bark

Whilst looking at autumn i decided to look at the bark of trees as they both include the same colour, brown, so i used a picture of a tree trunk and did a sample on brown paper, on red-brown fabric and then i did a bark rubbing using a graphite pencil on brown paper. i have therefore used similar colours to those i will use in my canvas and any other samples i produce.

autumn.

As we have not yet reached Autumn this year either i have had to use images taken last year . fortunately i happened to take quite a few pictures of golden leaves on the trees and leaves that had fallen on to the ground. When looking at pictures of trees in autumn it reminds me of a sunset as they share the same colours; red, orange, yellow and gold.

summer.

As we have not yet reached summer in the uk i have been unable to take many first hand photos of trees in spring and have therefore had to use knowledge of what trees look like in summer and any first hand photos i have already taken in the past. unfortunately i don't have many photos of trees in summer so when creating any extra samples i will have to use knowledge of trees in summer.

peer work.

This is a picture taken of a piece of work produced by Daniel. After looking through my sketchbook and any other external work, this is where he suggested i move on to. However i don't think this fully reflects my work and if i were to produce this myself i would create flowers instead of circles. i would also have to make it neater as i think the majority of my work is neat not messy.

blossoms.

Blossoms are vital within my sketchbook as they are thing that stand out the most, for me, in spring and therefore will become my inspiration when producing any samples and my canvas for spring. Therefore i have taken close-up photos of cherry blossoms within my grandma's garden to possibly use.

spring.

For the spring part of my sketchbook, i have used first hand photos of cherry blossom trees that i took whilst in Oxford in March. These trees remind me of Disney's Mulan and chinese calligraphy because of the thick black trunk and the dispersed pink blossoms. i will use these images for the shape of my spring canvas which reminds me of the shape of a question mark (?). however when producing the flowers for my spring canvas i will use other images of flowers for my inspiration.

Resonant Textiles

"Resonant Textiles" is an on-going collaboration between Anne Kelly and Cas Holmes that i have chosen to research. They like to use discarded items and their work is made using inspiration from personal experiences. Their main focus is that "recycled materials and waste have a history".

Anne Kelly - Anne Kelly generally works on fabric and paper using a range of techniques and in a variety of sizes. She uses recycled materials and travel and memeory are the influences for her work.

Cas Holmes - Cas Holmes is a textiles mixed media artist who like to work with found materials. Her pieces work well in both traditional and contemporary settings.