Final Major Project (FMP)

These are some test pieces I have created for my FMP, to create these test pieces I have used egg shells which I have blown the egg yolk and whites out to leave just an empty shell. I have tried a few different methods to mark make on top of the shell including sanding them and painting them with a layer of paint and sanding them back again before working on top of them with pens. Furthermore I have also used PVA glue to give the egg a shine before again drawing on top of the shall using pens and finally I have also just worked straight onto the egg which has including breaking an egg and drawing on the inside of the shell. The title of my FMP is called ‘Drawing in Space’ which is going to entail me working on to natural objects such as eggs and bones, I am also considering covering a person fully in pattern to test out how a full body piece would work.

Live Project

Throughout my 2 year art and design course I have posted my work up on my Instagram to self advertise my work I am producing. This has lead to a guy getting in contact with me through contact details I have put on my Instagram for anyone to get hold of me by. Once he got in contact with me he told me what he wanted and we discussed possible outcomes, once we had agreed on these he sent me through images that I could pick and choose to work with and create. This is one of my outcomes that I created with a elf portrait of the guy who was interested in me creating work for him and once I had sent him the finished outcome he also advertised my work which has lead to another guy from America getting in touch for me to create some work for a commission which has been throughly enjoyable and exciting for me and will hopefully be a start of things to come.

Life Drawing

During one of my life drawing sessions I focused on capturing the light and shadows by using black paper and white chalk. I created this from a 30 minute pose of the life model, She also wore a scarf so as a class we could all see how material sits on the body and draw it. 

Mandi Glynn-Jones

While looking at artists that also used the human form and pattern I came across Mandi Glynn-Jones who particularly caught my eye with her style of work. This was my favorite picture of a piece of work of hers, the reason I like this piece of work is because of the patterns she has used and colours as they all compliment each other. Mandi Glynn-Jones has featured on ‘the chat show blog’ where she talked about what the life of an artist is like while answering questions about her work and the SALA Festival and what work she would be displaying in it. The SALA Festival is for artists living in South Australia to display their work, (South Australian Living Artists). While Mandi Glynn-Jones was preparing for this festival she also talks about what inspires her, I found it interesting to see she mentioned MC Escher as one of her inspirations because of his work revolved around Tessellation, which is a repeat of patterns that fit in together again and again. Furthermore she goes on to mention how she is inspired by architecture and history and how she is obsessed with pattern, that she can see it in absolutely everything.

I find the work that ‘the chat show blog’ feature interesting and I adore the style of her drawings. They inspire the way I look at work and give me a new perspective to look at my ‘Pattern and Body Form’ work, I am also interested in looking at using colour. However I do prefer to work in black and white because I feel that it makes the patterns more dramatic and stand out more.  

Pattern and Body Form

I created this design for a screen print so that it would allow me to overlay my pattern over selected pieces of work.

Pattern and Body Form

After looking at parts of the body for my pattern project I started looking at parts of the anatomy such as skulls, eyes and lips. Before I introduced pattern to my ideas I first drew out a basic design of a skull and looked at tone and shape so that I could consider my patterns used to try and suggest tone and shape. Once I had done this I created the design on the left, which is full of different patterns made by various types of lines and shapes. As a finished piece of work I was please with how it turned out and it has opened a new area in which I can take my project into.

Pattern and Body Form

As part of my body and pattern project I have started using different line patterns I could use and interpret to make my ideas and designs look more interesting and sophisticated. I created this by taking a template of my hand and mark making using Indian ink and a biro pen.