Friday, 20 September 2013

Today I've been commissioned to make business cards for Confection Fairy. I really love the idea of taking average items such as Jaffa Cakes, and making them in your very own way, or 10 times bigger!

Thursday, 19 September 2013



As part of my college work I was asked to take a variety of 'selfies' to show movement and different viewpoints.

I'm not someone who likes to do things simply, so... I went all hip hop and decided to do some break dancing in the front room. No - I've never done break dancing before, and the most complicated move I busted was a forward roll, but I thought these snaps were pretty cool!

I took photos from different angles to show that my fabulous dancing was taking me all around the room. I particularly like the way that on some pictures, parts of my body are blurred, which helps you imagine me actually pulling off the move! I even wore a Will Smith T-shirt, some heavy bling and a sideways cap to fit with my whole 'hip hop' image. That is dedication.

Sunday, 15 September 2013


I came across an artist called Joseph Griffith who created his own 'drawing machine' to rotate coloured pens against a wall. I really love this idea because it enables viewers to interact with the piece and add to the structure, and I love how perfect the circle looks even though there is such a huge build up of different lines.
Kazuo Shiraga suspended himself from his studio ceiling and used his feet so spread oil paint over a canvas. This sounds like an absolute nightmare, because it would be so much harder to control where any of the paint is going, but it would create something really dramatic and abstract.
Picasso's light drawing is absolutely genius. I am amazed that in 1949 he was able to find and use such an experimental technique for drawing. I love how abstract this piece is, and although it only vaguely looks like a person, it is still incredible that Picasso was able to create an image like this using only light and a camera.
Yinka Shonibare's work is spectacular. I love the use of bold African fabrics on such a traditional Victorian dress. I think that it shows the crossover between different cultures as well as different eras. This is really quite witty, as the fabric, the dress and the pugs are not things you'd expect to see together, creating a really fascinating and amusing piece.

This Untitled Film Still by Cindy Sherman is great. I love how she has captured a 'typical' female character in an old film. Her expression makes me want to know what she's looking at and what is happening in the scene. Sherman really creates drama with her scarf blowing in the wind and the black and white effect.
I think that this piece, 'The Kingdom of The Father' by Damien Hirst, is beautiful, but in bad taste. The beauty of butterflies is really captured, I love how they are used to create a stained glass window effect, the symmetry is incredible. However I am really against the use of animals in art in this way. I know that Hirst loves his shock factor but this many dead butterflies really saddens me. 

Monday, 9 September 2013

The contrast in Fiona Rae's work makes it really eye catching. I find this piece, 'Everything will be beyond your thinking' very interesting because the illustrative bear characters and balloon like shapes don't quite fit in with the blurry abstract background. However, the colours used bring the piece together as the block pastel shades used are the same of those in the background, just used in a different way.

I always find the combination of science and art interesting, and I was amazed by the room that Roger Hiorns sprayed with copper sulphate, leaving it covered in crystals. I imagine that walking into the room feels magical and dreamlike, as each crystal is so perfect and delicate. The light produced by the walls must be beautiful too - hundreds and thousands of glistening blue natural forms reflecting off each other sounds amazing.


I'm really intrigued by this piece by Sarah Sze. It looks like an Alton Towers for The Borrowers. The little details such as tiny trees and measuring tapes being used for what look like roads suspended in mid-air add to the fascination - I'd love to be able to see the real thing from all angles. It's as if she's created a little world,  and I appreciate how difficult it must have been to put it all together!