Day 7- The Final Task!!!

Here we are, at the final task. I would have to say that this task has been the most challenging, since I had to record every half an hour from the time I woke up until I went to bed. Even though this task was challenging, at times I really enjoyed experimenting with this new media, and that goes for the entire project. These tasks have helped me to focus on what I enjoy doing and what I want to do in next year.

 

 

Day 6- Dear Photograph

What I did here was take an old photograph from my first holy communion taken 9 years ago and then went back to the same spot outside St Nicholas's Church. This image was inspired by Dear Photographs. I love the way how in the photograph the people have changed yet the building has remained the same.

http://dearphotograph.com/

Day 5- my junk drawer (or at least one of many)

On day 5 I found a drawer filled with a variety of objects which included; a wooden mannequin that was bought for me 6 years ago by my brother; a fan I bought in Spain 2 years ago for €3; a bag of worry dolls I bought 3 years ago at the German Market in Birmingham for £5. 

 I then photographer and drew the contents of the drawer...

 ....I selected 3 of the objects to draw and annotate. 



Day 4- 9 photographs

 

Task 4 involved taking pictures of a family member doing a task. For this I choose my mum and the task she was doing was putting on makeup ready for her 30th Wedding Anniversary. I wanted to record this task since I love the way the face is reflected and changes more and more with each stage of applying the makeup. I am extremely pleased with the way this page has turned out.

 

 

Day 3- Inspector Morse quotes

For day 3 I was asked to do a very difficult thing, I had to find a book related to my holiday and cut out 2 pages and circle the quotes related to my day. The books I used were the Collin Dexter Morse novels since it mentions one of the pubs I visited and the hotel I'm currently staying in.

Day 2- Oxford Map (but unfortunately... no dragons)

The second task I completed after arriving at my hotel in Oxford. It is a map of my journey down to the hotel and pub, which I also illustrated and

annotated, adding in street names and any iconic buildings I noticed on the way.

Day 1- Canvases, goggles and dragons (I am beginning to spot a theme)

For the first three pages I gathered three personal object to draw and annotate.

 

The first of which was a perspective drawing of a canvas I made whilst on work experience at one of my lecturers studio in Birmingham. 

 

 

Then for the next two pages I did a line drawing of a pair of steam punk goggles I bought two years ago. I also drew the goggles from different angles, as shown,  experimenting with shading on a few. 

Plus a detailed, shaded drawing of a dragon necklace I bought about 2 months ago

Meet Eustace- How to create a sketchbook

What I have to create for my summer project is an A5 sketchbook where I record 7 days of my summer holiday. Now of course before I can actually start recording I'm going to need to create my sketchbook. What I used to create my book was 3 sheets of white cartridge paper, thick card (for my dragon cover), thin card e.g cereal box (for sketch book) an old envelope addressed to me, a needle and brown thread and a piece of yellow ribbon. I also want to make this book partly C.S Lewis themed since I am going to Oxford this week end and the autor was inspired by different parts of the city. 

 

 

I folded each of the three sheets in half and put dots at the centre of each page using a pencil. I then put the sheets together and create 3 tiny hols using a needle (but you can uses anything that's sharp with a small point).

Now what I did here was sew the paper directly onto the spin of my book, and then glued the spine to the cover of my book.  

I also attached two separate pieces of card covered in brown paper to the cover to make it more sturdy.

As an extra (because its pretty) I made a cover which, once finished I'll be able to place my book inside, to protect it. 

After drawing out the design based on Eustace the dragon from Narnia, I began to cut it out using a Stanley knife. 

 I also made grooves in the wings so the dragon can stand by itself..

I then covered the grooves with tape to reinforce them.

I added three layers of paint to my dragon to cover up any marks or blemishes.

I also drew 5 iconic buildings and landmarks of Oxford on the inside of the cover.

I also attached skewers for the bones in the dragons wings.

After adding the finishing touches I then added in a long piece of ribbon which I wrapped around the dragons neck and tied off at the back. Creating two tight straps that I could place my book into. Therefore finishing off my cover, and book.