last weeks photography...

As well as my own business cards we've been busy on the Dec Arts course getting work organised for the brochure which everyone will be able to see at the Degree show. Each student has a double page spread in the brochure...the ideas for photos were to have a composition piece which contains inspiring objects/tools/samples etc and the second photo which covers an entire page is a more close up shot, focusing on detail within 1 of our pieces...Yasmin Ensor did a really good job of taking all the photos for our brochure...have a look at her work on facebook.

Above is my composition layout...I included on of my most relevant drawings which I feel communicates my inspiration and shows how I portray this through my ceramics. I then added my main tools...not many as all my pieces are built by hand, I use the metal, wooden and rubber kidneys to smooth the surface slightly and push the form into shape. I've also included one of my very first favourite pieces, produced from my small push mould. The glaze tiles are all tones which I have developed and will use throughout my show!

This is the close up, detailed image taken from one of my recent pieces. This image will cover an entire page, revealing the textured surface and combination of tones where one glaze meets another.

Fresh Inspiration

After a few tutorials I realised my drawing had come to a stop and all I was doing was making! I find it hard to get back into drawing but have actually enjoyed creating my latest sketches and collages.

I have used a range of media, from photocopied textures seen in some of my other drawings and photographs as well as pastels, watercolours, pen and pencil. 

My inspiration comes from natural objects/scenes/tones/textures/colours etc. 

Below are a couple of my drawings along with the original imagery which has inspired my work! I don't want to replicate the surface or scene entirely, I just pick out any form, line, colour or texture which appeals to me and show it in my own way.

The image above is in the Yorkshire Dales, a beautiful view of stoney hills and grassy fields. I like the range of surface and texture within this image, combined with the multi tonal greys and bright greens. I used pastels in grey to reflect the textured trees and added the form and texture of the hills through photocopied sections taken from my other drawings.

The second photograph was taken last year whilst I was on holiday in Rome. This is stone from the Colosseum. I am inspired by the natural, textured surface and worn colouring which I have tried to show within my drawing. I used just pen and pastels for this piece.