final for quotes project

new brief - quotes

For the new brief I have to illustrate a quote from the list we were given. I chose 'Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known' by Chuck Palahniuk.
I would like to create a kind of memoir/collage of family/friends and things which are/were significant in my life. The brief is only a week long which is hard for me to come up with something very quickly but I think I have a rough idea of how I would like it to look.
Below are two experiments of my sister in different mediums to get started.






















and a little practice..

one day in print

Assess yourself using these bandings.
0-29  -  no show - did not try

30-39  -  failed to understand

40-49  -  minimal application, 40 is a pass

50-59  -  satisfactory

60-69  -  really good

70-79  -  great

80-100  -  excellent/perfect

Date: 30/11/2010

How many Prints did you make this week? 2

How many of these taught you something new? 0

How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 7


Competence in practical printmaking techniques: 65

Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking: 60

Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images: 60

Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work: 62

Active participation in taught sessions: -



katherina manolessou

Katherina came into our print lesson 2 weeks ago and showed us a range of amazing books. Here are a few pictures I took from my really bad quality phone.

Made from simple lino cuts and tissue paper.

And 'A Snail Tale Made of Type' by Victor and Susie, made just from letters and punctuation.

And Katherina's own work below. My favourite was her sticker book called 'It's Love'. The book was about a couple who meet and go on loads of dates each taking alot of consideration into what they look like. They then both have doubts, consult their friends, have a big argument and split up. But at the end it has a lovely image illustrating that there's always someone round the corner. I really loved this books so these images are taken from her website as my phone pictures were really bad.

lino prints

The paper was too big for the plate thus the lines on each side. Although now I think they work quite well and could work as a divide/border between each page.

Assess yourself using these bandings.
0-29  -  no show - did not try

30-39  -  failed to understand

40-49  -  minimal application, 40 is a pass

50-59  -  satisfactory

60-69  -  really good

70-79  -  great

80-100  -  excellent/perfect

Date: 25/11/2010

How many Prints did you make this week? 3

How many of these taught you something new? 1

How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 6


Competence in practical printmaking techniques: 60

Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking: 55

Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images: 58

Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work: 57

Active participation in taught sessions: 55



book shapes

Some of my favourites!

As I wanted my book to be a story on bullying I feel this book shape was very interesting. It could work as a hanging decoration in a childs room making it very relevant or be folded back into a book. As I only have til January I will just not have as many pages like below.
 

Or my book could be alot simpler if I run out of time like below.

LOVE, PEACE AND HOPE

Below are a set of bookmarks I designed for my project for those who are hearing impaired. Often speaking and writing is more difficult for those who are deaf and they therefore find reading easier. I included supportive famous quotes onto the bookmark to encourage and brighten moods as from researching first hand I discovered that people living with hearing impairment find life very difficult at times. Love, Peace and Hope is all written in Makaton sign language.

and the book encouraging those who are hearing impaired to read..

The final outcome:

work in progress

After much development which was awful I think I may be getting somewhere?

bit of boredom

print influence

Came across this awesome print illustrator. Looking forward creating my designs using lino tomorrow.

Assess yourself using these bandings.
0-29  -  no show - did not try

30-39  -  failed to understand

40-49  -  minimal application, 40 is a pass

50-59  -  satisfactory

60-69  -  really good

70-79  -  great

80-100  -  excellent/perfect

Date: 9/11/2010

How many Prints did you make this week? 3

How many of these taught you something new? 1

How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 6


Competence in practical printmaking techniques: 52

Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking: 55

Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images: 45

Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work: 50

Active participation in taught sessions: -

bookmark designs

The reason I chose the word 'love' is because I wanted to show that although being deaf, those who are hearing impaired appreciate what they have and do day-to-day things like the rest of us. I feel 'Love Informative Hands' portrays this message.
Below are some designs I have created so far before I print the best one from lino. I really like the bottom design and I feel this could work really well as a print.

design work

Starting out with these initial designs of the word 'LOVE' in makaton.

futher futher research

After a meeting with David he suggested I looked into sign language. Makaton is an easier form of sign language and children growing up find it a simpler way to interact. After researching into this and looking into how people cope with being deaf by looking on forums I have discovered that often those who are hearing impaired find reading alot easier than speaking. I wanted to create a gift which people would buy to raise awareness/promote for deaf organisations. I have decided on creating a series of bookmarks based on illustrator Kooky Cherry.
I love her lino printed bookmarks which has become a big influence on my next set of designs:

prints..



Assess yourself using these bandings.
0-29  -  no show - did not try

30-39  -  failed to understand

40-49  -  minimal application, 40 is a pass

50-59  -  satisfactory

60-69  -  really good

70-79  -  great

80-100  -  excellent/perfect

Date: 26/10/2010

How many Prints did you make this week? 2

How many of these taught you something new? 0

How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 7


Competence in practical printmaking techniques: 50

Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking: 55

Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images: 45

Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work: 45

Active participation in taught sessions: 45

further print work

A drawing from my sketchbook and below a basic monoprint of the idea.

I really like this composition because the tissue paper cut outs act as if she is letting go of all the negative energy so I think I may use this idea for one of my prints.

dallas green

CD project.
Just a normal guy singing amazing songs.

more sketchbook work

As I am doing the product brief, I started to think that my designs would be suitable for a skateboard and produced the design and futher rough pen drawing below. However, I have decided against this now.

print ideas

Just a few pages of quick initial character designs from my sketchbook.

'obscurity often brings safety'

print research

The fable I have chosen to illustrate is The Tree and The Reed.

 

"Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, "why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?"

"I am contented with my lot," said the Reed. "I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer."
"Safe!" sneered the Tree. "Who shall pluck me up by the roots or bow my head to the ground?" But it soon had to repent of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which tore it up from its roots, and cast it a useless log on the ground, while the little Reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
Obscurity often brings safety.

I have decided to change The Tree and The Reed actually into people by creating more of a bullying type story of 'what goes around comes around' and how the strange looking geek is better off in the end.
I did this because although reeds may be small and therefore appear to be insignificant they have many good qualities for example being used for thatched roofs on homes in Celtic times and even candles and whistles.

The tree on the other hand are supposed to be 'powerful' objects which are sacred attracting insects, birds and mammals to it.

An illustrator that I have been inspired by is Eveline Tarunadjaja as I love the subtlety of her work. Also the innocent she portrays in her characters would suit what I wish to achieve for my book.

Another illustrator I really love is Ali J. I really like how she portrays the naivety of the characters with their delicate faces and expressions. Also love the newspaper she included into this one.

Assess yourself using these bandings.
0-29  -  no show - did not try

30-39  -  failed to understand

40-49  -  minimal application, 40 is a pass

50-59  -  satisfactory

60-69  -  really good

70-79  -  great

80-100  -  excellent/perfect

Date: 19/10/2010

How many Prints did you make this week? 2

How many of these taught you something new? 2

How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 6


Competence in practical printmaking techniques: 50

Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking: 50

Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images: 45

Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work: 45

Active participation in taught sessions: 45

sketchbook work

Here are some of my initial sketches/painting ideas so far..