Brass Angles

This past week I have been working on developing my geometric spoons in small metals. I have four more in brass which you can see below.These two have not yet been bent but I have looked at working with the surface of the metal. I have gone over the surface with sandpaper to create this scratchy appearance which I rather like. With this next one I have practiced making the folds sharp and angular. I have experimented with ways to change the shape of the handle with the placement of the folds.These spoons are also very interesting and fun to photograph as the shapes and angles create beautiful shadows which really emphasise the geometric 3D forms.This last spoon has been the most successful. I have added extra lines where there are not any folds. This really adds an extra dimension to the design.As my deadline is this Thursday I have decided to abandon my idea of wooden and plastic spoons so that I can focus on developing and finishing these designs in brass. I am really pleased with them!

Fern Spoons

You may recognise this drawing as it is a development of my earlier fern drawings. When I was doing my first experiments in paper and in the different workshops one of my lecturers noticed my interest in natural forms and geometrical shapes and pointed out how even my organic ink drawings could be transformed into geometric shapes.
I therefore decided to develop my ink drawing of dead fern into a geometrical form.
Shortly after being given our Spoon project we had a textiles print workshop. We were asked to bring a drawing with us to photocopy so I decided to use this.I painted ink onto the photocopies and then placed them face down on fabric in a heat press. The ink from the photocopies repels the ink you paint on it so when it is transferred the image is in negative.I really enjoyed working in this way and had fun layering and playing with colour. I thought autumnal would be appropriate and look beautiful.As we had just been given the Spoons project I developed this work into spoon prints.I am really pleased with these, especially as I am not usually as enthusiastic about working in 2D but these were fun to do and really successful.

Geometric Spoons

It’s taken me a while to get around to doing this post as I have two deadlines coming up very fast. I also held back on doing this post as I was very disappointed with how my plastic spoons turned out. I kept having to remind myself that they were just a first attempt.

Looking back at them now I see that they are not so bad. The main problems were that I made them too big and I was also just focusing on the handles so they definitely have an unfinished look to them.
I have continued the geometrical ideas and I have also thought about the idea of the spoons hooking onto things.
To develop these designs I am hoping to scale them down, use plastic only for the handle and maybe use wood for the bowl part of the spoon.
I am also thinking of using a different colour of plastic, although I still want it to be see-through as I like the intersecting lines this creates when you look at it from different angles.Before developing my work in plastic I decided to try my designs in small metals. This is my first geometrical spoon in brass.Doing this design in metal allows me to make sharper angles in the handle than I could create in plastic. I still need a little practice at this though.

Paper Spoons

My first post of 2014! Sorry I took my time.
These are some paper spoons I made a while ago.

This first one I wove and glued so that it curved.
After this I decided to focus more on the handles as I felt for me there were more possibilities for this. I used ideas from my previous paper and plastics experimentations with a combined geometrical flower/leaf theme.This week I am hoping to develop these designs into plastic.

Spoons

Just a week or so before the Christmas holidays I started my first set project for Uni. The project is to make a spoon or series of spoons using the new skills we have learnt.

Here are some photos of the first two spoons I have made. I used the wire technique I experimented with earlier in the term as it was one of my favourite experimental pieces.

Copper wire spoon:
Brass wire ladle:I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

First Semester Over!

As my first semester is over it’s about time I did another post! (It’s all gone so fast!!)

This is my desk set up for my formative assessment of all my work so far. I’m please to say my feedback was very good.

Small Metals

So far I think my favorite workshop has been Small Metals. Obviously I’ve worked like this before when I went to Silversmithing classes but this time I had a chance to be more experimental.I am really pleased with the samples I produced in this workshop.I especially like this piece. I think it has the most potential to be developed into something further although it is incredibly delicate.

Paper and Plastic

Here is a closer look at some of my favourite experiments I have done in paper and plastic.As you can see I like geometric shapes. I have experimented with combining this with natural forms which interest me.I have then developed this geometric flower from paper to plastic. The effect is completely different!

My Workspace

I have been a student at Hereford College of Arts for 6 weeks now (which makes me realise how little time I have spent on this blog recently) so I think it is about time I posted some photos of my workspace in the Uni.
As you can see I have decorated the walls with postcards and business cards from artists who inspire me and also some of my own work.I also have my experimental work from our workshop introductions. So far I have done mark making, paper construction, ceramics, plastics, small metals, textiles and wood.I am pleased to say I am really enjoying my course so far.