Back to the Drawing board.

Yes, I did sit there and think of that title for 5 minutes. 

This post is about getting back to drawing and being free of assignments and freeing your mind. 

Summer is a great way to practice what you've learnt in the past year and push your new skills!

 I felt like I lost a lot of what I enjoyed doing before such as drawing and painting whilst I was focused on my Uni work but next year I plan on finding a happy medium.

Of course I will be starting work full time again soon but I won't let that fill all my time.

Here's some drawings/painting I've done lately.

Visit to Biscuit Factory.

Hey guys! well this will be my first post of many this week. I have lots to show on here but I've been too busy to sit down and browse through the lovely blogs I follow on here(:

I wanted to make a post about the Biscuit Factory,  lovely gallery in Newcastle. I took some  photo's a few weeks back at some interesting work I found really inspirational and interesting.

Thisis a great gallery for applied artists or mixed media artists looking for new designers/artists.

I was recommended to go there by a few friends and this was my first time visiting,

I will defiantly be going back!

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while! 

I was very busy with handing in my final project of my first year at uni and then I went on Holiday for a week.

 I promise to post work later on this week and some things I've been getting up to! 

-Liane.

busy week.

Well since I've handed my professional file in for marking I've got more time for my final project of the year and some free time to experiment on personal work.

I've began my final piece already, hopefully with a lot of hours and care I will get it done and be satisfied for the hand-in on 16th May!

I've began making my head in ceramics using a different technique which is using a bag of buttons and masking tape to get the shape I want and with slabs and soft porcelain clay molding the features. I've been using anatomy books from the library to create a realistic representation of a face sleeping.

Half Term part 2

Well On the side on doing work for my 'HAND TO HEART' project I've been trying to be neat and delicate with my work for better results, although it takes much longer the results are much better and hopefully when I get back to using the studios tomorrow I can have a go on the sewing machine(:

I used some transfer paper to copy my automatic drawings onto fabric, I used beads and thread to decorate and fill in caps and this is what I have so far(:

Me and my friend Catherine ( http://thatcraftypieceofwork.blogspot.co.uk/ )had an idea to make a facinator for my final piece. I'm excited to show my designs to my tutors and see what they think. I'm not 100% sure what my final piece will look like or how I'll make it so I'm going to have a busy 4 weeks ahead!

I've also being working on some designs for my facinator using Photoshop. I thought this would be a better way to get a design than using a collage method and the internet is full of beautiful imagery as well as some of my own photography I've taken in the past.

Half Term part 1!

So I haven't made a post in a while but I've been up to lots in our Easter half term.

I dyed my old denim jacket using Dylon products. For my jacket I used powder pink and Intense violet. I used bottles to directly squirt the dye into the places I wanted it then massaged it in with my hand, I wore gloves! Next I left it for a bit and then placed it into a black bag and left it in there for a few hours before washing it out with water.

 After letting it dry I then touched it up again with purple to show more depth

 Plus my niece, Lilly Rose was born 6/04/13

Very Exciting!

I'll take some photo's later of what I've been getting up to in my project, either today or tomorrow(:

From Hand To Heart.

So far this project has been quite challenging, from taking something that's in my head and making it visual, forgetting what looks right and what looks pretty and just going along with my subconscious mind has been interesting to dip into. Down below are a few of the samples I've created this week, after Easter break(2 weeks) I will have 4 weeks to complete this project and a final piece.

In the holidays I'm going to start sketching ideas, collaging and being ready to get into the studios and make something amazing(: Talking with my tutors we came up with the concept of contrasting something real along side my work that's surreal and different.