Drawing-Origins

Big drawing task.

Cracks

From my sketchbook I think you can tell that there is a strong pattern that has emerged and that is line and shapes… which has lead me into looking at surfaces. From scanning my first French knots into the computer this has taken me into looking at road surface which I fell across whilst walking into university one day.

I think I could improve on my working methods as I think everyone always can, at the moment I think mine is time management, being able to set myself little deadlines and tasks for myself and being able to stick to them. I think maybe making more rules for me would help. So next time I’m going to try these things out to see how that works. As I found when we had the task of 15 drawing in 2 hours, it got me thinking that you can get a lot done in that short amount of time if you put your mind to it.

From the tutorials I have found that I haven’t really got much feedback, peers haven’t really commented. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad but however, the work I’ve been doing has given me enough to carry on.

At first I think I was scared of the white pages but through the drawing classes I think that wore off pretty quick. I think it was just because I havent seen pages like that for quite a while and needed to get back stuck in. I’m always worried about showing my work to others, but think I find it easy now we have tutorials as a group, as I’m doing it every week.

Final Samples-Origins

Artist Influence-Jason deCaires-Sampling Unit

The past couple of days I have been researching artists for inspiration in my own work. I found this artist when working on my contextual study unit. These images are of an artist called Jason deCaires Taylor who is a sculpture that places he work underneath water, such as the sea.  I found Jason decaires Taylor in an article in ‘Green Places’ magazine (Journals/Magazines in the Library).  In the article was a brief interview with the artist, where he explains how his work is about everyday people and situations created into stone sculptures, then put underwater to see what affect the environment  has on them. These images are of his current work situated in the Mexican sea.

Sampling-Origins

More sampling with embroidery and hand processes.

Sampling-Origins

I have been sampling using hand processes, these samples are created by using French knots. I intend to use Piccadilly fountains as a starting point to my project and hope that I can translate them into experimental stitch. Here I have scanned some of the French knot samples and have used a setting on the scanner to give me a more of a digital affect. 

Picadilly Gardens-Origins

Picadilly Gardens-Origins

Piccadilly gardens is a concrete jungle with a small amount of grassed area but I plan to gather information and imagery to influence my own. I wouldn't usually pick a particular place to work on but for this brief I am going to try and step outside my comfort zone.  My work is usually based around the outdoors and my surroundings,this comes from my interest for natural forms. Piccadilly Gardens is called a garden but not your typical garden and not the sort of garden I would usually be interested towards. The gardens are situated between shops and trams and are a busy place for people to stop and have a break, but this would not be a stop to admire the view as there just simply isn’t any. People are more likely to stop when having a break from work or to generally people watch. This can be a busy place during the summer. The most interesting part about the gardens for me is the central fountain and this  is what has started some ideas.

Object Project-Bristol

This is using 2d shapes from drawings -changed into 3d shapes

This sunflower was given to me by close neighbour who knew that I had an interest in nature 2010. 

Dog Show

The project this summer was to create a dog to show on the first day of term. I got some of my ideas from my pet dogs at home, I have a Labrador cross and a west highland white terrier. These dogs are very different looking and have very different personalities. I used some of the characteristics I thought stood out, after a brain storm my ideas were, small.scruffy,mixed Heinz variety, fluffy soft,teddy like,large paws. This mas me want to make my dog more like a soft toy so  I made my dog from recyled fur animal costumes given to me by my place of work. 

Drawing-Bristol

These drawings were inspired by a walk in the Bower Ashton national park,this was a lifeless plant I discovered 2010.