I was very excited to get started on this course. The sample I had before I enrolled involved making things out of paper but this first project had so much drawing. I found it very daunting to get started, it’s been thirty years since I studied. I have drawn a little bit over the years … More Written Reflection
“People are timid about colour” David Hockney I am aware of David Hockney in that I know he is considered one of the great artists of the 20th century. I can even identify some of his famous paintings, not to my taste, although there are a couple I quite like. They were usually too garish … More Research 1.3 David Hockney
Choose at least three examples of artists/companies from a list and research their work in relation to florals, find out why their motifs are important. William Morris I love William Morris. I mostly know of him from Kelmscott Press, his wallpaper designs, and his love of romantic fiction. I did not know that he was … More Research 1.2 Florals
For this project we were asked to collect flowers and leaves and build on our portfolio of drawings. It’s a self directed drawing exercise and while there were some things I wanted to try, I really wanted to get to grips with a couple of things I felt I’d struggled with in earlier projects. Drawing … More 1.3 Picking and Portraying
Project two consists of making a portfolio of work based around our chosen archive. It is split into groups in order to record the various qualities of the materials. I started by taking photographs of the chosen items, my wedding dress, a knitted jacket, and a rocking chair. For our initial drawings we are asked … More 1.2 Recording and Capturing
I am already a little familiar with the concept of Wabi Sabi. I have an interest in Japanese art and design and the concept of Wabi-sabi is inherent in a lot of Japanese design from what I have seen. Starting this research point did make me question how I would define it though. I’ve thought … More Research 1.1 Wabi Sabi
The aim is to find an archive and chose three pieces to research. Find out about these textiles through observation and further research. While looking at local archives, the one nearest to me was difficult to get to and expensive. I also had the added complication of having Covid which stopped me do anything for … More 1.1 The Archive
Our introductory project asked us to collect objects around one of four themes and explore them through drawing and mark making. I was drawn to the theme “Frozen in Time” although I did have a think about all of the choices but struggled to relate to them and kept returning to the first one. I … More Introductory Project
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