Degree project

A final set of ink drawing has been created over two days. Detail, quality and consistency were very much in my mind during this process.… Read More »Final ink drawings & background ideas

Before commencing on the final set of ink drawings it was important to consider the layout of the whole set using photocopied versions to check… Read More »Evaluating arrangements of the ink drawings

After much deliberation and peer review of the last set of drawings I have made some adjustments to my proposed outcome. I received comments on… Read More »Fine tuning the ink drawings

I have settled on the outcome for this project being multiples of ink drawings on paper squares impregnated with burnt milk. This will be a… Read More »Installation options & ink drawing production

Digital drawing ideas Adobe Illustrator was used to create mock ups for the ink drawings. The source material was my mother’s family photo archive and… Read More »Digital mock ups, drawing size, milk painting style & drawing hanging

My hard copy sketchbook pages are below, up until the lock down was put in place. Progress beyond this has been through blog posts.

I have studied these two artists previously as their work has parallels with the quality of outcome I am hoping to attain. They both create… Read More »Gaining inspiration from Christian Boltanski & Ilya Kabakov

The previous experiments resulted in a successful drawing style of fine liner cartoon drawings on paper burnt with milk that was looking promising as a… Read More »Further experiment – ink drawings on burnt milk paper

The last piece of research identified two potential directions for my FMP outcome. After sharing those ideas and receiving feedback, I decided to carry out… Read More »Experiments – hand sculpture & cartoon strip

This post is a consolidation of research carried out on relevant artists and an investigation into the deeper meaning of deconstruction as an artistic process.… Read More »Consolidation of research – bomb catcher or Cranswick Shroud

In its simplest sense deconstruction as an artistic strategy involves breaking an object down into smaller parts. However, at a deeper level Jacques Derrida (Willette,… Read More »Research on deconstruction as an artistic strategy

The previous research on papier-mâché artists gave inspiration to create a human form (or body part) to experiment with adding it to the installation. The… Read More »Experiments with a human papier-mâché form