More Paper Art

After pondering about what I could potentially create using paper, pins and foam board I finally came up with an idea that also related to my project theme of gardening. I got hold of some decorative scrap book paper, cut flower shapes out of it using a stamp (not very imaginative, but I was under a time limit) and assembled it together using the pins. I also created an extra level using another layer of foam board and dusted the finished piece with a little silver glitter and voila, my own paper flower patch!

Below are some more photos taken at closer views so you can get an idea of what the final piece looks like up close. I think I'd like to do more work in this style as I feel it was successful. What do you think?

London Calling

I don't have much of my own work to post as of this moment, however I have been out in London these past couple of days visiting various places that are relevant to my project research. This week I visited Wolff Olins which although wasn't entirely useful for my Fine Art course, was a new experience and it was interesting to hear about how they designed the London 2012 logo (more information from them about that here). I also visited the Saatchi Gallery and the Design Museum - both of which I found fascinating and useful for inspiration and research relating to my various art projects. Not only that, but I enjoyed viewing different kinds of art and design that I wouldn't normally expose myself to, which is something that I definitely need to do more often.

Just a few photos from the Saatchi Gallery (above) and from the Design Museum (below).

Paper Art

I'm not one for escaping my comfort zone regarding the materials I work with, but I'm actually quite interested in my most recent task involving paper art. Inspired by the work of paper artist Rebecca J Coles, I'm currently working on creating a sort of sculpture or three dimensional image using paper shapes, dressmaking pins and foam board. The final piece will be themed to match the work of my project and will hopefully look a little better than my practice below.

Have a look at this website clickedy click click (her work is fantastic).

New Beginnings

It's been a while since I've been active on blogger hence why I'm not entirely sure how to use it or make my blog mildly presentable, but I am back! I've been on tumblr for a few years but I've never used it for anything more than re blogging photos of models and other people's artwork that I so envy. However I plan on using this blog to post my own work and hopefully gain some feedback from anyone that stumbles across it. Most of my work I've already uploaded to my Facebook (and none of it is terribly interesting) but this is just an example of free hand painting which I've practising at college on Friday afternoons. As you can see, I need to do a lot more practising.