The Concertina project was such an interesting way to present artwork and I really liked how this made the piece look. To make this I folded a piece of A2 paper in half and cut it, and then folded it again until there were several sections I could use to draw and paint. In each…Continue Reading Concertina Project
This task was quite interesting to complete as we were asked to design and make our own tools for mark making in our artwork. I used materials such as sponge cut up into shapes to print, bubble wrap, styrofoam, wool, and wire. I have also included here some prints I have made using my tools…Continue Reading Mark Making
For this task we had to recreate the letter shapes in the alphabet using different objects we found around our room. I thought this task was fun as it allowed you to think creatively. we then made phrases using the letters and I chose “Believe”, “Escape”, and “If not now, when.” I used objects such…Continue Reading Alphabet and monograms task
I used oil pastels to create this portraiture of my friend to make the piece look more vibrant. Oil pastels are a media I have not used often before and so I wanted to experiment more with them in my artwork. I found the oil pastels difficult to use as I was not used to…Continue Reading Portrait
Creating a house with stilts in twenty minutes was challenging as I had never made something like this before and sometimes it was difficult to keep the piece standing up. I used a cardboard box to make the house and two pieces of styrofoam used as stilts so that the house was above the ground….Continue Reading Houses with Stilts
Continuous line drawing is one of my favourite techniques in art because I always love how free and abstract the outcomes are. All of these drawings, except for one, were done with pen and without looking down at the page. I was really happy with how the drawings turned out considering this. I also used…Continue Reading Continuous line drawing with pen and wire
Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two block long section of 16th Street NW in Downtown Washington. It was created as part of the George Floyd protests where the Department of Public Works painted the words “Black Lives Matter” in 35 ft yellow capital letters along the street. I think the size and vibrancy of…Continue Reading Artist Research