Twist and Rock

My new twist in ceramics?
This idea has risen from looking through some old sketch books
over the Christmas period, while on holiday in Ireland.  In conversation with my
brother Tony.  I wondered if he had by chance had any old twister for making hay ropes, laying about on his farm?
Couple day's later he turns up with a twister.  One he had made specially for me.  Oh! was I pleased.
Will be adding to this post.  Watch this space!.....

The Twisting of the Rope
by:  W.B.Yeats
http://www.readbookonline.net/readonline/2123/

The Sligo Way
http://www.sligoheritage.com/archtwistingropes.htm

A Hay-Rope/Pack-Saddle. from County Louth
http://www.jstor.org/stable/27729004

Hut/Tent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/boho,_county_fermanagh

Michael Quirke - The Woodcarver - Sligo Town on the Net

This is the twister my brother Tony made,
he used the wire handle from a bucket to form the shape
and seasoned branches from an Elder bush to form the handles. 
The centre core of the Elder branch is easy to shove the wire through.
The Elder bush or small tree produce edible berries, rich in vitamin C.
Collected for domestic and commercial use, but the rest of the plant
has a little poison.

Arranging my twisters in various positions in order to document.  After I take the photograph and start rearranging, I can't help but look at my work and see Pablo Picasso's creations.  Seems strange, but before the end of unit 1, while I was preparing for our show leading up to Christmas.  I had been working in the metal-workshop, racking my brain trying to figuring out how I could finish a piece of work.  Richard - one of the technicians had asked, if I was familiar with Picasso's work in sculpturing?  with that - Richard pulled a large book on Picasso's works on sculpture from the shelf and started flicking through the pages.  I'm sure I was expecting him to stop on a certain page and show me something extraordinary? but no.  Richard  left the book on the table and walked off.  First couple of moments I was puzzled and then the penny dropped.  Of course! Picasso made things - Lot's of sculptures.  After a flick through the book, I put back on the shelf and start making things.  Now I'm wondering if Picasso has brushed off on me?  The subconscious?

Using different materials, wanting to see where it will lead too?

Finding some scraps of metal and crudely welding together

( I really need my reading glasses while welding)

The perspex I purchased. 

Using the woodwork - shop I formed the perspex - using an electric heating gun to create the twists and bends and at the same time putting the perspex sleeves into position. had to be real careful with the heating gun, knowing when to stop. Otherwise I could have ended up with this?

Oh! maybe this is what you want?