Oct 26, 2021 | Burslem conservation, Burslem Heritage, urban sketching, Wedgwood Institute
I love finding links between things that have caught my eye in places past which connect me to the present. Here’s October, ‘the mature man collecting fruit’ seen high above the Wedgwood Institute in Burslem, Staffordshire. Today, up here in...
May 24, 2021 | Architecture, Burslem Heritage, Wedgwood Institute
Gemini is the sign of the zodiac from 21 May to 21 June and depicts the mythical twins Castor and Pollux, the names of the brightest stars in the Gemini constellation. Twin sons of Zeus and Leda, they appeared in both Greek and Roman mythology and were worshipped as...
Jan 25, 2021 | Architecture, Burslem conservation, Burslem Heritage, Wedgwood Institute
Sometimes titles for blog posts just pop into my head. This was one of them. It was something that Dad would say – that things ‘ticked by’. Here we are in a new year, and already into the last week of January 2021. Looking at these terracotta panels...
Sep 29, 2020 | Architecture, Burslem conservation, Burslem Heritage, Listed buildings, Wedgwood Institute
Looking up at the Wedgwood Institute, Burslem Have you ever looked up at a building and marvelled at the creativity that has gone into it? Have you thought about the artists and makers and the hours of planning and co-ordination spent to pull something like the...
Oct 13, 2016 | Architectural Drawing, Burslem conservation, pencil drawing, Wedgwood Institute
There’s many a fine building in Bonny Burslem but none with an entrance quite like the one into the Wedgwood Institute. I recently finished the Wedgwood drawing which I began a few months ago. I picked up the pencil for this one having been influenced...
Jul 22, 2016 | Architecture, Burslem Heritage, Uncategorized, Wedgwood Institute
Hello again! It’s been a while since I wrote but I’m into the last few months preparation for my final show for the icon diploma I’ve been working towards the last three years. All 12 icon students will have their work on show at the Prince’s...
