fabrication – Jim Lockey

Death Boat update

Posted on May 30, 2019 by jim lockey in fabrication, More Boats

The project is nearly done and I am happy to have achieved so much with it. There are a couple of things that I'm working on that I was hoping to have completed, but as I have already built a meaningful portfolio of works I am not concerned that these pieces aren't finished yet. After … Continue reading Death Boat update →

Display Of The Boats

Posted on May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 by jim lockey in fabrication, More Boats

One of the things I've had to consider now that the project is drawing to its close and I am planning the end exhibit, is just how to display the boats. I want them to be off the floor but not on some great apparatus that will dominate. I also want the audience to be … Continue reading Display Of The Boats →

Concrete Boat After Bob Smith (part 2)

Posted on April 23, 2019 by jim lockey in concrete boat, fabrication, Folkestone, More Boats

There's not much else to say on this one that isn't in the video. The video documents making the concrete boat, launching it, and some of the ideas behind it. Having completed this piece it feels like an appropriate homage but also something to be seen as something closer to a sketchbook work... something to … Continue reading Concrete Boat After Bob Smith (part 2) →

Concrete Boat (after Bob Smith) PART 1

Posted on April 22, 2019 by jim lockey in concrete boat, fabrication, More Boats

After completing Doggerland, which took months of work. I decided to do some quicker projects before launching into another large boat. So over the last few weeks I've done a bunch of stuff. From starting kayaking lessons, to meeting with mentors, to making a miniature dug out canoe, and building a new studio space to … Continue reading Concrete Boat (after Bob Smith) PART 1 →

Sick to the Stomach

Posted on March 20, 2019 by jim lockey in fabrication, milk carton canoe, More Boats

I've not updated this blog nearly regularly enough the last couple of weeks because I have been so busy fabricating the carton canoe, and making an authentic Greenland paddle with the help of a mentor and hand tools. I have a deadline to get it the boat finished as I'll be using it in a … Continue reading Sick to the Stomach →

Milk carton canoe update

Posted on February 27, 2019 by jim lockey in fabrication, milk carton canoe, More Boats

I'm not gonna lie, the last two weeks have been a chore. I still haven't quite finished prepping the large sheets of plastic required to start the build, despite days upon days of monotonous labour. I have even been able to read nor keep up with other aspects of the project. However I am hoping … Continue reading Milk carton canoe update →

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