London Visit

Stayed in London last week- these are some of the photos.

My Life in Four Objects- Object Three

Object Three- Early Teens

I wanted to put a photo of my horse in here as he was a pretty big part of my early teenage life (to be honest he's still a huge part of my life today) but I've already included  a photo so thought I'd go for something a little less obvious. I'd been riding four years when I was finally allowed my own horse, it was something I'd pestered and pestered my parents about for ever! I'd even spent hours sat on my gate on a tea towel pretending it was a pony to try and convince them to get one. Eventually they gave in and we bought Luke! I was 11. This is the first ever rosette we won together. It was at in the Junior Handler class at Wingerworth show. I should have been really proud of myself for getting a 2nd in my second ever show, but I wasn't. I wanted to get 6th because that rosette was purple and it was my favorite colour! Looking back now though this rosette does mean a lot.

Stephen Fry, Kinetic Typography on Language

I came across this video a while ago and remembered it when we were looking at typography during the Illustration and Graphics project. It ties two of my interests together- art and language!

Illustration- Post Cards

We were given a word as a starting point for this project and had to make post cards using the word as the theme. I worked with 'stormy' and made these cards. I used old stationary paper, magazines and news papers as the grounds for my cards and then worked on top of them. I think the first three cards work effectively but I don't like the last one with the thunder and lightening as I think it's too obvious and literal. My favorite card is the storm in a teacup as I really like the way the pages of the book work as a background and also how I have drawn over the collage material.

Illustration Research- Oliver Jeffers

One of the illustrators/graphic designers that I researched during this project was Oliver Jeffers. This is probably one of my favorite drawings by him, I think what I find most attractive about this particular picture is how simple yet effective the background is and how the subtle blue colours push the red of the umbrella and the little boy's outfit forward. It's just the perfect image for a children's book!

Illustration

Examples of work in my sketchbook using collage to create unusual scale.

My Life in Four Objects- Object Two

Object Two- Late Childhood

The photograph is of my brother and I and was taken eight years ago when I was ten and my brother was six. We were in Cornwall on a family holiday and went to a small town called Lynton and Lynmouth. My Nana and Grandad asked if we wanted to have a special photo taken where we got to dress up. I remember how the the velvet bodice and the silk of the skirt felt, but most of all I remember how heavy the dress was. This photograph and the memories that go with it are very special to me because they're from a time when my Grandad was healthy and he was the one looking after us, rather than it being the other way round. Even though he is unwell now and remembers very little he still likes looking at this photograph. I'm not sure if he knows who the people in the picture are but as long as he's getting some sort of enjoyment from looking at it then that's all that matters to me.