Friday 11th March. Having spent several days reading through the handbook and dreaming of starting I had a day to myself and could begin. I gathered all the mark making things I could find and my A3 sketch book and began to play. I have done some mark making before but mainly looking at process rather than trying to draw to an emotion. It was a good practice for me as it made me expand a little on the usual marks that I make.
I am happy with the results I did on the day and it inspired me to look back at some mark making that I have done over the last year with my art group. I would like to try Fixative transfer but have no fixative in the house only hairspray, and also rubbing's but I ran out of time, perhaps at the weekend with the kids.
Anyway here are some pictures of what I did with a note of what they are.
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| making marks in an expressive way |
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| making marks in an expressive way. |
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| Mark making felt tip, charcoal and felt tip |
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| Mark making pencil, graphite stick and charcoal pencil |
What lovely work. I did love the ink spots with bleached centres, it was inspired! And the acrylic looks like a piece of abstract art in its own right.
ReplyDeleteI think we may be working on Textiles 1 in tandem? Have you sent off your first assignment yet? I am getting closer and closer to that point.
Hi Diana, yes I think we are on the same course. I plan to send my first assignment off for the end of April all things going well. What about you?
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that the coloured stuff above I did before starting the textiles course. I am part of an art group that meets weekly and we do a lot of mark making. I am a little anxious re starting the sewing as that will take me out of my comfort zone. I do however want to bring my painting skills and my love of Textiles together hence the course.
I like the way you did your marks Light-medium-heavy for each mark I think I may have a go at that too, also your rubbing's are good I have not done that. I love your texture pictures I have not found any yet going to do that tomorrow, Fridays are my Course days.
Anyway so great to get together with someone to share this process with. I do hope we can keep each other on track and share ideas it is a little weird working all alone.
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Perhaps we should swop emails to keep each other motivated? How are you doing? I am at the point of pulling my first assignment together to send off, hopefully at the beginning of next week. I am excited about seeing your work translated into stitch.
ReplyDeleteYes that sounds like a great idea I will find out how I can send you my email securely.
ReplyDeleteWell done re getting your first assignment done. I will have to get a move on to catch up then we can be on the same projects together.
I am stuck with the translation of line to stitch scared I think as not done that before. Am going to tackle it on Friday.