Thursday, 26 August 2010
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
"Faces of Pharaohs"
This week I've spent alot of time reading a book titled "Faces of Pharaohs"
Found it in our local Oxfam book shop (which has many rare & interesting reads) for £7....Quite alot for a second hand book but its so totally awesome and for charity so I didnt mind so much!
I very rarely become completely absorbed in a book but I read this one (almost all the way though) in a day. I'm hooked! Theres something almost otherworldly about the Egyptians and the way they lived. The way they treat the body after death absolutely fascinates me.
If I lived back then I would probably be an embalmer! The wrapping process, the iconography, the ritual....theres nothing quite like it today.
I've been thinking about doing a piece of blackwork with the coffins;
The amount of work which goes into each one is astounding - inlays jewels colored glass resins, all hand carved with meticulous hands. I'd love to re-create this somehow with just a black pen, I think doing a facial piece would be cool because I can experiment with shine on the stones and trying to make them glisten...Difficult I know but if i get it right the shine will really bring the piece to life...
Before I start sketching though, I will have to look into iconography and hieroglyphs - I may add some blackwork wording in there...I want the piece to be really meaningful not just a pretty picture...
Love the eyes especially! Lookin' forward to stylizing those!
....and lastly a little sneeky peek at the piece I've been working on recently ^_~
Found it in our local Oxfam book shop (which has many rare & interesting reads) for £7....Quite alot for a second hand book but its so totally awesome and for charity so I didnt mind so much!
I very rarely become completely absorbed in a book but I read this one (almost all the way though) in a day. I'm hooked! Theres something almost otherworldly about the Egyptians and the way they lived. The way they treat the body after death absolutely fascinates me.
If I lived back then I would probably be an embalmer! The wrapping process, the iconography, the ritual....theres nothing quite like it today.
I've been thinking about doing a piece of blackwork with the coffins;
The amount of work which goes into each one is astounding - inlays jewels colored glass resins, all hand carved with meticulous hands. I'd love to re-create this somehow with just a black pen, I think doing a facial piece would be cool because I can experiment with shine on the stones and trying to make them glisten...Difficult I know but if i get it right the shine will really bring the piece to life...
Before I start sketching though, I will have to look into iconography and hieroglyphs - I may add some blackwork wording in there...I want the piece to be really meaningful not just a pretty picture...
Love the eyes especially! Lookin' forward to stylizing those!
....and lastly a little sneeky peek at the piece I've been working on recently ^_~
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Carboot...
Went to a carboot a few days ago and picked up some gems n_n!
£3
Needed a new tripod for ages ever since an ex of mine decided to take it without me knowing pah!
£2!
Polaroid camera - now I don't have to keep asking to borrow my sisters one all the time! She will be pleased n_n
Only thing is the dial only shows up to 10 polaroids....generally the new polaroid film is 20 shots ( I think?! ) Hopefully it will take the new film...Anyone with info on this please let me know ^_^
20p
My personal favorite find! Perfect lightweight black square wooden box. NOM! Was thinking of some sort of collage / taxidermy butterfly / blackwork piece for this! n_n
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Was told about this site a few months ago....
http://www.paper-scissor-stone.co.uk/Art/
May send them an email to see if they'd sell my artwork through their store...
£3
Needed a new tripod for ages ever since an ex of mine decided to take it without me knowing pah!
£2!
Polaroid camera - now I don't have to keep asking to borrow my sisters one all the time! She will be pleased n_n
Only thing is the dial only shows up to 10 polaroids....generally the new polaroid film is 20 shots ( I think?! ) Hopefully it will take the new film...Anyone with info on this please let me know ^_^
20p
My personal favorite find! Perfect lightweight black square wooden box. NOM! Was thinking of some sort of collage / taxidermy butterfly / blackwork piece for this! n_n
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Was told about this site a few months ago....
http://www.paper-scissor-stone.co.uk/Art/
May send them an email to see if they'd sell my artwork through their store...
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Inspirational...
I found this video on my Sister's Blog months ago:
( http://sweet-loon-bird.blogspot.com )
...and haven't been able to forget about it since.
There's something that grasps me about this...the unpredictability of the sounds, the birds, the natural flow it has...I'm sure if I was to see this installation in the flesh I would sit there for hours listening and absorbing the piece.
Excellent.
( http://sweet-loon-bird.blogspot.com )
...and haven't been able to forget about it since.
There's something that grasps me about this...the unpredictability of the sounds, the birds, the natural flow it has...I'm sure if I was to see this installation in the flesh I would sit there for hours listening and absorbing the piece.
Excellent.
Business Cards Arrived!
Over the last week or so I've been designing some business cards on moo.com....they came through this morning n_n
As well as giving them out to people who ask about my artwork, I was thinking it would be nice to send one of these out with every print purchased in a small thin plastic film slip with two black and white striped mints inside...I think it would make a nice personal touch ^_^
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Competition piece is continuing to move forward at a steady pace...although it keeps getting more and more elaborate :S today I'm designing exhausts with the help of Tasc1!
Stay tuned...
As well as giving them out to people who ask about my artwork, I was thinking it would be nice to send one of these out with every print purchased in a small thin plastic film slip with two black and white striped mints inside...I think it would make a nice personal touch ^_^
............
Competition piece is continuing to move forward at a steady pace...although it keeps getting more and more elaborate :S today I'm designing exhausts with the help of Tasc1!
Stay tuned...
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Submission for Print Club London...
Last night I started my submission for the competition Print Club London are running. I'm not going to tell you anything about what the final design will be, but I will tell you small bit about it...
Started the piece off by drawing an engine...something I've never thought about doing before...it was difficult but after a few attempts I managed to get what I wanted and began to ink over the lines.
I also began to draw liquid tanks with metal straps around them to the side of it which look great! The design is really starting to come together and I cant wait to play around with the designs for the exhausts later this week.
Don't worry though... I havent turned into a complete bloke! The finished piece will be something completely obscure and (hopefully) original. I think I will surprise a few people with this piece when it is completed!
n_n
Started the piece off by drawing an engine...something I've never thought about doing before...it was difficult but after a few attempts I managed to get what I wanted and began to ink over the lines.
I also began to draw liquid tanks with metal straps around them to the side of it which look great! The design is really starting to come together and I cant wait to play around with the designs for the exhausts later this week.
Don't worry though... I havent turned into a complete bloke! The finished piece will be something completely obscure and (hopefully) original. I think I will surprise a few people with this piece when it is completed!
n_n
Saturday, 7 August 2010
"What Is She Building In There?"
This is actually the first piece of black work I created. Approximately a meter high ( something I've come to regret as I didn't think about the size when scanning; an annoying obstacle.)
"What Is She Building In There" took over 3 weeks to sketch and pen. Using 6 sharpie markers in the process...
The piece is about people constantly asking me what I'm doing artistically and that when they view the piece they still wont be able to fully comprehend what it is about. The only person who can completely understand is myself.
I am immersed in my own artistic bubble.
Below is the finished edited piece...
This is the scan I had to work from...
Scanners suck!
"What Is She Building In There" took over 3 weeks to sketch and pen. Using 6 sharpie markers in the process...
The piece is about people constantly asking me what I'm doing artistically and that when they view the piece they still wont be able to fully comprehend what it is about. The only person who can completely understand is myself.
I am immersed in my own artistic bubble.
Below is the finished edited piece...
This is the scan I had to work from...
Scanners suck!
Friday, 6 August 2010
Art Competition London...
http://www.printclublondon.com/postershow3.php
Cant wait to get my idea out of my head and onto paper for this competition! I love that they have to have a glow in the dark element! :D I know exactly what I want to do but its proving difficult to draw it how I imagine it...
Hopefully I wont get another annoying art block before the deadline...
1st batch of screenprints...
I finally got around to printing a limited edition of 30 prints of "Pull Through" Below are some pictures of the detail...
I'm really happy with how crisp they all came out! I loved signing and numbering each one, they're currently nesting in the corner of my room waiting for a handful more designs to be added to the collection - when I get enough together I can finally launch my etsy store...
Watch this space....
I'm really happy with how crisp they all came out! I loved signing and numbering each one, they're currently nesting in the corner of my room waiting for a handful more designs to be added to the collection - when I get enough together I can finally launch my etsy store...
Watch this space....
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