Bookbinding workshop

Learnt 3 bookbinding techniques: single-section pamphlet, Yotsume Toji and a concertina book. It's a Very satisfying technique, providing another way to display work. 

On the back burner

Still got writings going on- end is in sight though! Made this, very, very basic...thing! When I get time will develop this idea

Inspiration on the move #2

Whilst eating breakfast at the hotel in Edinburgh, had lots of lovely bright art work to look at from Chloe Gardener. Most of her pieces there were stags but looking at her website have seen she also features feathers in her pieces- like it all the more now! 

Also seen some very lovely window displays 

Finding inspiration on the move

Walking through the lighting department of John Lewis in Edinburgh today and found these lovely lights. Very much linked to my work. 

Backdating

I've not just been good at keeping this up to date with when I try out something- so these images (not best quality as from my iPhone, originals are better but I'm usually only ever updating this blog from my phone) are from over a month ago now...the time has flown past since October break! 

I got given a school classroom size map from a friend (who had seen my plea for maps on my Facebook page) and I went to town with creating lines and connection points on the map, then after copying maps onto acetate, made my own slides and projected over the top of everything- my favourite- layers! 

Was dissapointed that the lines didn't create a stronger shadow, problem is down to using wool and not a powerful enough light source. But all in all I like the effect. 

These are my handmade slides- so the pieces of the projected map are so small it's hard to picture how they will look when they are enlarged. The wording wasn't particularly successful as I was using a stencil and a permenant marker and it wasn't dark enough to stop light passing through it. So when it was projected was very faint- would need to print onto acetate from the computer with a string contrast for it to work better I think.

Reflections

Trying to photograph against mirrors (NOT easy!!) Just trying out a change from shadows to reflections- will be editing through photos I took on my Canon the attached image was taken on my iPhone- gives you a picture of what I was up to

Guess what my seminar paper is now on...

Busy with this seminar paper- taking up most of my time and energy! (Marxism went out the window after a group discussion- thankfully!)

So I've not been very creative these past few days, nor am I likely to be for another couple of days as I am determined to get this out of the way! Then just another essay to do too...sigh! 

Banksy

I have always enjoyed Banksy's work - he has a sense of humour, doesn't take any of it too seriously and it's always amazed me how irritated people get with his pieces!

 Been looking through his recent works from his residency in New York-  'Better Out Than In' -  Lots of variation from his months work. Particular favourite of mine is 'Sirens of the Lambs'
http://www.banksyny.com/

Globes

One of college tutors very kindly gave me a globe of hers that was sitting at home gathering dust. But I really don't know what I am going to do with it yet, been looking online for ideas; found a few really lovely ideas.....