http://alaclair.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:39:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After 3 years of hard work I have finally finished my degree, and here's some of the highlights from the Curious degree showat the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane to prove it! Firstly here's Charlotte Harrison's project - Talking Proper "Experience the excitement of your voice being carried to a visible pen ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=483 Dissolves teeth in acid and gives you a present. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=456 Waterjet cut solid brass medal on ribbon. Get one here! http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=447 http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=442 Card, a little bit of thread and a lot of UHU. Exchanges teeth for coins. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=437 Toothery.co.uk Please send me some teeth! http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=425 I needed some teeth to experiment on, so this morning I collected my pig's head and took out its teeth. I got it from Wellbeloved butchers shop in Deptford (which is probably the best butchers shop in the world) He looks happy. Little does he know... The butcher removed the ears and cheeks ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=411 Tooth Fairy + Sainsbury's Pepper Mill http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=385 http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=361 What is is measuring? http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=337 This took a day and a half from idea to upload. It's about escapism - in particular when you're at work, or school and you really hate it so you go to the toilet when you don't really need to... A Moment to Oneself from clair neal on Vimeo. Music - Le ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=285 Knitted using 7mm needles and about 50g of Sirdar aran wool and an adapted version of this pattern. Snuggly. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=278 Unbleached cotton calico dyed using beetroot. Hand embroidered. I'd recommend using gloves. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=260 We moved into our new studio this week and discovered this pile of cotton wool balls in one of the lockers. Hopefully they won't breed. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=237 Snippets from the summer sketch book In reverse order... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=229 100% Cotton Rowan Yarn, Felt, Unbleached Calico, Found Buttons. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=219 Titles: top left: "Le Chat", top right: "Cat", bottom left: "Digital", bottom right: "Untitled". I love it when my friends leave me drawings ♥ http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=213 Kin + PDF + A4 + PVA = Paper train whistles http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=206 From a film I found when I moved house. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=201 Spotted in London Bridge May 10th 2009 http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=183 "Alba was the name of a genetically modifed "glowing" rabbit created as an artistic work by contemporary artist Eduardo Kac based on one of the experiments with rabbits led by French geneticist Louis-Marie Houdebine. Houdebine used the GFP gene found in the jellyfish, Aequorea victoria, that fluoresces green when exposed to ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=173 Brush pens and paper. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=138 > Creative team: Clair Neal, Avril O’Neil, Jacquie Rupp and Desmond Wong This was a fictional live brief set by Kin who asked us to communicate Nokia's new So-Lo (Social Location) concept within an exhibition space. So-Lo is basically a smooshing together of GPS and Social Networking and will be a ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=127 The SOCPA (Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005) law means that it is illegal to demonstrate within one kilometer of Westminster without a permit. However, the law doesn’t actually state what constitutes a demonstration so I went to Westminster and stood outside Downing Street (without a permit) in an ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=120 Around 70% of UK marriages end in divorce and the average marriage lasts 11.7 years. These statistics were used to calculate a divorce date for a recently married couple and this date was added to the ring cushion, accompanying the traditional symbol of eternity. The embroidered flowers are Fig Flower for argument ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=111 Primark hair in "yellow" and pink paper letters. From The Social and The Anti-Social final presentation document. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=107 Scientists have proved that a lifetime of fearful stress can have an accumulated and serious effect on your health. Lack of sleep disrupts every physiological function in the body. It is linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and causes chronic stress. Stress can trigger brain cell loss, which impairs memory ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=103 These were found whilst clearing out my Grandpa's house. Somebody has drawn a helicopter on the box (probably my Dad). http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=76 Pencil Drawing from The Fear sketchkook. http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=68 Ink & Paper http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=43 http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=33 http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=26 My Sister and my Dad recently dug up these little gems. [caption id="attachment_5" align="alignnone" width="604" caption="Me and my cousin Christopher playing in a helicopter, mid-eighties."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4" align="alignnone" width="604" caption="My Dad in front of a spraygear equipped Westland S55 of British European Airways at The Gables, Whaplode St. Catherine (Lincs). Summer 1958 ... http://alaclair.co.uk/?p=3