First post of October!

This week has been important for decision making, narrowing down what direction I want my first project to go in. I've decided to keep my theme perspective, I'm playing with focus and out of focus objects/scenery. 

I want to play with glazes in Ceramics, today I made some tiles using porcelain slip, ready for next week. I'd like to use my findings, playing with pigment/stains and maybe oxides to find interesting colours, and work out what would fall into my theme. I'd like to experiment with coloured slip also and decals, I to create pieces that look almost 3D when focusing on a detailed part of an object.

I'm really wanting to take more risks this year and use my time I have at uni now to play around as the brief says! I want to push myself out of my comfort zone, using slip and becoming familiar with it and using molds,  even make my own eventually.

Hopefully I can post some pictures of my findings or other samples next week, I hope you're all keeping well and feel free to scroll through my older posts! (:

Kick up the backside..

..we all really need one! 

Today in Professional studies we were taken through our new brief which looks really exciting and scary at the same time!

We're joining a site called Young Enterprise

http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/

We have to raise £100 in our groups, which we have to convince our tutor the group is beneficial.

Next we will work in our groups each week until February and then we're selling our products in the Metrocentre in Newcastle.

Well I can't wait to dive into this year head first.

I've been slowly building my kit while I have money to invest. I want to use the studios for tasks I can't do at home, this will help me manage my time better since there never seems to be enough of it!

There will be an increase in activity on my blog this year, feeling encouraged!

Hope everyone is keeping well <3

Fresh start

Well Friday was my first day back at uni and my first day in Year 5. I also received my Brief which I'm very excited about! I will keep posted on here, hopefully my new plan to get my work done and not procrastinate this year will work. I think this long break has built up my curiosity to get back into the swing of things. I can't wait to start playing in the studios.

Keep on scrolling to see more!(:

Sketchbook post part ll

Here are some more pieces from my sketchbook, Most of these pieces are mixed media so again,

feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions!

Sketchbook post

Some of my work from my sketchbook I have done this Summer, I have cropped and edited some images of Photoshop for a cleaner look. Most of my work is mixed media, if anyone has any questions about any of the pieces and were wondering how I did any of them just drop a comment and I'll get back to you.

Getting Creative with Light

Over the weekend my family had a small barbeque, I took some photo's during the night playing with the light of the fire and the settings on my camera.

everyday selfie

My model Liam

I love the contrast between a moving light implying action and still life objects.

I haven't posted anything on here in a while, I've been quite busy with work and making a facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/elmariedesigns

I'm going to start making things really soon and posting them on there.

My brother did the graphics for my page which are amazing and I'm very happy with.

Recently I've been knitting, drawing, doing a bit of photography and just enjoying my creative freedom from university getting ready for my second year.

Here's a painting I did of Taylor Swift using pallette knifes and acrylic paint on canvas

Here I embroided a design I drawn from my head and embelished

I've been out enjoying the English weather while we have it, I didn't get to relax until yesterday because I had work at the weekend but I'm planning on taking advantage of my week days(: