Finished final pieces for assesment

These are my final finished pieces for all 3 projects.
I have shown my timelines for 4 films, but I created them using Arial bold font and just black so that the typography will not take away from the narrative of the words.
I was going to show all of my work on the same presentation board, but I came across a problem with my 10 sculptures. When I sent them to print I wanted them 6X4 but I accidently sent them 7X5, therefore after they were mounted they would not longer fit on one line on the original presentation board I had selected, so as well as having my other 2 projects on that board, I moved my 10 sculptures photographed whole and destroyed into the corridor.

While I was mounting the photographs onto card I came across a problem with the spray mount, I had purchased the wrong one and it was spraying in clumps on elasticy glue. So as I was spraying it, the glue was sticking and curling around the front of the photographs.
If I gave myself more time and had better organisation for presenting I would have re-printed the images and re-mounted them.

Object Development

These are my finished final pieces for Object. 
I created the word 'inadequate' to challenge my own perceptions on what a sculpture is. 
Then following the brief I made 10 sculptures, and destroyed them. I am displaying the images on my wall to form the word, the destroyed row underneath the original. 
I have used different processes and materials for each sculpture.
Knitting, wood, wire, cardboard, illustration, quilting, plaster, embroidery, collage and metal. 


Although I feel like my project was successful I feel like I didn't explore a wider range of materials as I originally wanted to. 


If I was to do this again I would explore a wider range of materials to create an extravagant outcome, that none of the letters would look similar. 

Context development

This is my finished final piece for context.


I am pleased with the outcome because as well as making the pieces out of wood to create a whole outfit I have also painted them in a manner that is suitable because the appearance is appealing, but as soon as you see and touch the wood it isn't what it appears to be.
I have added a small touch of fabric, pom poms to make it more deceiving  But also because it makes the hat look the way it should, because I couldn't make it look right with wood.

I have displayed my final piece in a moses basket, because it appears to represent the happiness of children and family. Until you feel the materials and know what the piece is about.


Whilst creating these pieces I encountered a problem with keeping every piece in proportion with the others. I soon overcame this problem by going into a baby clothes store and looking at clothes and I discovered that the dress will always look too big, because for babies they are shapeless.


If I had the chance to do it again, I would possibly make more clothes out of another material. Such as metal.

Context development

These series of drawings illustrate the design process I went through in order to get to the stage to create my final piece. I have thought about hats, mittens, socks and a dress.

Context development

This is a sample of how I could create my miscarriage comfort piece. 
The experiment seemed to work well, as I worked well with all the machinery and with the wood.
The piece needs working on, as I wasn't overly confident on one of the machines. Therefore, some of the lines aren't straight.


Although I see this piece being successful in some aspects, I think it wasn't as successful as I would have hoped with the design. 
The design looks very clown like with the large fringing and the dots, which was a look I did not want to achieve. 
I plan to work on this piece, and do more to achieve a better outcome. 

Artist Research

Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist who collaborates with nature to create his artwork. 
He is known for using natural / found objects such as twigs, leaves, stones, snow and ice, reeds and thorns. 


I felt inspired by Andy Goldsworthy because I could have made a sculpture using natural / found objects. 


I could make a sculpture of one my letters particularly using leaves, because it it autumn / winter therefore there is a quick, drastic change in the leaves. So I wouldn't have much problem collecting materials to work with. 

Object Development

I created this 'N' out of a thick piece of plywood. I used the ban saw that I learned to use in the wood workshop with Steve Perkins.

I used the bansaw to get the shape, but to get the smooth edges and corners I used a file and sandpaper. 

To get the curve I have on the edge of my work I used the sander and gently sanded away a small curve to produce this outcome. I initially had an issue with the making of the letter because I attached two thick pieces of plywood together, to create a piece that could stand up by itself, therefore where I attached them together, i had holes where You could see where the nails were. 

But to overcome this issue I used a mixture of super glue and sawdust to cover the holes evenly.

Object Development

I created this metal 'E' out of aluminium using techniques and processes I learned in the Metal workshop I had with Pete Whitehouse. 
I used tin snips, and a small hand saw to cut out the 2 sides to the letter. then, using little pieces of aluminium tube I separated the sides to create a 3D shape, then using nut and bolts I attached them.


This was fairly easy to make, although I initially encountered a problem with sawing, as it was harder than I thought, but I overcame this issue, by working slower with the metal, instead of rushing to saw it. 
Although I think this sculpture turned out quite successfully, If I was to do it again I would think about surface pattern, instead of having plain aluminium, or maybe to work with other metals. 

wood workshop with Steve

 During the wood workshop I worked with 3 other people, and we created a model of the ban saw, 1/6th the actual size. We measured all the necessary measurements on the ban saw in order to divide the measurements by 6 to create this model. 
We created the model wholly out of MDF, attached most bits using strong double sided cellotape then putting them into a vice to bond then together. Finally, to attach the small, intricate bits such as the mini saw blade made out of wood we used a hot glue gun. 

Context development

My first idea for the miscarriage comfort doll. 


This idea is very simple, I would create a simple oval body shape and attach a round head, both out of wood. 


This doll will have no face - the purpose of this is to follow my initial idea of not being able to lead grieving women into a false sense of security. 


I would then knit / crochet a baby blanket. 
So the wooden figure will be wrapped up in something soft and comforting. 










This idea would be totally made out of wood, and it would also be virtually flat. So this would not be the type of doll to hold. This would be purely decorative. 


This miscarriage doll will not have hands, feet, hair or a face.
Because people are fascinated with, and love babys feet and hands, because they are so small. 
So, following what I set myself to do I am making the doll so it will not give a false sense of security. 

Context research

I have researched different traditional styles of dolls, and also researched miscarriage comfort dolls and their roles. 

I discovered that miscarriage comfort are all very realistic, and soft. 

But I think these kind of comfort dolls can lead you into a false sense of security and comfort. 

Therefore I am going to make a wooden miscarriage comfort doll, because personally I feel like it will serve its purpose of being something to hold... but it will not replace the lost baby, so you cannot misguide yourself into thinking the lost baby can be replaced with a doll. 

Object research

I have been researching possible ways of creating some of my letters to create my word 'INADEQUATE'.


I have researched an artist called Kyle Bean. KyleBean.co.uk
He is a designer that does installations, window displays and advertising.
These following pieces of work were made from card, paper, hair, fabric and found objects. 

Object

Chosen title : Make 10 sculptures, photograph them and destroy them. The images are the work.


Definition of sculpture: 'Make or represent a form by carving, casting or any other shaping techniques.'
                                   'Also, the art of making a two or three dimensional representative.'


My 10 sculptures will be letters that form the word 'INADEQUATE'.
I am using the word inadequate because after looking at the definition of sculpture I am challenging my own perceptions of what a sculpture is, and this to me is an inadequate representation of a sculpture.


I want to make the 10 sculptures out of different materials and techniques.

Textiles workshop with Jo Newman

During this workshop I learned how to use an industrial over locker and an embellisher.
During this workshop I created a decorative piece that follows the human form. 
This was made out of old jeans, and 2 t-shirts. 

Context research

For 'context' I discovered a website called 'http://www.godslittleones.com/ This website offers comfort to women who have had a miscarriage. They also create 'portrait dolls' where they create a doll of the child. 
The dolls are said to comfort women in their time of despair. 

Personally I find these dolls too lifelike and I fell upset and distressed. 

Context research

For 'Context' I have settled on a question out of the field guide. 
'Make a work which moves from one place to another'.
For this project I started my initial research by looking at children's dolls. Because although they do not move themselves, they move constantly with the child. 

Traditional Babushka dolls

 'Baby Born' children's doll

 'Barbie' doll

Traditional rag doll

Metal Workshop with Pete Whitehouse

During this workshop I learned a whole new range techniques I had never used before. 
I created this necklace. 

Vector Workshop with Steve Bulcock

After I created the two initial illustrations I then worked on a programme called Adobe flash, where I animated both of the illustrations. This is my animation. 

Vector Workshop with Steve Bulcock

During this workshop I was partly working with Adobe illustrator, a piece of software I already have a broad knowledge of, so I found it easy to function illustrator to create my initial illustrations for this workshop. These are my two initial illustrations.