I make things.
30 September 2019 Documenting materials at the V&A introduced me to a number of unconventional uses of materials- within and outside of the respective ‘material galleries’. The use of a range of materials like plastics (etched, 3d printed), fibres (japanese rice paper) and ceramics (Wendy Ramshaw x Wedgewood) in jewellery were of particular interest to… Continue reading Materials schedule: V&A
02 October 2019 Natural and derived: waterlilySapphire star - placed beauifully against greens and sky Curly hair? accentuate? hairpiece? Collected shapes, elements and ideas: Collected shapes: Waterlily HouseSpiral Staircase - Temperate HouseCollected objects, Hive installation, questions with technologyDrawing from Space: Kew Gardens Identified beautiful contrasts - structural and organic elementsChihuly exhibit - forms derived from… Continue reading Kew Gardens: Drawing from Space-2
01 October 2019 I tried to develop aesthetic form and abstract representation of some photographs of emotional value. I realized that I was interested in abstracting from spaces representing a contrast of natural and human made elements and structures. I decided to explore Kew Gardens as a possible source of inspiration and abstraction.
01 October 2019 ADAPTATION STRATEGIES Towards sustainability- built environment- biggest culprit for waste generationConversion of existing buildings and models to new and distinctive (traces of history, richer) ones with diff. usesemotional value - sense of human use - previous lifeWhat was once there + what is new - intersection of 2 momentsadditionupcycling / superuse (smart… Continue reading Pathway session: Concept sheets
30 September 2019 Pushing boundaries with materials - making new materials from existing ones- pushing old materials to do new things - recycling waste - composites - chemically created materials Weaving - creating looms from everyday items- nails on frame/ laser cut paper, repeating notches for warp; weft: paper, cloth, any flexible materialNikolas Feldemeyer -… Continue reading Material exploration
29 September 2019 “How or when my work is worn is not particularly important to me. The way in which others may organise it is an open-ended extension of its use. Such a possibility for varying personal choice is interesting precisely because it is out of my control.” Neckpiece for Picasso's 'Portrait of a woman'… Continue reading Case Study: Wendy Ramshaw
28 September 2019 I visited the exhibit questioning the difference between designing and making, and to immerse myself in a vast repository of 'designed objects', to contrast my engagement with 'artefacts' from the V&A. I returned with some more questions.. Artefact - from the Cambridge English Dictionary If Artefacts relate to objects of historical importance,… Continue reading Designer Maker User: Design Museum
27 September 2019 Use of complex techniques in creating visual effects and material illusion - Is This Craft?? Use of complex techniques in abstract representation of nature - Is This Art?? Use of complex techniques in the representation of artist's concepts, views, opinions - Is This Design?? Design-Art-Craft from the Cambridge English Dictionary
27 September 2019 Our Friday session started with an introduction to 'Group Material', and their approach to curating, as 'The People's Choice', through crowd sourced exhibitions by the same title, organized by them. They questioned the origins and users of culture, creating products to empower people to define their own culture, instead of having it… Continue reading Curating a collection: Friday Session
26 September 2019 After collecting object images from the V&A, I set about analyzing why I was drawn to certain objects, and why I liked some and disliked others. At the debriefing session with Scott and my Pathway peers, I discussed my objects and hoped to get some insight for future steps. I chose to… Continue reading V&A Debriefing
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