Artwork for robert m wood
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.working principally with flat glass i use etch and acid etching techniques .together with mirror and guilding to create decorative furniture pieces and sculpted objects .i also present my working drawings as vinyl on decal edged paper
.my work is informed by my interest in cell biology and evolutionary genetics
.i imagine capturing a moment in time .a freeze frame in the evolutionary river of the development of an organism or a trait .captured and frozen like a fossil .a record of a moment lost in time
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.an early career in the sciences and a commitment to art and design has led to a working blend of the two
.a design year at the mid warwickshire college of art was an introduction into the world of the arts .an initial interest in victorian glass led me to a sponsorship to train in hot and
cold glass techniques in stourbridge. .a centre for the british glass industry since the early 1600s
.a time at the london college of furniture before meeting and working with the furniture designer André Dubreuil between london and france cemented
my passion for design and making .i established a working studio in limehouse london in the mid 90's before moving to mid wales 20 years ago
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