Belt

Bird-Jones, Christine

dc.contributor.author	Bird-Jones, Christine
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-18T13:10:54Z
dc.date.available	2008-06-18T13:10:54Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	In: Catalogue: Glass with Altitude, Travels to New York City and Colorado. Auckland, New Zealand: The Lane Gallery
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2436/30142
dc.description	Associated events included the Artists Forum/Conference at Te Tuhi, Pakuranga; an artists’ seminar at The Lane Gallery and a workshop at Wanganui Polytechnic. There are 23 members of the Women’s International Glass Network. Participants included Professor Helma Sauerbrey, Hochschule der Künste, Berlin and Doreen Balabanoff, Assistant Dean Faculty of Design, Ontario College of Art and Design. Funding was provided by The Goethe-Institute Inter Nations; United States Embassy, Wellington, NZ; Arts Council of Wales; University of Wolverhampton.
dc.description.abstract	Chris Bird-Jones developed a series and then exhibited three glass/textile pieces, on the theme of the ‘Belt’ for the 7th Womens International Glass Network Exhibition, curated by Holly Sandford and Linda Chalmers, at the Lane Gallery. The Women’s Glass Network sustains dialogue that foregrounds experience and knowledge relative to practice. This includes observing and discussing the creative process of others as a key to developing tacit and technical knowledge. From this dialogue, Bird-Jones’ work stands out through her integration of Reusche enamels into the use of glass on textile objects to achieve special effects of colour and light. The glass components were painted and fired with Reusche enamels introduced by fellow-artist Marie Foucault-Phipps and predominantly used in restoration of stained glass. Through exploration of sample firings and finishes, trace colours were combined with silver nitrate. Bird-Jones developed an intricate pattern of filtered and coloured reflected light, characteristic of many of her works.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.wlv.ac.uk/Default.aspx?page=15308
dc.title	Belt
dc.title.alternative	Glass with Altitude
dc.type	Digital or visual media
refterms.dateFOA	2019-12-05T13:11:34Z
html.description.abstract	Chris Bird-Jones developed a series and then exhibited three glass/textile pieces, on the theme of the ‘Belt’ for the 7th Womens International Glass Network Exhibition, curated by Holly Sandford and Linda Chalmers, at the Lane Gallery. The Women’s Glass Network sustains dialogue that foregrounds experience and knowledge relative to practice. This includes observing and discussing the creative process of others as a key to developing tacit and technical knowledge. From this dialogue, Bird-Jones’ work stands out through her integration of Reusche enamels into the use of glass on textile objects to achieve special effects of colour and light. The glass components were painted and fired with Reusche enamels introduced by fellow-artist Marie Foucault-Phipps and predominantly used in restoration of stained glass. Through exploration of sample firings and finishes, trace colours were combined with silver nitrate. Bird-Jones developed an intricate pattern of filtered and coloured reflected light, characteristic of many of her works.