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.