All up for assesment!

Today is the end of term 1!  Phew! that all went a bit quick!? I presented my work to Kathy and Daniel yesterday, which went 'alright', though I did feel a bit gabbly!!

here's my space set up for assesment

mouldmaking examples, sketchbooks, technical file + artist research

my monoprint series of bikes - which turned out quite well in the end!

and I finally made good out of all those bits of broken resin!

Now it's off for 4 weeks and back in Janurary - lets hope for some snow!!!

Printmaking Sketchbook

Final day of printmaking... here's my sketchbook process!

introduction to collagraph

experiments in collagraph

chin colle and different papers

monoprinting (with j-cloth ink pad...NOT VERY GOOD!)

experiments with acetate

transfer experiments

working with colour

using my drawings

layering, layering

Lino printing

2 - plate lino

experiments with colour and paper

two new plates

experimenting some more

new set of collagraph plates...

just not working how I wanted them too :(

creating 'wallpaper' with the lino

successfully experimenting with monoprinting

developing some new drawings

some monoprint rejects

and other experiments that didn't make the series

working on a secondary large scale print

and the collection of collagraph prints...

...which due to excess ink...

....or too damp a paper...

...just didn't 'hack it' as a series

I do quite like the way the orange one (on the right) 'shakes' however!?

Life Drawing

Last of the term!

Tuesday

5 minute warm ups

20 minutes...struggling today...too long in the body??

20 minutes...just too 'heavy' all over

20 minutes...great pose but perspective difficult!!

20 minutes..best of the session but bum too big!?

Wednesday 

(and I decided on using pencil today)

5 minute warm ups

20 minutes...'weight' better than yesterday and more detail in the face

20 minutes....nice natural pose but struggling with that back leg??

20 minutes...good top half, too bigger hips for the bottom!?
Should have detailed the seating....

20 minutes....best of the session...need to work on hand and feet detail a bit more
but other than that..pretty happy!

Lino Printing

I worked with lino for the first time yesterday and really enjoyed the process. It woke me up early today so I've come online to look at some images. here's a few I've found, including this great introductory source page

I love the mark making and texture of
Clive-Hicks Jenkins

Beautiful birds by
Mangle Prints on Folksy

Love the dramatic colour in this by
 Gary Hincks

from Stuart's Critical Printing blog (which is excellent!)

Sharon McSwiney
I like the shape, style, composition and colour here

It really lends itself to surface application, like this from craftjuice

This one from Valerie Pica also reminded me of Henry Evans who I stumbled across the other day.

The detail in this print found on famous lino print artists 
is incredible

Kathe Welch
The simplicity of the tree line and surface is interesting here

Leanne Graeff
has some beautiful illustrations. I especially like the lighthouse in this one!

Love the two-tone and depth of perspective
in this print found on Sarahmade

Great colour and composition from Rock That Horse

A good detailing the process on Matt Richards Illustration