20/10/2015 – casting – arms, hair, sewing and writing

Casting Finally managed to cast in wax today using alginite – I decided to use wax rather than plaster as I think it will work better with the hair and the properties feel more realistic and less lardy/clinical. I practiced sewing into the wax but wanted a surface mark to show under the skin too […]

The Birds

of the images that I printed out this animation kept my attention and although feels silly I would like to recreate this – I have loads of dolls at home so gonna give it a go – could either film or make a mechanism to make the doll move on its own

Strategies in practice – October 2015 – painting

This day was about looking at painting.  Following a talk on various paintings and discussions about how the paintings have been constructed we were given a small section to investigate and produce, with the use of acrylics, our own painting.  We were given until 4pm when as a group we assembled our individual pieces to […]

Strategies in work – 3d workshop – 1st day

Having watched a video on Richard Serra and exploring his verb list we were encouraged to work collaborately with the following materials: wood, glue and tape As a group we began working individually and came together as a group.  This enabled wider experimentation and sparked different ideas which saw the structure grow.  We began to […]