ravenmade
Dec 12, 20142 min read
Zipper Reorganisation
The other day I looked at my tangled collection of zippers. Vintage zippers in old packaging. Zippers reclaimed from garments. Discarded...
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ravenmade
Dec 9, 20141 min read
Studio: Pattern Language #104 Site Repair
For my studio design I started with pattern 104 Site Repair. 'Buildings must always be built on those parts of the land which are in the...
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ravenmade
Dec 7, 20141 min read
Studio: Designing with 'A Pattern Language'
I used the 'Pattern Language' system for designing the reworking of our back yard and the conceptual design of my new studio. Christopher...
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ravenmade
Dec 2, 20141 min read
Studio: Site Excavation
Two workers from Edibella Organic Landscapes  constructed fences to protect the trees next to the construction site. Michael Cowan, owner...
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ravenmade
Nov 29, 20141 min read
Studio: Day 2 of Site Preparation
Tom continued scraping the grass and top soil off the back yard lawn, which is the first stage of the Back Yard Project. Tom is amazing...
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ravenmade
Nov 25, 20142 min read
My New Studio - Big News
The big and exciting news in my life is I am getting a studio built. So far it has taken many hours of planning, discussion and decision...
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ravenmade
Apr 22, 20141 min read
Teaching at Victoria College of Art
I spent 2 days getting the Victoria College of Art's Lower Studio ready for teaching in this spring term. This is the before shot. Day 2...
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ravenmade
Mar 28, 20141 min read
The Spring Clean Continues
Sorting threads and yarns into 24 colour hues. Each pile gets put in its own bin. The stage where things look worse before they start...
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ravenmade
Mar 24, 20141 min read
Back to Spring Cleaning
The last bit of machine sewing resulted in a satisfying number of empty spools. I do enjoy using my stash of resources. I sent a swatch...
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ravenmade
Mar 14, 20141 min read
Mending, Shovelling, Putting Away
In between sorting and putting away resources I would go out and shovel. One time, after coming back inside, I found the mending pile had...
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ravenmade
Mar 8, 20141 min read
Studio Tidy-up Time Continues
I am taking my time cleaning up my studio because it is giving me time to think - the type of thinking that goes on when my hands are...
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ravenmade
Mar 4, 20141 min read
Done & have the paper to prove it!
My drawing desk. Notice the drafting board is empty.  I completed the final assignment, presented it.... ...and graduated. For the past...
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ravenmade
Jan 27, 20141 min read
New Studio Work Area
This used to be the admin area in my studio until I moved it outside my main studio room. In the process of moving out. I didn't decided...
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ravenmade
Jan 4, 20141 min read
Studio Tidy-up
With my new sewing machine in hospital, I hauled out my old one to continue the cord making.No sooner had I started to sew when I smelt a...
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