
Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-57415958582115135342013-04-03T13:34:00.002+01:002013-04-03T13:34:47.283+01:00Crafted Makers of the Exceptional opens London tomorrow<br />
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The inaugural <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Crafted: Makers of the Exceptional</em> showcase is an important retrospective and celebration of the work of some of Britain’s most talented craftmakers. Bringing together those who have been supported by Walpole British Luxury through the Crafted mentoring programme, the showcase provides a glimpse into the inner workings of Britain’s finest craft businesses – from knitwear and jewellery to lapidary and glass blowing.</div>
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Sponsored by Vacheron Constantin, one of the world’s oldest and most respected manufacturers of luxury Swiss timepieces, the showcase is free of charge to visit and open to all.</div>
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The craftmakers workshop spaces are recreated in Somerset House’s West Wing and tell the story behind each stage of the craft-making creative process – from raw material to finished work. The focus is on the people as well as the products with live demonstrations and chances to meet the makers expressed in four simple themes: A Craft Perfected; A Tradition Preserved; A Life Devoted and A Business Nurtured.</div>
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The showcase is held concurrently with Vacheron Constantin’s <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Métiers d’Art</em> days taking place on Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th April in France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain. These annual exhibitions are dedicated to promoting and passing on the culture of over 200 skills, many of which are centuries old.</div>
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-89391492006563724102013-03-27T17:30:00.002+00:002013-03-27T17:30:30.174+00:00opportunity for craft teachers in Scotland?
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The way I read this someone living in Scotland and teaching traditional craft could apply for a fully funded trip to Slovakia looking at living heritage and cultural tourism. I would love to go.</div>
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There are six places available on the Slovakia programme, please can you forward this information to those that would be interested in applying. I have attached the programme and an application form.</div>
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A week long exchange hosted by <b>Krajina,</b> a small company specialising in cultural tourism in eastern Slovakia lead by Miro Knezo. An opportunity to discover this amazing country's tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the history, skills and traditions that are still very much a part of this regions daily life. This rich and varied programme incorporates visits to UNESCO world heritage sites and ethnographic museums to see how traditional buildings and war memorials are preserved and interpreted and offers participants the opportunity to take part in a Traditional Folk Festival at Svidnik Ethnographic Open Air Museum celebrating Ruthenian and Slovakian, culture, local crafts, traditions and way of life. Participants will prepare local food in a traditional Slovakian home and attempt to learn a traditional Slovakian dance with Matej, Miro's son. </div>
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Arch provides fully funded study visits for trainers from Scotland's cultural heritage and tourism industry to visit organisations in other European countries to exchange best practice and establish new contacts and partnerships for future cooperation. Our European Partners work in a variety of contexts including cultural tourism, ‘living heritage’, traditional construction techniques, reconstruction, tourist network development and museums. These study visits are funded by the Leonardo da Vinci programme; the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence are covered by the grant.</div>
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CHIST ( Cultural Heritage Interpretation and Sustainable Tourism) aims to develop the skills of Scottish professionals who train or coach others in the field of heritage interpretation and sustainable tourism. This will be done through a programme of exchanges with partners in 5 European countries: Bulgaria, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia. 6 people will be sent to each country, spending 7 - 8 days participating in workshops, site visits, hands-on activities and seminars. This is intended to be an intellectual exchange – European partners will come to Scotland, but you are not obliged to host them. Although we do hope to initiate new projects from all of our partners.</div>
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CHIST offers wonderful opportunities to network with people doing similar work in Scotland. It’s a great way to fulfill you CPD requirements and personal training plans for 2013. All of our partners welcome input from participants, they are very happy to adjust their itinerary to cover topics that are of specific interest to Scottish practitioners</div>
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Details of all programmes and application forms are available at <a href="http://www.archnetwork.eu/"><span class="s1">www.archnetwork.eu</span></a>. Please return completed application forms to <a href="mailto:sheila@archnetwork.org"><span class="s1">sheila@archnetwork.org</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">Eastern Slovakia <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>9th - 16th June
2013<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A week long exchange hosted by <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Krajina,</span></strong> a small company
specialising in cultural tourism headed by Miro Knezo in eastern Slovakia. An
opportunity to discover this amazing country's tangible and intangible cultural
heritage and the history, skills and traditions that are still very much a part
of this regions daily life. This rich and varied programme incorporates visits
to UNESCO world heritage sites and ethnographic museums to see how traditional
buildings and war memorials are preserved and interpreted and offers
participants the opportunity to take part in traditional Folk Festivals , local
crafts, traditions, and way of life collecting, cooking and preparing food in a
traditional Slovakian home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>Sunday
9th June<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Flights
from Prestwick to Rzeszow <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Beautiful
drive 150 km drive through Poland Slovakia to Stropkov<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10th June<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Andy Warhol Museum in Medzilborce. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A visit
to the Andy Warhol Museum. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh in 1928 to
Czechoslovakian parents who were from a nearby village Miková a short drive
from Stropkov. The museum was launched by Andy's brother John Warhola who
visited the area in 1987 shortly after Andy's death and the museum opened in
1991 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Today the museum stands as a shrine to an urbane world
light-years removed from Medzilaborce's backward and rustic milieu. Serial
portraits of Marilyn Monroe greet the visitor in the museum foyer while
aluminium foil awnings deck the ceiling of the museum café, which gives a nod
to Andy's Chelsea Factory. In the main hall, Warhol's snakeskin jacket, Brooks
Bros. ties, sunglasses, Walkman and ubiquitous camera are enshrined in
vitrines, like relics of some saint. Photos of Eddie Sedgewick, Ultra Violet
and other Factory personages grace the walls. A lot of this must go over the
head of the average visitor. The upstairs mobile consisting of polystyrene
dollar bills and the nearby silk-screen icon of four dollar signs strike a
chord of empathy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.tatra-domasa.sk/index.php?c=pamati&a=warhol&l=2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://www.tatra-domasa.sk/index.php?c=pamati&a=warhol&l=2</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Short hiking trip in the local countryside followed
by a discussion of Slovak customs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>Tuesday 11th June<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Visit to
Spis Castle and Levoca. These are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are a huge range of
interpretative techniques employed in these sites from first person
interpretation, guided tours, leaflets, self guided walks, multi language
listening posts, panels and pamphlets.
We will have a self guided visit to Spis castle and then travel to
Levoca where we will meet and have a chance to speak with the curators from the
city museum. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lecture at Presov university <em><span style="font-style: normal;">A lecture followed by discussions with a lecturer about tourism in the Prešov
University – Tourism Faculty. Participants will have the opportunity to make
presentations about their own areas of expertise in Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal;">Watching of sheep
hand milking, sheep cheese preparing and sheep cheese tasting.
Visit to a sheep cheese producer to watch hand milking, the preparation
of sheep's cheese and to sample Bryndza a slightly salty spreadable cheese
fresh from the ewes. Traditional
local food which demonstrates the solid links between the people and their land
throughout the generations<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Participants will have the opportunity to practise a
Traditional Slovakian Craft, for example making corn dollies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Traditional Cooking Day. Working with Margita from Brunisca (Brousnyitsa which means
Cranberry) in her own kitchen she will teach you to make traditional Slovakian
meals using local produce <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal;"><b>Bardejov Health
Spa and visits to Muzeum Ludovej Architektury </b></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal;"> an outdoor museum of 24 vernacular
buildings dating from the 19th - 20th century including two wooden stave
churches.</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">
Mikulasova [Mecoulahshovah] church was built in 1730. It was enlarged in 1837,
disassembled in 2003 and rebuilt and renovated with help from Archnetwork and
Grampus Heritage and re-consecrated in 2005 and is now in regular use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Visit to Bardejov designated as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site We will have free time to walk around the town and to visit the
museum of Icons, St.Aegidius Church and the Town Hall.
The main square in Bardejov is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site
because it is a ‘small but exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of
a fortified medieval town’ Bardejov has retained its medieval character and the
cobblestone central square Radnicné námestie is the most significant part of
the town. The square is flanked on three sides by narrow burgher houses many of
which are fine examples of Gothic and Renaissance architecture. On the fourth
side of the square is the Gothic church of St. Egidius, which dates from the
14th Century <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Icon museum is the only specialised exhibition of icons
in Slovakia and on display are icons painted on wood and canvas dating from the
16th-19th centuries. Also on display are religious vestments . We will have a
guided visit to the Museum of Icons; the curator will explain the development
of the symbolism in Icon painting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/973 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.lemko.org/art/bardejov/ikona1.html"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://www.lemko.org/art/bardejov/ikona1.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Museum of clothes displaying examples of traditional
Slovakian costume throughout the centuries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Drive to Death Valley, </span><a href="http://www.tatra-domasa.sk/index.php?c=pamati&a=udolie&l=2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://www.tatra-domasa.sk/index.php?c=pamati&a=udolie&l=2</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is a haunting place, it was the site of one of
the largest battles of the 2nd World
War between Russian and German troops and some of machinery of war has been
left in situ. It is definitely a topic for discussion for interpreters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Over a period of three days the clash of Soviet T-34
tanks and German Panzer Pz IVs, along with supporting infantry resulted in more
than 30,000 deaths between 24th - 26th October 1944 during which time the
streams were running red. Altogether 90,000 soldiers and civilians died in the
conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Traditional Folk Festival at The Museum of the Ukrainian and Ruthenian Culture in
Svidnik.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">An international folk festival organised by The Ukrainian and Ruthenian Association
The Ruthenians came to the area in the 15th century from the south and they used
mountainous parts because they were shepherds. They are Slavs and use a
language, which is something between Slovak and Ukrainian language. The
festival will be a celebration of the Ruthenian culture and traditions, songs,
dances, crafts and cuisine. Svidnik Open Air Museum is where you can see
fabulous examples of reconstructed wooden buildings including a church, school
farm houses and saw mill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Departure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-91957121455573144852013-03-27T16:56:00.000+00:002013-03-27T16:56:59.048+00:00Free QEST marketing seminar on 2 May!<b><i><span class="userContent">Great news about QEST Marketing Seminar on
London on May 2nd - completely free! Many of us in crafts can do with
help in marketing so come and hear expert advice.</span></i> </b><br />
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<b>When:</b> 2 May 2013 from 3pm until 5:40pm<b><br />Where:</b> The Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Carpenters’ Hall, 1 Throgmorton Avenue, City of London, EC2N 2JJ<br />
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The <b>Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust</b>
is delighted to host a seminar bringing together some of the most
talented global Marketers who will enthral with their theories on
developing and marketing products for both home and abroad. The emphasis
will be on smaller, luxury craft based brands, but the advice given
will be universal.<br />
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Due to the kindness of the Worshipful Company
of Carpenters, who have donated the 200 seat auditorium and the time
given by the speakers, QEST is able to offer this seminar free of
charge.<br />
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Please register your place/s with Valerie at QEST by 13 April 2013 (<a data-mce-href="mailto:Valerie.kohler@qest.org.uk" href="mailto:Valerie.kohler@qest.org.uk">Valerie.kohler@qest.org.uk</a>), stating your name, along with guest names. Allocation will be on a first come first served basis.<br />
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Speaker line up:<br />
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<li><b>David Gates, Diageo</b>
- David heads up Diageo's whisky business, leading Diageo's portfolio
of Scotch, Irish and American whiskies, big global powerhouse brands
such as Johnnie Walker, small crafted brands such as Bushmills,
Talisker, and Lagavulin, and a bristling and exciting innovation agenda.
His role includes a combination of strategic and portfolio planning
with creation of big campaigns and growth drivers for their priority
brands.</li>
<li><b>Jill Webb, Conran</b> - Jill is Brand
Development Director at Conran. Jill and her team work with many
partners designing and developing products which carry the Conran name
outside of the core business of The Conran Shops. Jill has been working
on a new range of homewares for American retailer JCPenney launching in
300 stores at the end of May. 'Design by Conran’ for JCPenney represents
a major new contribution for the UK creative industries to the American
market. In autumn 2011 she also launched a new home collection for
British high-street favourite Marks & Spencer, which includes
furniture, textiles lighting and accessories.</li>
<li><b>Mark Henderson, Gieves & Hawkes / The New Craftsmen</b>
- Mark is Chairman and co-founder of The New Craftsmen, which promotes
and sells bespoke commissions and limited editions for a group of
Britain's finest craft-makers. He is also Chairman of Gieves &
Hawkes, the iconic British tailoring company, director of Walpole, a
group of over 180 British brands and institutions formed to further the
interests of the British luxury industry, Chairman of the London Luxury
Quarter which promotes London's West End as one of the world’s leading
luxury marketplaces, and a member of the Council of the Royal Warrant
Holders Association. Mark is a strong supporter of British craft –
leading the establishment of Savile Row Bespoke which was formed to
protect and promote the art of hand-craft tailoring. Mark is also a
trustee of QEST, has acted as a mentor on Walpole’s Crafted programme,
and is a Patron of The Heritage Crafts Association. He is a regular
speaker at conferences and in the media on topics such as craft and
luxury brands.</li>
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Daniel Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882539382647973996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-88185095608079498092013-03-24T22:37:00.001+00:002013-04-18T16:30:09.271+01:00Manifesto for making first pics<br />
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William Morris is often sited as an inspiration for the first Labour Party Manifesto. Today many of us working in the traditional crafts feel as if we have been overlooked yet there are potentially great times ahead, hence the need for a Manifesto for Making. Not a manifesto for designing or innovating or being an artist simply for making. Yesterday at the V&A the spring conference of the Heritage Crafts Association centred on the theme manifesto for making. We had great speakers and also participation from the delegates to help create our Manifesto.</div>
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Our first speaker was David Hieatt, someone I have long admired but never met. He is making jeans in Wales, his dream is to get 400 people their jobs back and put soul back into a town.</div>
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I scribbled notes furiously as he shared gem after gem of wisdom about making and marketing. Here are just a few</div>
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"People don't dream about quality, as craftspeople quality should be a given. People dream about changing the world. Sell the dream, your customer wants to be part of the change you want to be in the world."</div>
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We followed with a great talk from TV presenter and HCA patron <a href="http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/filming-for-bbc-paul-martins-handmade.html">Paul Martin</a> who is passionate about crafts and really wants to get more craft on tv, he encouraged the audience to engage with him through HCA to help pitch ideas to the BBC for better craft shows than have been done in the past.</div>
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"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">It is believed that good decoration, involving rather the luxury of taste than the luxury of costliness, will be found to be much less expensive than is generally supposed”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span></div>
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Jeans by <a href="http://hiutdenim.co.uk/">Hiut denim</a></div>
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All in all an inspiring day you can see what other folk thought on the twitter feed <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23manifestoformaking&src=hash">here </a></div>
Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-88718156749553051892013-03-21T07:50:00.002+00:002013-03-21T07:50:21.896+00:00Middleport Pottery visit<br />
<a href="http://www.middleportpottery.co.uk/">Middleport Pottery</a> is one of the best craft experiences I have had and a fascinating insight into a craft evolving into industrial manufacture. The pottery has a long history which is well documented, it was faced with closure and in 2011 was saved by the Prince's Trust for Regeneration. The idea was not to keep it as a museum but to regenerate the business and keep alive valuable work in an area that badly needs it. There is much info online about the buildings I am going to show you the craftspeople and the pottery processes.<br />
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I visited with the management team from Portland works a cutlery works in Sheffield facing very similar issues. This is the main yard with the surviving bottle kiln, these were last fired in the 1950's I remember seeing many of them as a child driving through Stoke but there are not many left now.<br />
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This is the boiler that powered the steam engine that powered the factory into the 1970's<br />
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Now on to pottery, the first stage in production is making an original piece out of clay or plaster. From this master you take a cast to make a mould and use that to cast a long lasting master mould. From this master you cast plaster moulds which have a limited lifespan so this chap is cleaning up a master ready to make plaster moulds, if you see the master to the left foreground it is a design of mug I liked, we will see more of those as we go through the pottery.<br />
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This is the master mould maker.<br />
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Moulds are stored for future use, there are moulds here of pieces that went out of production over 100 years ago.<br />
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This is where the casting takes place. The moulds are cleaned up each day, assembled and set out on the benches, then maybe 120 of them are filled with slip, that is liquid clay.<br />
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After an hour or so the plaster has drawn the liquid out of the slip so that a layer of just the right thickness has solidified, the excess slip is tipped out of the mould. When the mould is opened we have a teapot, mug or whatever. Some pieces are simple one piece castings and just need the mould joint lines cleaning up others are made of several castings which are joined together before they dry.<br />
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This is skilled work, there is a nice flow to the whole process and the chaps clearly enjoyed it. They do maybe 120 casts in a day depending how complex then start cleaning up the moulds for the next batch.<br />
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Now we get on to the sort of work that I really am not keen on. It is called semi-mechanised. This machine churns plates out 1200 a day and I would not like to be working it.<br />
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It is remarkably efficient and ingenious but I can't help feeling once you get to this stage you may as well go all the way and fully mechanise with a robot to do the job, it can't be fun standing all day putting lumps of clay on the machine taking plates off and sticking them in the drier.<br />
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The machine above leaves a burr round the edge of the plate and this lady cleans them off, 1200 plates a day, it's a job but a bit tedious. I don't know if they swap around machines, that is one way to make this sort of factory work more interesting.<br />
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Dry pottery is loaded onto trolleys which wheel straight into the big gas kilns.<br />
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Here is one of the kilns for biscuit firing, thats the first firing before the glaze.<br />
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After biscuit firing each pot is checked and brushed over this lady checked for flaws by tapping each mug and listening to the pitch of the ringing tone.<br />
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Now this is the room I would work in, these girls were having fun. Middleport makes a special type of glazed pottery that no one else makes any more. I can not remember the techincal term but I can explain the process.<br />
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Now you tear off a piece of tissue paper and wrap it around your pot. I can imagine making a complete hash of this if it was a smooth cylinder but wrapping a globular mug or teapot I don't understand how it doesn't just all crumple up, suffice to say it is very skilled work and it looked physically quite hard too the tissue has to be rubbed really hard with a brush to get rid of all creases then the excess at top and bottom is trimmed off. They told me it takes about 2 years to learn to do it but they have all been doing it for ever. The room reminded me of a sewing room at a lingerie factory I worked in when I was 19 in Leicester quite an intimidating environment for the men but a great fun atmosphere too. What made this fun? lots of hard skilled work? no noisy machines so there could be banter?<br />
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The next stage is the tissue paper is washed off leaving just the glaze.<br />
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Next door another range are being hand painted. William Morris would perhaps prefer this saying that here the workers are expressing their individuality, there is no question though there was much more fun to be had in the previous workroom and no less pride in the skilled job.<br />
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Then on to glazing interesting how gender segregated the trade is.<br />
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Now another dull job. I hope this poor chap gets a break from this machine. It is printing a standard glaze pattern on, as they come out he has to take them off and stack them with spaces so they don't stick in the kiln, pretty dull.</div>
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Middleport is being redeveloped, half the factory will stay in production and open for tours, the rest will be shops, tea rooms and they are planning an area for training people in ceramic skills too. I can not recommend a visit highly enough. And if you can't visit then buy some Burleigh ware online <a href="http://www.burleigh.co.uk/">here </a> I bought a couple of the <a href="http://www.burleigh.co.uk/burleigh-giftware-products.php?tls=19&cl=92&section_id=1293&shopby=seconds&clicked=19">seconds </a>which frankly are more perfect than I would like, they are wonderful mugs and by buying them you are helping preserve a party of our heritage and keeping a lot of folk in work.<br />
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Robin Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955507870794027120.post-3705339472161536522013-03-13T08:19:00.001+00:002013-03-13T08:19:14.456+00:00Chairmaking, Gimson, Philip Clissett, Lawrence Neal, tradition and revival.<br />
Today in the New York Times there is a good <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/arts/design/philip-clissett-took-a-back-seat-to-no-one.html?ref=global-home&_r=1&">article</a> on Philip Clissett Herefordshire chairmaker it gives some of the history but there is more to add so here goes....<br />
Philip Clissett was one of very many country chairmakers. The windsor chairmaking tradition around the chilterns is widely known but there were very many more chairmaking centres and small local makers too. These are wonderfully recorded in Bill Cotton's book the <a href="http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=cotton&bt.x=56&bt.y=13&sts=t&tn=english+regional+chair">English Regional Chair</a>.<br />
Clissett was one of these and his name along with the rest would hardly be known if it was not for a chance meeting with Scottish architect <span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">James MacLaren</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> who encouraged the Art Workers Guild to commission Clisset to make chairs for their meeting rooms in London. I took this pic when I visited in <a href="http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/traditional-crafts-and-government.html">2009</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Anyway the NYTomes finishes the story with <a href="http://gimson.leicester.gov.uk/gimsonpage/gimson-as-a-maker/chairmaking-learning-the-craft/">Ernest Gimson</a> learning the trade and he popularised the design to such an extent that this design is often generically refereed to as a Gimson chair. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Gimson in turn taught Edward Gardiner who in turn taught Neville Neal who in turn taght his son Lawrence Neal. I visited the workshop when Neville was still alive and weaving seats, maybe around 2000, today Lawrence still turns out great chairs at very reasonable prices. He uses Gimson's original shave horse to shave down the parts with a drawknife. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">This is a lovely video of Lawrence going about his work.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;">and this is his website </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">http://www.lawrencenealchairs.co.uk/index.html</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">There are many people running chairmaking courses now but Lawrence is the only person I know who makes a full living from just making chairs. Probably the best known of the course providers is Mike Abbott who learnt much of what he knows about ladderback chairmaking by visiting Lawrence's workshop so a long unbroken tradition being revived in the 21st century.</span></span><br />
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