Tutorial 15/04/2008

• Progressing well with a new confidence
• Remember to keep difference within the collections to show range and diversity
• Grids- Introduce own printed grids, lines, stripes and cheques instead of using graph paper
• Introduce Fabric pieces, cottons etc... these can be used to collage with and add more depth within work
• P.I well underway, start to edit down
• Update C.V and promo materials, business cards etc..

Business Card designs

Experimenting with Fabric

I made the decision that I would finally begin to introduce some fabric pieces into my work to show range and diversity within my portfolio. I have always been a predominantly paper based person so fabric is something new to me and this was quite exciting. As I had already prepared 2 screens bursting with imagery I started to print onto some cream fabrics such as Canvas and Silks and i really liked them. To take these to another level i began to experiment with disperse papers to add flashes of colour, I thought it would be quite interesting to add some thin blue stripes to mimic the graph paper I had been using within my designs. I like the idea of creating my own stripes, pin stripes, checks and even spotted fabrics which I will then print over. Here are some images of my fabric pieces which I have used to collage with...

Giftwrap Sollution

More work....

It was mentioned in my tutorialn that I should maybe photography my 6 books and use the front numbered covers as a design in itself. I really liked this idea and feel it would make a great contemporary giftwrap or wall panel. Here are some photographs..
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Formal Interim Critique & Feedback

• Studio practice is developing well into final portfolio collection well/needs to speed up.

Developing well with some highly personal solutions in the form of 'book art'- do now think about the degree show and exactly what you hope to acheive and show.

• Clear Personal concept evident.

Good clear strong concept becoming stronger with more reasoning.

• Clear vision for work progress- through final collections and degree show/ more focus/planning needed.

You know this will be paper products and artist books solutions but do be ambitious and produce some larger pieces- A2 pieces/wall panels. This will show more range

• Personal organisation, time management and attendance is good/needs improving.

Very good throughout the module- continue to show this level of commitment and planning for final works.

• Recording and Planning for Personal Interpretation module is underway/needs improvement.

This should be underway, recording and evaluating your practice and methodology regulary- check and dicuss at next tutorial.

• Technical Innovation/ substrate awareness is good/innappropriate.

Your book ideas are progressing well but do explore producing some ideas for just paper prints as we discussed.

• Contextual awareness and its relationship to practice is sound and appropriate/ needs further investigation/research.

Do continue to research this area- other book artists and think about other possibilities for the work- gift wrap/ cards etc..

• Verbal presentation clear and confident/needs more practice and thinking through.

Good presentation with confidence, do try to articulate positively throughout, have your work in logical order- label these to remind if this helps but generally fine.

• Further Comments....

You have some lovely pieces, now perhaps slow down a little and reflect on what has been produced and whether this works well or not. Decide on your final collections of work- Aim to achieve diversity and range, scale, complexity etc..

Screen Number 2...

Today I decided to prepare a new screen to introduce new imagery. I have been inspired by my research into victorian floral symbolism and the brushes that I made in photoshop a few weeks earlier. I decided to put numerous designs onto the new screen which included a newly drawn "over growing" garden image which didnt work on the previous screen, this image is a3 in size (narrow) This will be used to print some strong simple full designs which I will then work back into and possibly repeat. I have also added some of the imagery I produced within photoshop (relating to symbolism) to add more interest to my work and allow me to layer imagery, examples can be seen below