Monthly Archives: January 2013
Assignment 2 – A Reflective Commentary
Assignment Two – It’s been a love/hate relationship fraught with: guilt for not completing sooner; uncertainly about whether I was on the right track or not; frustration with not always having the right materials/equipment at the right time and anxiety due to all the above. I did, however, love all the practical work and enjoyed experimenting […]
Project 5 – A Review
Project 5 went on forever! I started it in June and completed in September whilst at Preniac! I had lots of drawings that I thought would work well in print and my initial selection worked well in lino cut. I did not, however, feel inspired to continue working with them into a final piece and […]
Project 5 Painting and Printing Stage 3 (cont)
During the last two days at Preniac, we were encouraged to develop our ideas from our sketches and experiments with printing and painting. I decided to concentrate on the visit to Cahors as I was fascinated by the buildings there, the iron railings and balconies, and fading painted signs, overlaid with contemporary graffiti. I used […]
‘Flavours of France’ with Gwen Hedley at Studio Preniac
I had hoped to complete Assignment Two before I returned to UK in July but it was really hectic so I took the materials I could with me to England and then France. Whilst on holiday I was inspired hugely by the French markets and scenery and took lots of photographs which I have added […]
Project 5 painting and printing Stage 2 Selecting your design ideas
Having experimented with some printing techniques, I took a look through my sketchbooks for some drawings to develop into print. I selected four drawings. I wondered whether I could combine some of these designs into a sample and as I really wanted to work with lino cuts and felt this would be a good technique […]
Experiments with printing and painting Stage 2 Experimenting with techniques
I have been really looking forward to getting to this stage and having sought out and bought a very inviting range of art materials, various paints and materials am eager to about try out a variety of techniques. I have done some basic printing when attending courses as a Primary Art coordinator and always enjoyed […]
Stage 6 Combining textures and colour effects
Oops – I missed out this stage, intending to go back to it and then completely forgot. I did have a go at the time at french knots and found it difficult and extremely time-consuming, got bored and wanted to move onto the next project. I did, however, gain a renewed interest in french knots […]
My Creative Journey 