Chef D'oeuvre
Welsh roofing slates, timber frame.
Satellite, Summerhall Edinburgh 2018
Open Studios, North Wales 2019
Welsh roofing slates, timber frame.
Satellite, Summerhall Edinburgh 2018
Open Studios, North Wales 2019
Chef D'oeuvre and Chef D'oeuvre, installation images from open studio
The Craftsman by Richard Sennett outlines the relationship between medieval guild-masters and their apprentices, seen as surrogate fathers. To progress to a journeyman the apprentice must present a Chef D'oeuvre to his master. The then Journeyman delivers his, The Chef D’oeuvre E’leve,’ A presentation encompassing skill, managerial competence and evidence of trustworthiness as a parent figure and future leader of a guild.
Working with guidance from my father, a roofer by trade. Each new work demonstrates a challenge to my competency in the heritage art of slating. Working within the confines of a form dictated by the medium, this project explores both personal and broader questions of masculinity, father-son working relationship and the history of a local material and craft.
Working with guidance from my father, a roofer by trade. Each new work demonstrates a challenge to my competency in the heritage art of slating. Working within the confines of a form dictated by the medium, this project explores both personal and broader questions of masculinity, father-son working relationship and the history of a local material and craft.
