Final books :) ....

       

Having my final books finished is the best feelings ever I produced two books the first was more of a simple one with just Lino prints in it and it had all the pages sewn in with white cotton this produced a clean cut book which was produced using only hand crafted techniques. My second book I feel is more me it is a miss match of Lino prints and mono prints which are also hand sewn into the hand made book. Within this one i have sewn them in using coloured thread which is brighter versions of the green and pink which then contrasts the book and makes it much brighter. I have sewn the squares holding the prints in in different sizes to make the book a little bit more quirky and unique.  

Colour scheme

                                 

I have decided to take the paler colours Andy Warhol uses to create my book as I like the idea of them having an antique feel to them which I can create with these colours. Within my book I want to include pages of just patterns , but I also want to include pages of just Lino printed dogs and then as well as them I want to include some dogs on top of the patterns as well as plain. Also as well as using Lino prints I am going to include some mono prints to give the book a range of textures, these two techniques give it the antique feel/look that I am after as they are rough techniques which don't always come out perfect. 

Artist influeces

Towards my final piece I am looking into Andy Warhol as one of my main influences due to his choice of bright colors and range of different colours. Where Andy produces prints using screens i am going to produce prints using Lino printing and mono printing this then creates a different kind of print and makes it have a more rustic look. I am then going to look into the colours Andy used in his work and like more the colour references into my prints instead of the techniques he uses. I like his work as it is fun to look at as it is bright and colourful and attracts people to it because of this, I want people to do that with my work. 

                            

Lino printing.....

                              

Lino printing.... I love the Lino printing as you can create an amazing effect with just a piece of Lino and some inks. My Lino print have took time to calve but when spending the time producing them it made the final prints more thrilling to produce after spending all that time producing them. When learning this way of doing Lino printing I really enjoyed it and I want to develop my skills within this technique and want to use it as one of the main elements within my final piece. I feel that this will create the best look on my piece's to show off the images best.

Mono printing.....

                                  

This mono print of sky is one of my favorite ones it shows he character with her tilted head. Within this style of printing I like that you can get a range of mark makings within it and also you can produce amazing images with a large amount of detail and shading but you can also produce linear drawings to.

                                 

These linear drawings are really effective you can produce a veriaty of different kinds of linear effects, when doing them I used different mediums to draw with I personally prefer to use the brio pen and then also print onto newsprint which created the best print as it picks up a large amount of the ink and creates a quite messy background which I like.

DRAWING...... i cant do it

why am i doing dogs?? 

i cant draw....

never mind draw dogs...

i decide to just started by doing sketches to try and get my confidence up about drawing the dogs this really worked :)

sketchy beginning drawings

i can produce the detailed drawing when i get my confidence up and believe in myself

working progress but sky is getting there 

I feel that by the end of this project i am going to have a lot of confidence to produce more detailed drawings and to challenge myself in what i produce.

19th Century project...... The Pups

This project has to be my favourite yet, all hand crafted beautiful pieces and we can use anything to inspired us so i am making mine personal to me and what is in my life. This is one of the ting that i miss the most when i am away from home my dogs, the constant companion that is always there no matter what. 

this is 3 of them but my old man was not feeling up for photos today

I have decided that within this project i feel i will do something different to what i normally produce and choose to do an artist book involving all the dogs.

The Big Exciting News !!!!

This is very personal to me over Christmas my boyfriend proposed to me it was the best moment of my life. Every girl dreams of that moment and I never though that it would happen to me. With this news I now feel like I not only need to work hard to get a good degree for myself I now want to work had and make my fiancée proud of me and proud to have a girlfriend that went to uni and completed it with a good high degree. It is hard being apart but I will be better of in the long run for going. I am already getting ideas on what I want to do and include for the next project that makes it personal and memorable to me.

Christmas Break

Well being home is strange; where is the traffic noise, where are the noisy workers outside my bedroom window and also why is there no sirens??

It is a very serial feeling being away from the city away from the noise, the atmosphere and also away from the people. Being home in my little town is quiet but I am home.

looking around there are so many things around where I live that inspire me there is a wide range of different architecture which I love to include within my work. From the drive from my house to my mams there are 4 ranging bridges ranging from Victorian to modern and also a wide range of buildings from many different periods. 

Looking across the queen Victoria bridge going over the river tees you can just sit and watch the birds as they are swooping down over the water they look so peaceful.

When the odd boat or rower goes past and disturbs the birds it just looks like there are clouds made from flying scared birds. 

Photoshop......

well i forgot how much i loved to use Photoshop, creating my own designs with using my own drawings. using Photoshop makes me believe that my work can be made into something as you can manipulate your designs onto objects to see what it would look like.

this is one of my designs which i have made to look like it is the wallpaper in this bedroom.

These are just a few of my 18th century designs i have enjoyed producing these and feel that if i work hard i can produce a unique but very inspiring piece of work at the end of this project.