Creative Lives: Arabella Plouviez
I attended another creative lives talk recently in which the Dean Arabella Plouviez discussed a range of her photography. I have never...
Artist Research: Rauschenberg and Hirst
Last semester I was recommended to look up Rauschenberg's 'Monogram' pictured above and below as a conceptual art piece involving an...
SPS Crit: Me, Davika Kergon, Jess Avery and Alex Jones
I recently had my work take part in a Shaun Project space group crit alongside 3 other students and I actually really enjoyed it. There...
Drypoint Doily Bears
I have decided to use this semester to focus more on sculpture but I still wanted to keep a variety and do the things I know I already...
Oaxacan Wood Carving, Folk Art and Alebrijes
A little while ago I was recommended in a tutorial to watch a programme on Mexican Folk Art and I loved it. It was all about Oaxacan wood...
Going on a Bear Hunt and the 'Grizzly Man'
Since my first attempt of an 8 foot bear painting I have painted another in a different stance and combination of tones. When I compare...
Creative Lives Talks: Alexandra Carr and Colin Rennie
This week I went to a talk by artists Alexandra Carr and Colin Rennie who both work in sculpture and often use glass as a medium. As I am...
My Semester 2 Intentions
For semester 2 I plan to carry on with my existing project idea but develop it further, leaving parts behind that didn't work as well as...
First Semester Assessment Post
Over this year my artist practice has developed to be more mixed-media based. Both the making process and the use of detail are important...
Feathers
To try out a new material I tried making animal shapes out of feathers. I first tried the simple bear shape and then made the bird and...
Woodland Sharks and other Collages
After my interim assessment collages I went back to collage and re-visited my choice of imagery and compositions. Inspired by John...
