Experiment: A design for full-size water wheels
The amended design for the water wheels below has sizes in cm included. The paddles will be the same width ...
Crit: Tutor feedback 18th March
A discussion of progress with Liz Libor introduced a number of artist references as well as a wider consideration of ...
Experiment: Suspended waterwheel
I constructed a new version of the waterwheel using the idea of suspending it above the water. This would hopefully ...
Experiment: Plywood & swivel hook prototype
I took the prototype to a quite location on the river to test and record a video of it in ...
Experiment: Words flowing together
I thought of a waterwheel as a way to interrupt the flow of the river so this experiment was a ...
Experiment: Planning for a river interruption
My aim is to create an outcome that interrupts the river so I’ve been looking at suitable locations. The stretch ...
Experiment: 16 shades of brown
The collected mud samples were left to settle and differences emerged in both shade and texture. My plan was now ...
Research: Kinetic art & artists
Kinetic art is an artwork in any medium that creates movement and this movement can be created by the viewer, ...
Crit: Peer review 17th March
A round robin discussion with my peers on the current state of my project revealed the following comments: General idea ...
Research: A dialogue with artist Stephen Turner
Artist Stephen Turner was kind enough to send me some literature about his work. Turner is an artist and environmentalist ...
Crit: Tom & Julian 12th March
A thorough discussion with Tom & Julian about progress so far generated many ideas. What I enjoy about these sessions ...
Experiment: Mud collection became a wine tasting tour
This was quite a day out as I walked an 8-mile upstream section of the river in the middle of ...
Research: Artists who use glorious mud
Mud is a primordial ooze that we generally avoid. As children, we are told to come away from it and ...
Experiment: River Erewash Google reviews
This was a walk from the source of the river just outside Kirkby in Ashfield to where I ended the ...
Research: Walking & running as art practice
I attended a couple of online events related to how walking and running can inform art practice. Due to my ...