Dishwasher – 25th January 2016

Filmed this sequence today.  Set up x3 phone cameras and x1 dslr camera to capture this in one take.  Really pleased with the results and how it felt to do Felt very cathartic and satisfying. Only downside was that two camera were facing and filming each other so that they are in shot.  Thought I […]

End of Semester Exhibition 3rd February 2016

  I had a nightmare trying to get the film to work but last minute it was all sorted.  I quickly turned the projector at an angle into the corner of my space and was really pleased with how it looked and sounded.  As soon as you walked into the studios you could hear the […]

Cast shoes – 22nd January 2016

I cast the shoes and bag from the charity shop – really pleased with how they came out, each shoe shows traces of use, specks of history.  They have an odd shape to them – recognisable as a shoe yet appear as if something is missing or not quite right. I decided to try and […]

Resin Cast – 26th January 2026

I decided to try and cast the baby pair of shoes in resin – the process was achieved in stages and unfortunately the first layer was distorted due to the age of the resin and the final layer cracked which was perhaps due to the reaction of pouring onto uncooled resin. I was really disappointed […]

Dream World of Dolls – Snoeck Ducaju & Zoon

“dolls and their accessories make us look back at out childhood years when toys played an important part in our lives.” “reference to ones childhoo years is an essential part of the life cycle and a theme that is frequently seen in folklore” also talks about sociological differences – simple self made dolls and luxurious, […]

Reflection – 22nd January 2016

saw bronze pouring in workshop for 2nd year medals researched ways to make/animate bird/ wings glue gun to start to make models feeling uncomfortable about what I’m doing feel embarrassed and self conscious so am trying to talk to others about ideas to gauge opinion – but does this really matter anyway?

Shoes

Trip to the second hand shop to pick up some shoes ready to cast. I felt a bit odd about picking up the shoes that will have no practical purpose.  I think it will be good for me to step away from direct personal memory – perhaps a way to work that may be easier […]