As part of our online class we were paired off and had to produce a portrait of that person. I created this portrait of Anna using watercolour for the shapes in the background and then pro markers for the detail. I wanted to create a…
Whenever we were told about this part of the task, I felt the best material for me to use would be branches and twigs joined with twine. However, I struggled keeping the twine tight enough so that the structure would hold, so I resorted to…
Once I had finally managed to get all the pieces stitched together and the roof added, I thought keeping with the aesthetic I was going for, I found images of the exterior of different house from magazines. Overall, I am pleased with the final outcome…
I really enjoyed this part of the task as some tools worked out much better than I expected and could create a range of different marks depending on how I used them. I created the marks by applying ink to the tools or dipping them…
For this part of the workshop, while classes were online, I went around the area of the Belfast Campus and St. Anne’s Cathedral. My first piece was a coloured study using pro markers of the Ulster University campus building. I feel my use of colour…
To start this workshop, we were given the task of creating two A3 sized drawings of the skyline out the window or a view from inside the studio. To begin with I decided to create a quick study using a black sharpie of the atrium….
Following creating my alphabet, I wanted to explore using plastic bags to creating letterforms. I decided to create these two words, ‘Problem’ and ‘Pollution’ as a way of linking the materials and the words. I found the bags quite effective in making letterforms, especially when…
‘Create’ I really looked forward to this part of the task and thoroughly enjoyed completing it. I found that the best phrases/words were ones that weren’t too long and also didn’t have too many repeating letters. ‘Smile’ ‘Be Kind’ ‘Rise Up’ ‘Be Yourself’ I…
In this workshop, we were tasked with gathering objects from our surroundings to create letterforms which were then assembled into an alphabet. I found this a lot more challenging than I originally thought it would be. Some letters were easier than others, with objects…