During our alternative means workshop we were asked to create 12 mark making tools and experiment with them, I chose to do 6 using natural materials and 6 using found materials. The 6 natural materials I got were plants and a feather, I chose them hoping to achieve different and interesting marks. I then used found materials like plastic, cardboard paper and wire to see what kind of marks they would make and how i could use them. My favourite tool is the cardboard as i think it gives a really cool and versatile mark that i can layer or use to shade.

In our alt means workshop we started off with blind continuous line drawings of our partners using black or coloured pens, we then were asked to recreate these using wire. This was really cool and a good reminder to let loose and stop focusing on accuracy and more on creativity.

In our alternative mean workshop we were asked to create multiple 3D structures. For this first one I wanted a simplistic design so I made a tall 3 sided building out of paper which I decorated with highlighters and pens to make it bright and colourful.

Next I created a simple little house made out of cardboard with a wire antenna. We were then asked to make another building but this time out of found materials, I decided to use a plastic bottle which i cut in half and cut a door out of. Then I used colour pencils and cardboard scraps. I connected the pencils using wire and attached them to the cardboard roof.