07/08/23
I have started working on my jugs. The first two are supposed to resemble hessian / canvas bags, with vines growing out of them for the handle. I wanted to keep it looking very ‘rough’ with as much texture in the clay as possible.
The third jug will continue on with the same theme, exploring the adaptability of nature, and its ability to survive despite humans. But I will move away from the hessian sack towards a more rigid kind of structure like a building. and my final ‘disrupted’ jug will continue that idea even further.
My cups and bowls have come out of the kiln after being glazed and their final firing. I am happy with how they have turned out. They are not perfect, and one of my flower mugs does have a leaf that need to be glued back on. But I like the way the underglazes have come up. The blue inside was to represent the sky, and I deliberately left it a very light inconsistent coating. I love how that turned out. The ‘painted’ on vines look ok. But I think that in my pieces moving forward I will attempt to use clay to continue the vines around my work. I do like the imperfection of the shape of the bowls and cups. It feels very organic which is in keeping with my ‘nature’ theme.
25/07/25
I have been working on a ‘crazy critter’ whom I call Morphling. He is a special beast, who is able to adapt and change to suit the environment and circumstances surrounding him. He can ‘morph’ different parts of his body at will. The audience is encouraged to interact with him and will be able to change parts of his anatomy, swapping them.
This is a picture of his bee stinger. I am quite happy with how it has turned out. The stinger itself is hand stitched leather, whilst the lower body section is made crocheting with 2 strands of 8ply acrylic yarn together, to ensure the thickness I wanted.
29/05/2023
Printmaking
I have been working on the final layer of my lino print this morning. No photo’s for this, too much ink to be taking photo’s whilst I am working on it. I am really happy with how they have turned out. This is despite having issues with them taking way too long to dry for the first layer, and having to throw some out, because they had been piled on top of each other before they dried. And then having issues with my alignment and registration for the second layer. The third layer I decided not to use the press, but simply used a clean brayer on the back of the lino which I laid onto the paper. I really love the end result.
I also worked some more on my screen printing. I am very happy with how that is coming along. I did manage to take a photo of some of this work in progress.
27/05/2023
I have been working on some painting for my resolved works. I am doing a portrait of my husband, it is harder then I thought it would be to be honest. And I have a house full of critics that are making me second guess myself. I am on the fence at this point, but I am not yet finished, so hopefully it will turn out in the end. Vincent Van Gogh was the original inspiration for the painting style used in this artwork. But I think I might take it in a different direction, going back to skin tones and lightening it up a bit.
12/05/2023
I have been working on some of my portrait painting exercises. I am really enjoying this.
Painting 19/04/2023
Today in class we have been working on….
Printmaking 19/04/2023
Today in class I was able to put my steel plate in the acid bath to create the etching. After I got the plate out and cleaned it up with turps, I used it to create too prints; on in silver and the other in green oil paint. I am extremely happy with how these have worked out. It is amazing to me the amount of fine detail you can create with an etching.
I really love how my etching turned out. It is amazing how much fine detail you are able to get from an etching.
