Parallels and Connections 2009
A CERAMICS AND GLASS RESEARCH STUDENT CONFERENCE
18-20 March 2009
Organised by The Institute for International Research in Glass (IIRG), this conference builded on the first successful AHRC funded 'Parallels and Connections' student conference in 2007. It offered a student focused view of the exciting current practice in Ceramics and Glass MPhil/PhD/Professional research. There were presentations by students at various stages of the research process, as well as by researchers who have completed their projects, to enable networking and sharing of experiences and approaches. This event were of interest to current research students in all subjects, supervisors, all those interested in current developments in ceramics and glass, and those considering PhD research.
Speakers included:
Frances Federer - Royal College of Art.
Gold, glass, and the image (abstract).
Jin Eui Kim (Korea) - University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
Ways surface marks and tone manipulate perception (abstract).
Jennifer Antonio - University of Sunderland.
The creative use of the tin-containing layer on float glass (abstract).
Tyra Oseng (Norway) - Swansea Metropolitan University.
Properties of fused recycled bottle glass (abstract).
Kathryn Wightman - University of Sunderland.
Hot Glass and Print (abstract).
Paul Scott - Manchester Metropolitan University Ceramics.
Landscape Memory and Confection (abstract).
David Huson and Brendan Reid - University of the West of England.
From 2D tiles to 3D printed ceramics (abstract).
Eileen Leatherland - University of Sunderland.
Possibilities for the use of low emissivity glass by surface coating manipulation with in a creative context (abstract).
Heike Brachlow (Germany) - Royal College of Art.
Shaping colour: Density, light and form in solid glass sculpture (abstract).
Max Stewart - Edinburgh College of Art.
The techniques and methodology of Amalric Walter (abstract).
Anthony Pollock - University of Sunderland.
Creative use of thin-shell and higher aspect ratio forms within glass (abstract).
Donna Grant - University of Sunderland.
The 'Gendered' Ceramic Object (abstract).
Adinda van't Klooster (Netherlands) - University of Sunderland.
Responsive audio visual art through creative art (abstract).
Kelly Campbell - University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
Evoking absence, separation and loss (abstract).
Daniel John Greening - University of Wolverhampton.
Art, Landscape & Material (abstract).
Jessamy Kelly - University of Sunderland.
The combination of glass and ceramics (abstract).
Prof Mare Saare - Estonian Academy of Arts.
Estonian perspectives (abstract).
Anna Vesele (Latvia) - University of Sunderland.
Baltic Glass (abstract).
Fahad Alkandari (Kuwait) - University of Central Lancashire.
Islamic ceramic ornamentation and process (abstract).
Xue Lu (China) - University of Wolverhampton.
Development of glass in China through Western contact (abstract).
Helen Walsh - Manchester Metropolitan University.
The WA Ismay collection and British studio pottery (abstract).
Neil Ewins - University of Sunderland.
The impact of Far Eastern manufacturing on UK ceramic design (abstract).
Sylvie Vandenhoucke (Belgium) - University of Sunderland.
Colour and Pate de verre - research into practice (abstract).
Margareth Troli (Norway) - University of Sunderland.
Glass and Water - Jet: 2D to 3D in designer maker practice (abstract).
Fiona Thompson - University of Sunderland.
Representations of tourism expressed through creative ceramic practice (abstract).
Carol Robertson - University of Sunderland.
Screenprinting and Itaglio (abstract).
Barbara Jagadics (Hungary) - Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague.
Mistakes in glass.
Jeffrey Sarmiento (USA) - Research Councils UK Fellow. University of Sunderland.
Ethno-Graphic Glass (abstract).
Sue McGillverary - Plymouth College of Art.
Coloured light and shadows (abstract).
Steve Brown - Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum.
Interpretative Mediation in Screenprinting (abstract).
Dr Delia Whitbread - University of Sunderland.
Collaborative stained glass design using the internet (abstract).
Jack Dawson - University of Sunderland.
Scandinavian Glass - PhD by existing published works (abstract).
Dr Vanessa Cutler - Swansea Metropolitan University.
Life after PhD (abstract).
Dr Justin Marshall - University College Falmouth.
AUTONOMATIC 3D Digital Research Cluster (abstract).
There were poster presentations, exhibition and networking event on the evening of the 18th March.
