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Fine Art

For fine art we were tasked with creating a set up to work from. As I was absent from class I made do with a set up at home. I made sure to include some different textures and patterns such as the folds in the blanket and floral design on the elephant. I also wanted…

Fine Art research

Antony Gormley, born 1950, is a British sculptor famed for his works such as the Angel of the North and Event Horizon. Many of his pieces show the human body as the subject, often his own body portrayed through metal casts from moulds. He has described his own work as “an attempt to materialise the…

Sculpture Public Project and Research

In this project we were tasked with creating a sculpture to be located in the new children’s play park in the Cathedral Gardens. I wanted to persue the idea of environmentalism, so started to think about how a sculpture could bring attention to the global warming crisis. I decided that I one of the most…

Textiles- Pattern Challenge and Speed Drawing

In my pattern challenge I had fun creating different images by fitting together my shapes, varying my images from systematic to random. I then thought about different rubbings I could use to create texture in my patterns. I experimented with wood grain, door mats and a grater. I decided to use one I created by…

Textiles- Denim Challenge

To complete my denim challenge I found an old pair of jeans and began considering what I would like to make. I wanted to create some kind of footwear; I ran through some different designs of slippers and sandals until I decided to make some moccasins. I challenged myself to make two mostly identical shoes…

Product- Ceramics

For my ceramic piece I chose this charcoal drawing from my AAD009 module. I really like the angles and vertical lines and feel this could create and interesting effect in my finished piece. I narrowed my image down to show just some of the angles. I created a rough template for my clay, then started…

Textiles- Embroidery

When I was preparing for my embroidery samples I picked out the embroidery thread that best matched my mood board colours. I’ll be embroidering onto cotton curtain lining, which is strong enought to work on without being too thick to put the needle through. I created a sample displaying different types of stitch; it’s really…

Textiles- Weaving

For my weaving samples I painted my chosen colours onto some white card, using watercolour. I wanted to see how some of the experiments would look when one part of the paper had different tones bleeding into each other. I then wove strips of sugar paper through the card. I wanted to try a more…

Product design exercise

We were asked to create nine experiments to practice for our upcoming lampshade project. I tried to make my experiments contrast each other, and am considering using some of the more angular forms in my finished product.

Product design lampshade

When I was researching different styles of lights I came across the lampshades of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Opened in 1930 much of the interior is decorated in stylised aquatic forms to match the exhibits. I was really fascinated by this idea and began to think how I could make a paper light that…