by Adam Buick | Jan 7, 2015 | Land Art, Local materials, Votive Jar, Exhibiting
Over the past few years I have been placing tiny Votive Jars out in the landscape as offerings to places that inspire me and hold significance within my work. This is an idea that came out of reading through some of my old Archaeological literature from my time at...
by Adam Buick | Nov 22, 2013 | Local materials, Exhibiting
In April of next year I am having an Exhibition at The New Craftsman, St.Ives. For this Exhibition I wanted to make some pieces with a cornish connection. Cornwall is renowned for its rich natural resources and clays, so it was an exciting opportunity to go and see...
by Adam Buick | Jun 22, 2011 | Local materials, Votive Jar, Research Grant
I have used seaweed in my work for some time, laying it directly onto the surface of pots during firing. For years I have been meaning to test its use as a glaze component. Wood ash is commonly used in glazes as is other organic matter, I have only ever seen one...
by Adam Buick | Jun 1, 2011 | Land Art, Local materials, Votive Jar, Research Grant
I have been reading through some of my old Archaeological literature from my time at university and have come across some interesting concepts. One area that particularly caught my interest is the burial or deposit of objects within the landscape by the people of the...
by Adam Buick | Mar 24, 2011 | Film & Timelapse, Local materials
My brother, photojournalist Greg Rodland Buick, has completed the final edit of a short documentary about my work. I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out. The discipline of having to portray what my work is about in five or six minutes was a very...
by Adam Buick | Feb 17, 2011 | Land Art, Local materials, Research Grant
I am very excited that I have been awarded a Research Grant by the Arts Council of Wales. It means that I can go to the top of hills to think about my understanding of landscape and how my work fits into it. Here is what I proposed: Continuing with the pure jar form...
