Properties & Qualities
Application
Art Lighting Sculpture
Qualities
Textured / Tactile Translucent
Sample Information
Date of Creation
November 2021
Dimensions
60cm x 60cm x 70 cm
Culture & Context
The inside of the firepit displays welded images inspired by lyrics of songs that I sing with my family around the fire.
It is made to last for many generations. The songs that appear on the firepit are; Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag,
Bohemian Rhapsody, Sospan Fach, She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain, The Boxer, Molly Malone and When I’m Sixty-four. The object itself could be considered to be the piece of art, but the true art of this piece lies in the performances and interactions that have come from it’s creation. After I made it, I brought the firepit with me to different events with friends and family. I saw people sitting around the fire, discussing the images and singing the songs they saw in the fire.
Process & Production
I made the firepit using a variety of workshop equipment including a plasma cutter, a roller to bend the metal and a MIC welder.
Credits
Craft Maker
Eira McCallum
Photographer
Eira McCallum
Other Materials
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Cotton and natural reeds
Hand woven wall hanging/room divider
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Woven twill
Twill woven in Norwegian wool
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BBQ from trash
From old gas can to BBQ
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VASE OF FLOWERS
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Copper Electrolysis Experiments
Can we use foil and electrolysis to make pattern in copper?
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Circle Rings
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Vert Gay
Vert Gay
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Fused and Waterjet cut Recycled Glass Trophy
Artisan Sustainable Fused Recycled Glass