all ready to go..

I've been at Rufford today setting up the NTU stand with my tutor and friend! There's a really nice mix of work on our stall and lots going on around!

This is my section of the stall with a range of work from my latest collection. All the work on the stall is for sale so come and have a nosey!!

The yellow isnt quite so bright in real life (the contrast of the photo/ light has made it seem brighter)

Great feedback..

I'm really pleased to be selling one of my pieces which was featured in my final degree show last week. It's great to know what you all think about the work I create and lovely to know someone appreciates my pieces and style. A lot of business cards went from my stand which is a good sign!! If anyone has feedback, wants to know abit more about my work or is interested in buying work please get in touch! 

This piece is going to a new home! 

CREO degree show..

Today is the final opening for our degree show! If youv'e not been already go to Newton building in the centre of Nottingham and have a look around. There's some really exciting stuff going on and amazing work to see! 

My stand is set with a collection of my latest work, all hand-built and glazed using my own dry recipes. Hope you enjoy!

If there's any other informartion your wanting regarding my current/previous work please email, roseattwood@hotmail.co.uk

sneak preview

My final collection is complete and I've selected a range contrasting in form and scale but all working together in a sense of texture, theme and colour. Within my final collection for the CREO showcase I will have a group of small pieces as well as larger pieces which will stand on wooden plinths.

The piece above is a sneak preview and will feature in my final show/collection. I created this through the coiling technique and used my own techniques and recipes to add colour and texture. Hope you like!!!!

studio space

As part of our final marking we have to set up all supporting work/sketchbooks/research/samples in our studio. This works in conjunction with our final show but is a more in depth set up. I've used a double desk space to select certain pieces whilst using the underneath for original tests and samples. The images on the backdrop are my personal photos which have inspired my full project. 

The two large vessels on the right are my most recent coiled pieces and reflect my latest developments; these match the pieces which will feature in my final show!

degree brochure is complete

As part of our degree show the Creo team has developed an amazing brochure which tells you guys a little bit of background info about each one of us on the course, with images of close ups and compositions!

I've linked the online flip book of the complete brochure, theres some amazing work in here! A big thanks to the marketing and branding team!!!

Click this link to see the CREO Degree Brochure

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.

business cards have arrived!!!

MY BUSINESS CARDS ARE HERE!

I'm getting myself prepared for our Creo degree show which will open for the first night to the industry on the 29th May!

My cards will be alongside my display during the show and contain all my contact information. There are different images of work and each card contains my logo.

I've been really busy the past few weeks in the run up to deadlines and setting up the degree show. Our final Dec Arts deadline is this Monday coming...all of my pieces are out the kiln now and I'm really happy with my final collection! 

I'm currently working out the set-up/layout of my space for the show...thinking of plinths for my larger pieces and a shelf which I plan to make this week, for my small collection.

Here is a sample of one of my business cards....

recent snaps..

I booked out a photography studio to get a few pictures of my work looking a bit more professional rather than photographing from my studio desk. 

It gives me a better idea of how my work could/will look when presented in a more professional way for the degree show. I'm still a long way from deciding my final layout for the space I have for the show but always looking for inspo!!

keeping up with it all...

Only one more week until Easter break from uni...there's loads that needs to be done in terms of preperation; thinking about my final collection and how I want my space to look for the degree show! I've just booked my graduation tickets so it's all feeling very final now!!!! Here's a little snap from the Creo exhibition which we held a couple of weeks ago. I really feel the wooden shelf works well, picking out blues from my vessel. I need to think about making my own stands and shelves for the degree show!

CREO Exhibition

Get yourself down to Bonington at NTU tomorrow from 10.30am til 8pm and have a look around! Theres loads of different materials, products and samples up on show...we're giving you a small taster of our degree show and testing what works well! 

There will be food and drink available from 5pm-8pm. if you have any questions about CREO, our work or future events, just find one of us from the Dec Arts Course; we'll all be around! See you there...

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.

Progress..

My 21st present from my boyfriend and his family was a homemade garden workshop!!!

After months of digging, concreting, hammering and sawing there are visible signs progression, in fact its almost complete! 

I plan to use the space as my own ceramics workshop once I have used all I can of the uni kilns and studios. I am yet to buy an electric kiln but on the lookout for something second hand! We've painted the shed a 'herb garden/sage green' which I really like. At the moment my rabbits hutch has taken over the space as we still need to fit windows and doors in order to make it air and water tight!!

Here is the progress so far....exciting!!!!

Lots going on...

So it's end of term, final week before Christmas break and deadlines are looming, along with lots of fun festivities such as the Christmas Fair down in Bonington building, starting Tuesday 3rd, 5-8pm and Wednesday 4th 10-6pm! Check it out and come down, there's loads going on and so many lovely Christmas gifts...Bonington Christmas Fair.

I'm also in the process of setting up my studio space ready for marking and feedback...waiting for my latest pieces to come out the kiln and finishing off sketchbooks! Busy busy...

Once all is in order I will post some pictures of my work and stall!! 

A little help...

Throughout the Dec Arts course we have to write a business plan or dissertation on a topic of our choice! I've opted for the business plan as I aim to set up my own business somewhere down the line!

There is a lot of market research involved in writing the business plan and I have a survey which will only take 2 mins to complete! It's be a major help to my research...I need as many complete as poss so send this around! :)

Just click here to fill out the survey.

Thanks a lot guys!

Auction antics

Our course auction this week was a success! We managed to raise over £500 towards our degree show , selling our own piecess!!

Edin's Natural Kitchen in Hockley was the perfect venue...we had the top floor/room to ourselves which  had a great long wooden table, shelving and rustic walls! We decorated the space with fairy lights and bought  tasty drinks from the cafe downstairs. 

The piece I auctioned was from a project i completed  last year on the Dec Arts course, they we're slip cast,hand formed mussel shells which wer porcelain, decorated with a white glaze and sprinkles of oxides! I connected the two shell vessels with a small metal hoop and have a snap of these below along with a few other pictures from the night!!

Thanks to everyone that came!!! :)

These are the porcelain slip cast shells I donated towards the fundraising evening! Taken from my project last year based on natural life forms.

Decorative Arts Auction 29th Nov...

We're having a fundraising auction tomorrow for our Dec Arts degree show. The auction is open to everyone and there will be loads of handmade products and gifts all unique with materials such as ceramics, wood, jewellery, textiles, print etc. (all pieces are made by ourselves with the off staff contribution).

The auctions tomorrow night (29th), 6-9pm at Edins Natural Kitchen in Hockley, Notts.

Get yourself down...will be a good night, perfect for a bit of late night christmas shopping!

Heres a link to the facebook event, get involved!

https://www.facebook.com/events/770471629645845/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

current project...

My main inspiration for my current/final project is based around my images of old, ruined surfaces, derelict structures and naturally worn textures. I want to depict the natural damage and state within the old structures, walls and surfaces of the buildings I have captured, creating new pieces inspired by these forms. My aim is to create worn, fragile pinch and coiled pots, focusing mainly on their texture and surface, using different materials and glaze recipes to reflect my initial inspiration. I plan to incorporate wire into my work to act as a frame/structure, as well as providing a contrast in texture and surface, different to the clay. I plan to form a final collection, consisting of a range of scaled pieces which are all decorative home ware vessels, both functional and non-functional.