All work up for assessment - 30/1/2012

Here are some images of the work I put up for assessment yesterday, I don't think my studio space has ever been this tidy! Shelves were definitely a good investment, i've not really seen my work against a blank wall - a good practice for displaying work in the future!

The row of clay plaits below were a last minute addition but think they are my favourite piece of all the work that I've hung in my space. I think they could definitely do with being titled though...

New clay work

I had a a big clay head making sesh in the studio this afternoon before our assessments in the studio next week. The pressure seems to be quite good in making me produce loads of work and I got about 6 heads done and a few hair braids! It's annoying that they take a long time to dry but they should be ready in 2-3 days.

Hand Puppets

After making the clay heads and researching puppets and their history, I decided to try out making cloths to display alongside the head sculptures I had previously made. Although the head and cloth bodies aren't joined, I aim to try and progress onto this within the next few weeks. The good thing about the clothing for the heads is that they are relatively quick to make, any ideas can be quickly put into practice and then discarded if they don't work out.

14/1/2012

These are a series of studies from a book about German puppets, i think the works on black paper work better than the one on the brown card, because they feel like they have more depth.

I feel that the drawings work better when grouped together rather than on their own. The next step I want to try is to experiment with different coloured papers and inks to see the effect that this has.

Current Studio Work - 9/1/2012

Here is a photo of my studio space taken today, and it looks tidy compared to usual! I've just put up all the ink drawings that I've been doing recently, as I wanted to see what they all look like together as a large group. I feel like they work better together as a collection rather than on their own, so could look into putting

together a series?

I think the 6 ink drawings above have been the most successful out of all the ones that I've been working on, and this is possibly because I've used colour on some of them? The vertical lines (the occurred as a result of my clumsiness!) help the figures to be seen as puppets or marionettes, and this is something that I want to try and develop.

All the drawings are either based on ornaments that I've bought, or clay models that I've made. I will try and upload a photo of my growing collection of ornaments!