Result: Process: I really enjoyed this task as it is something I had never done before and didn’t think I would be able to do! This is another design I considered for this challenge, I wanted to make a top out of denim jeans. I first considered the neck line, and…Continue Reading TADF: Denim Challenge
Mood Board Colours: Blue, Green, Yellow, Grey, Black and White. …Continue Reading TADF: Mixed Media Drawings
I enjoyed finding different materials to weave with, using colours from my mood board which are- blue, green, grey, yellow, black and white. Weaving is something I’ve never done before, but I found it to be relaxing and enjoyable and can’t wait to try more of it in the future….Continue Reading TADF: Weaving
For this project, I chose one of my environment drawings that included buildings as this would allow me to have structure to my ceramic piece. I began with an outline based on my chosen artwork from the previous module, and captured as much detail as I could. However, once I started the ceramic piece, I…Continue Reading Ceramics
For this task, I used brown and white paper to create unique shapes, and then glued them onto blue paper in hope to create an interesting light and shadow interaction. I was amazed at how different the lamp shade looked when the light was on and off, and the shapes created on the wall from…Continue Reading Product Design: Paper Lamp Shade
I found this task to be really interesting as it challenged me on how can I transform a running stitch into something exciting and interesting. Using colours from my mood board- blue, green, yellow, grey, black and white, I considered different backgrounds and how they would interact with the stitching. I used a…Continue Reading TADF: Stitching
Heather Mae Erickson Heather Mae Erickson is an American artist and designer who focuses her practice on ceramics. Erickson attended The University of the Arts and eventually earned an MFA in ceramic art. She is now an Assistant Professor of Undergraduate and Graduate Ceramics in Western Carolina University. Erikson’s work is very interesting to me…Continue Reading Ceramics Research
Monochrome experimental work: Coloured prints: I found printmaking to be challenging at first as it is something I’ve never done before. However, once I began incorporating colour into my prints, I started to feel at ease and inspired, using ghost images and different types of objects such as string and cardboard cut…Continue Reading Printmaking
For this task, we were asked to experiment with paper folding techniques, which will help inspire us to create a paper lamp shade. I really enjoyed this task as it allowed freedom of expression and challenged me to work with an every day flat material and create something three-dimensional. I worked with black, white…Continue Reading Product Design: Paper Folding
Printmaking: Howard Hodgkin Howard Hodgkin was a British painter and printmaker whose work is most often associated with abstraction. Beginning while still only a student, Hodgkin’s practice explores collage, screen printing, etching and hand colouring. Below is his work titled, “where the sky meets the sea” which is completed by etching with carborundum. I love…Continue Reading Fine Artist Research: Printmaking