Question 2
Smith
Pronunciation:/smɪθ/
noun
- a worker in metal
- short for blacksmith
verb
[with object]
- treat (metal) by heating, hammering, and forging it:tin-bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelet
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0784270#m_en_gb0784270
I feel this is relevant to my work due to the amount of smithing involved in my work, this should be self evident in the work.
David Scott Smith: A Bricolage of light
Ceram Mon 58 no2 F 2010p. 52-55
ISSN: 0009-0328
“Smith generates through his compositions does not arise from pursuit of anything spiritual or even particularly metaphysical.”-Nubbin Grinder, detail from From the Halls of Love.
This is an opinion I can relate to as it’s my belief that technology builds technology, simply by working we can discover and develop.