Sampling Project

Artist Inspiration

Alice Kettle

Holly Brackmann


Peggy Debell

Lace Maps Idea

The map idea played quite a prominent role in my project

Began when I was creating my large scale piece on smaller samples

Testing on another sample with ways I could make it large scale

Attempting to see what it'd look like with layering idea

Sampling on what it would look like layered over each other

I thought the news paper that I used under cutting the shapes out with a craft knife were also quite interesting

I incorporated the outlines of the map of Manchester in my hand processes sample with population dots on it with Boule knots

Attempting wrapping fibres around wire from artist research to archive a 'laced map' shape.

Used a laser cutter to cut out shapes of an old map of Manchester

Artist Inspiration

The Primitive Streak Exhibition

Although I don't think this influenced my project at all, I enjoyed this piece the most because it reminded me of a previous project that I had done on Body Distortion.

Holden Gallery Visit

Manisha Parekh - memory

Pushpa Kumari

During a recent vist to the MMU Holden Gallery for a drawing workshop, I was fascinated by the tiny marks that made up such a large drawing with clean lines like in Kumari's work. This is reflected in my A2 drawing. I started on a small square and I thought a lot about composition so I decided to go against the grain and start off centre. I decided to take parts of my drawings in my sketchbook to combine and develop this new piece, and work bigger as I went along. Although I ended up cutting some bits out and re arranging them on a larger scale, but I think it worked out to be quite aesthetically pleasing. I was briefed to interpret college into the drawing and I utilised this to highlight certain points of the drawing. I used parchment paper as I like the semi-opaque qualities that I found out from using it with my sketches.

A2 Drawing

Close up

Origins Project

Felt samples with pot pourri leaves trapped inside

This is also a 'happy accident' because I originally wanted the pot pourri to be viable but I made one of the layers too thick and it ended up getting sandwiched in. I did see, after discussing it with peers, that it gives it an interesting characteristic. This is because at first the most striking thing is the colour of the felt and then when you feel the sample you notice that there are hidden objects in it.

Hand Processes Workshop

Stitching in space

Pasta wrapped and tied together with crochet string

I didn't think too much about what objects to use as Kate had instructed, so it didn't quite link together with my project but it was interesting to experiment with.
I was thinking about the different ways to bind such a common object and I found that in this dry state (straight out the bag) It was quite difficult to stitch them together.

However , once they were together I realised the shadows it created was quite interesting.
I wonder if I can incorporate shadows into my project.
I thought movement played a part in this piece too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSLFJemnH4

After this I researched shadow art and found Tim Noble and Sue Websters work that I really liked. I love how a pile of rubbish which would look so abstract and random on it's own makes such perfect figures in the shadows. I also like the title of this piece 'real life is rubbish' because essentially these figures are made of rubbish and it reflects life



Development work

A2 laser cuttings lose behind parchment paper

Close up

The shadows reminded me of shadow art and shadow puppets, and I also liked how the piece looks different everytime you take all the separate pieces out and lay them flat.

Lose pieces before I trapped them (it reminds me of the game Limbo)

Shadows created by the pieces

So I was inspired to keep all the pieces lose behind some parchment paper, like shadow puppets stay behind the screen. I stuck only the large pieces down to keep them spread out and fill the large piece of paper. This also reminded me of sand art.


Sand painting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo&list=HL1321808644&feature=mh_lolz


Limbo (game trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1vexQzA9Vk