Firing a down draft wood kiln
June 2026Participation in the firing of a wood-fired down draft kiln. A 15-hour fast firing at Oficinas do Convento, in Montemor-o-Novo.
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Linocut
May 2026An experiment in linocut and reduction printing: a grasshopper and 18 prints.
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Firing a charcoal kiln
April 2026Participation in the assembly and firing of charcoal kilns, as part of the 2026 firing cycle at Oficinas do Convento, in Montemor-o-Novo.
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Ocarina workshop
June 2026Process of making the ocarinas that served as the basis for the introductory ceramics workshop at Saber Fazer.
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Firing a paper kiln
January 2026building and firing of a paper kiln during the 2026 firing cycle at Oficinas do Convento, in Montemor-o-Novo.
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Pottery wheel
January 2026 ongoingSnippets from the potter’s wheel—ongoing work on both functional pieces and sculptures.
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Paints
November 2025 ongoingDocumentation of the beginning of the practice of making paints and similar products from plant and mineral pigments.
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Cycle of Dye Plants
March 2025 ongoingA collection of photographs documenting parts of the life cycle of various historically significant dye plants, including: woad (Isatis tinctoria), Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria), madder (Rubia tinctorum), dyer’s weld (Reseda luteola), and some flowers such as coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) and calendula (Calendula officinalis). These plants are cultivated for natural dyeing and also for the extraction of pigments.
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Tapestry
March 2025First tapestry project: experimenting with curved shapes and color transitions.
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Wool and spinning
March 2025 ongoingProcessing of various types of wool. In this case, the photographs show a fleece of Bordaleira wool from Entre-Douro-e-Minho that was washed, combed, and carded. In the spinning photographs, the wool on the spinning wheel is from the same fleece, while the wool on the drop spindle and the portuguese (grasped) spindle is Merino wool. Different types of fibers, such as linen and silk, can be seen in the last photograph.
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Weaving
January 2024 ongoingExamples of weaving projects using cotton, wool, linen, and materials such as corn silk. The last few images show some fabric samples in which I used wool that was dyed using natural dyeing processes (weld, madder, and cochineal).
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Flax to linen
March 2024 ongoingSome photographs documenting the entire flax processing cycle: from the flaxseed to the different types of fiber—flax, tow, and flax waste. Both flax and tow have been spun.
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