I’ve finally finished the last two sketchbok covers for this module. I’m not sure about the first one – the shapes are supposed to echo the shape of the pinecones -not sure they totally work. The background cloth was solar printed using ferns as a resist. For the second one, I painted a piece of...
More work for module 2
Some more watercolour studies Spartan apples Beech leaves Red cabbage leaf and tea towel A series of collages I was looking through some old photos and found some drawings my father had done of stylised birds. I had done a page of wash, using some salt crystals and thought I could make an imaginary bird...
Chapter 10 – 3D Manipulated Structure
This is my final piece for Module 2. I went through a lot of ideas and did a lot of thinking and visualising as well as the jottings below. Below are some of the experiments I did to try to see what might work and what wouldn’t. The finished construction I used...
Additional experiments from chapters 8 and 9
These are another two photos of the folded paper shape in chapter 8. I played around some more with paper shapes, using circles and triangles as well as rectangles. The last image is a plaited rectangle. Stitched pieces 1). The next piece is another paper napkin sandwich. I folded it in half in a slight...
Module 2 – Colour
So many ways of using colour, so many things to try! Here is my first work for this module. I decided to add some colour to this image from Module 1 in order to try to better integrate the photo into the page. Watercolour wash, a collaged mug and oil pastel. Watercolour pencils Watercolour paints...