Sample piece 2

Here is a piece I created using an old cupboard door I used out of my garage. I decided that painting on this would be really effective and would also fit very well with my theme as it's an item that if not used would have been sitting around for another few years. I love the idea of recycling things and finding a better use for them. I used acrylic paint on this piece along with spray paint and inks to add layers of different medias. I decided to stick to a blue and yellow colour scheme as I wanted to keep this piece simple and not to shy away from the Beauty of the medium I was painting on. I really love this piece as I think it's so interesting to look at! I found it amazing the way the wood peeled off so easily and it really was a pleasure to paint. With this piece I needed up adding splashes of gold leaf dotted around to add a luxurious element and make it more like a piece of artwork.

My prints

Here are my  prints I decided to create to give out during my exhibition. I decided to do this as I wanted to think of a way in which I could get my work noticed and seen by people who didn't just come to the opening night. I want people to take these prints home and put them on their fridges or in a little frame and their friends to see them. This is the way to get your work noticed and name known. I also wanted to give a little token of me to everyone who came to the opening night to show appreciation. These prints all got designed by me and scanned into a computer. I then printed them off on thicker card and signed every one. I used selephane bags to put them in and added my details on the back invade anyone needed  to contact me.

Sample canvas 1

Here is a piece of art I created whilst in my experimental/sample stage of the project. I created this piece using  an old recycled canvas I had previously painted on but because I wasn't too keen on the origional piece I thought the canvas could be put to better use. This also shows the recycle part of my project. This piece was created by firstly using a layer of tissue to cover the origional colour I painted  under the canvas. I then painted over this tissue using a white immulsion which turned out very well. It gave the piece a subtle and simple looking effect and the greens from the tissue paper and original colour underneath work really well peeping Through the gaps in the paint. I then used some gold leaf to add some shiny accents to the piece which I think made it really pop. 

16/05-18/05

09/05-11/05

This week at college I have mainly tried to focus on getting as much done in my sketchbook as I possibly could. Kat and Victoria looked at my work and explained where I am at this point. They seemed very positive however my feedback wasn't good enough as I want a distinction and at the moment a few catogorys are letting me down. I decided to focus on the things which are letting me down which included annotation and also my project proposal. I started to edit my project proposal by changing my action plan which is the only unfinished part. I've not completely finished it this week but it's near enough complete. I have also worked on expanding my annotation throughout my sketchbook. I have done this as a lot of my work is annotated but it may possibly not be at the level I need. I've also started an artist research page in my sketchbook as some of my feedback was to look at a few more artists for inspiration.
I've started my final pieces this week and stretched my canvases. This has proved difficult because I origionally tried to stretch my canvas on my own and struggles to get it tight enough to the frame. This was due to me trying to pull the material and staple at the same time. The next day I asked someone for help with stretching it as it was simply a two man job.
I started to prime my canvases and when dry I painted them yellow. There was a problem with the painting and the yellow kept peeling away from my primed canvas. This made me panick however I soon decided I was going to make this part of my work instead of painting over it! I did this to save time and also because It actually looked extreamly cool. I think the paint peeled off the canvas due to it only just being primed. The canvas was so smooth I don't think the acrylic had enough to grip onto.

05/05

Today I've started to create two MDF pieces of art to play around with the concept for my final piece. I decided to create these two pieces using similar colours i would like to use for my main piece which included yellows, pinks , blues and blacks. I will change my colours slightly for my main pieces however. I decided to do these pieces because i needed to have an idea of what two main pieces would look like together and how easily i could make the pieces look as though they followed eachother. I also wanted to look at the shapes of the pieces because my final pieces will be 100cmx100xcm square canvases and the mdf pieces are rectangle. I just wanted to play around with shape a bit. For these pieces i used crackle pastes, paint, tissue, spray paint and oil pastels. I want to use all of these techniques for my final pieces because the mixed mediums work extremely well. I encountered a few problems with these pieces however as i couldn't seem to get the backgrounds a block yellow this meant i had to apply 3 layers of the paint. However i think this will be different with my canvas as its white and on material not wood. Brad told me that the mdf soaks up paint really quickly which is probably why my pieces appeared patchy at first.
Today i also played around with positioning my two MDF pieces in different ways to see what looked best. I tried side by side but in different ways, Horizontal and vertical but also different sides of the pieces. Evidence of this is in my sketchbook.

02/05

Today at college i decided to concentrate on creating my creative business cards. I originally planned to create a book mark which included my details on the back and my art on the front. I printed one of my design sheets on thicker paper and started trimming them into strips. This suddenly gave me the idea to create wrist bands like the ones people receive at festivals. I really liked this idea so decided to try getting my design sheet put onto magic touch paper at reprographics. I then used the magic touch heat press machine on a piece of calico which is a wax based material. I cut this into strips the way i cut the bookmarks and they looked exactly as i had hoped. However, I was unsure as to how to get my details onto the bands correctly and easily and then i decided if i got my details on the magic touch paper just like my design i could heat press it on to the other side of my bands. Overall i was really happy with the outcome of my bands and i really loved all the positive feedback i gained off all my peers. I think my idea is unique and will look very cool at my exhibition.