My second ‘easel’ job for Pusey House, this time I made the easel from scratch out of european oak. It was cut and assembled (using biscuit-jointing) on the dining table. I hunted down trestle hinges on the internet and finished it off on-site with a lavender scented wax that was a joy to apply. I was very relieved to set this portrait of Lord Halifax on to the easel and into its final position.
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Bespoke easel made of oak
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Black Box Safari at Harcourt Arboretum
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Working with local artist and Magdalen Studios director Diana Bell and University of Oxford zoologist Dr David Bass, I designed and built this cabinet to hold a laptop computer for an installation called Black Box Safari. This was part of the Art in the Aboretum event that took place from 1st to 18th July 2009 in Harcourt Arboretum. The box was hinged at the back and held a laptop computer with the screen open to display a high resolution microscopic image. A magnifying glass was mounted on the lid of the box so that when a member of the public looked into it they had the impression of looking at a real magnified object.
