Sketchbook Workshop.

Here I have used a drill to get these puncture marks on the cover they remind me of bullet holes you see on films.

Using an angle grinder results in these rough, deteriorating looking marks on the spine of the book. I like how it looks like the book is decaying away.

Sketchbook Workshop.

Here I have used the hand grinder on the cover of my sketchbook I love this rugged, harsh texture it creates. It has to be my favourite mark I discovered from this workshop and plan to experiment with it on lots of different materials.

Sketchbook Workshop...



The first machine I tried was the band saw (a little scary to say the least). I wanted to cut my sketchbook into two pieces so it would be easier to handle with some of the tools. Once I had chosen where I wanted to cut it I set the machine up and did it (not so scary after all). Then deciding to take the experimentation further I started to saw into the sketchbook at different parts of the spine and created grooves of differing lengths. I liked this as it meant the book was more flexible.

A New Start.

Well i have officially started my course (Visual art) at Salford University and loving it. To say it's a big change from college is an understatement, the freedom is so daunting since we are not set a brief I can literally do anything. I intend to move out of my comfort zone completely and try anything and everything through the mass of workshops we have as part of our course. At first we had our induction to the 3D workshop as obviously there are tools and machines that we need to be shown how to use correctly and safely. I didn't realise how much was available for us to use and could not wait to have a go! From the induction we were able to take part in the first workshop which was the Sketchbook workshop. After being told to bring a sketchbook that was not ring bound and had a hard cover and back we presumed we would be doing some drawing. However we didn't know that we would be using the machines and tools to draw with. This workshop has been my favourite so far as I really enjoyed trying all the machines, tools and gadgets. Never knowing how the machine or tool would work with the sketchbook and what marks it would create was brilliant as there was no right or wrong way to do it. My favourite tool was the hand grinder as the marks and cuts into the paper and hard cover was beautiful. The workshop helped me open my mind to new ways of creating marks and exploring the limits of materials. 

Fini!



 

Finished yaaayyy! I found the material I had chosen hard to work with on the sewing machine as the material stretched and I had to keep it taut whilst watching I didn't catch any pins. The costume worked well but I thought if I had more time I would have added wings to make it easier to distinguish it as a bird (owl).

Mask-tastic!

Original finished mask.

Finished mask edited.

 

Here I finished the mask by adding feathers to the inside using a glue gun. After doing some research on owl's I found that they had long oval shaped beaks and so I added a piece of card using the glue gun and painting it with acrylics. I am really happy with the finished product as the paint and feathers work well together.

Almost There...

Front of Costume.

Back of Costume.

Costume Detail.

The natural colour scheme I chose was because I wanted to be easily recognised as an owl and also because the colours complemented my skin tone well. My Grandma actually gave me some old clothes she no longer wanted such as t-shirts, long skirts and jackets. Starting by cutting a template out of cardboard I marked the shape on the material and then cut it out repeating this process until I had enough to fill the dress shape. I started to attach them to the dress using pins thinking about the placement of the shapes I thought about an owl's chest feathers and how they are lighter than the rest of the body feathers so created an oval area of lighter material gradually going darker. Now I need to start sewing them on the dress!