http://www.charlenelam.com make things beautiful. make beautiful things. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:03:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Longing for Light] http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=116 Thanks to all who made it out to the exhibition! I'm pleased with the body of new work that was developed for and during the show, and I look forward to taking some of these experiments further. SOMEDAY ... Longing in London 10-15 August, 2010 Craft Central showcase, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4DS In the ... http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=129 Parallel views of New York and London. You know how newcomers to a city have an annoying habit of talking about "home" all the time? I do it, too, but it's not so much about comparing one place favorably or unfavorably to another, it's more about trying to orient yourself ... http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=132 The Gherkin, London. Pen on watercolour paper. View looking uptown, NYC. Pen on watercolour paper. http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=131 Thread-wrapped Elizabethan clay pipe stems collected from the banks of the Thames. Starting in the late 16th century, it became popular in England to smoke tobacco from clay pipes. (Imagine clay bowls attached to the ends of these, to hold the tobacco.) Apparently clay was the plastic of the day and ... http://www.charlenelam.com/?p=128