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A new year and new horizons …
Dear Blog, This is my first post of the New Year. It is now 8 months since I was awarded the A-N Professional Development Bursary where I have been using this blog to record the trials and tribulations with my research into […]
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Message in a bottle and boomerangs
I always have a strange feeling when writing a blog; whenever I post my experiences, feelings, results of tests, etc. I often feel that the only voice I hear back is my own! I think that writing blogs is like putting a […]
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Learning from Experience (again)!
Dear Blog, Since my last post, I have been working on a collaborative project for the design of some graphics to be applied to the windows of a new Visitor Centre. As is inevitably the case, the clients had an […]
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Successes, rejections and other failures
Dear Blog, it is now some time since my last post and lots has been happening since then: I have applied to submit my work in a London gallery – invited to submit some work, but then rejected at the second […]
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Back to TLCs – using ITO glass
Back to the future….. Since starting my research I have always relied on the effect of the sun as the major activator for the colour change in my TLCs. Of course, the amount of change depends on the weather conditions, time of […]
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Having a break ….
Having got frustrated with a lack of progress with the TLCs this week I decided to switch my attention to another project hoping to finish it in time for the Summer Exhibition at the Devon Guild. Some time ago I […]
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PLAN B – Alternative lamination methods
In order to address the compatibility problems of the TLCs with the silicone, I have decided to try a different lamination process using EVA (Ethylene-vinyl acetate) film. Initially, I approached a commercial company to do some tests for me, but […]
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Initial tests using TLCs with glass
I started testing the use of TLCs with glass about 1 year ago and, at the beginning, it was essential to understand the properties and limitations the TLCs provided, to choose the ones that would have the most effect and […]
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TLCs – Some technical information and references
I strongly believe that behind a creative work there is always an emotional intention, even at a subconscious level, no matter how complex the technical process of fabrication will be. I started experimenting with using TLCs with glass about 1 […]