Ceramics Task
For this task, I decided to choose this drawing from the first module as I felt it would give me the best linear structure to recreate in the clay. Using a viewfinder, I zoned in on this area as it was very busy and had…
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TADF: Weaving
For this task, we had to create weaving samples using mixed media based off our previous colour palette. To begin, I created 3 small samples using coloured card to try and get the hang of the technique, as I don’t have a lot of experience…
Museum: A2 Drawings (Day 2)
Starting the second day at the museum, I felt more confident following the day before. I am pleased with my first piece as I was able to fill the whole page and included both the main objects but also the background detail which puts the…
Museum: A2 Drawing (Day 1)
Following my charcoal piece in the morning, I decided it would be best for my next drawing to be of an area of the museum where I can show the scale and also use the whole page. I chose the metal structure with different objects…
Museum: A3 Drawing (Day One)
This was the workshop I found the most challenging as charcoal has always been a media that I have struggled with. After walking through the museum, the woven dragons on the top floor stood out to me the most as I thought they could look…
Alt Means: Artist Research 2
Mal ‘Maser’ Hester Protesting Against the 8th Amendment Maser is a Dublin-based artist who was very vocal through his art about his views on repealing the 8th amendment. He quickly became considered a game-changer in the Irish art scene through his brightly coloured and minimalistic…
Alt Means: Artist Research 1
‘The Knotted Gun’ By Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1985) This sculpture, also known as ‘Non-Violence’, can be found in New York, and was created in memory of John Lennon to be seen as a symbol of world peace. It has been used and still is today…
Alt Means: Object Writing Task
For this task I had to pick an inanimate object and write a paragraph from it’s perspective for the rest of my group to guess which I really enjoyed doing. I sit in the same spot for most of the day, surrounded by about thirty…
Alt Means: Final Monograms
After my brainstorming, I decided that these two monograms were the best as my initials were still clear and they looked professional. I drew them out bigger and made sure the thickness of the black line was the same the whole way round. I then…
Alt Means: Monograms Brainstorming
When we were first introduced to this part of the workshop, I didn’t know what monograms were until we were shown examples. At the beginning I thought my initials would be difficult to find a composition which worked well together while also looking sleek and…