now im on the last year and a im a bit lost i need to have a focus.I want my work to be a gradual process of experimentation

Rationale

Throughout this process i have found it very hard to get to grips with using the Internet as a form of sketch book having difficulties with getting to other peoples blogs ,and all the settings, and in using it to talk about my work in the right way and had difficulty putting into words what i felt about other exhibitions ,as i am not used to dealing with this as a outlet for my thoughts and not strong on reflecting on what i do.At the end of this module i have only partially come to some understanding of the way i can use this to my advantage and feel it is a useful tool/skill to have gained for the future.I will be proceeding to use this to maybe open a few doors to me in the art world and to let people know what i am doing in my practice .

Fundraising has proved difficult as my idea to hold a band night took effort which did not pay off we had bands lined up to play but could not find a venue that would let us hold it for free and also would have cost for sound technicians to help us to put this event on.I underestimated how difficult it is to put on an event like this and in the future i would give myself more time and do some preliminary fundraising to be able to go through with this event ,i was planning for it to advertise the actual show maybe in the future i will use this idea to fund my own work.The Group as a whole was a challenging task it proved difficult to bring everyone together at the same time to talk about our ideas and in the future i would have made more effort to inform everyone of a set meeting time and a more planned out group tasks to raise money. i feel the fundraising team was a bit dis-jointed but looking back we raised enough money for what we needed-alcohol etc.The other groups worked well but i'm not sure if all the groups gelled sufficiently together and communication may have broken down at some points .On the hole i feel the exhibition has come together very well and has not been over stressful.I have really enjoyed going through this process,it has been a scary roller coaster of up and downs concerning the work i was putting in the show as i was not sure if my idea would work. I feel my concept and work went well with the surroundings and the feel of the show as it concerned found object and feel the hard work i put in payed off and was a strong idea to go with for my first exhibition .I am pleased at the out come.I have learnt a lot in undertaking this task this will help me in the future to hold my own exhibitions and to promote me as an artist and maybe in selling my work or concepts.If i was to go through this exercise again i feel i would get more involved and as i'v said make it so there where more group assignments.I would also visit more exhibitions and try harder to write more about the finner details.i would also have made some promotional material to put alongside my work so the audience could contact me and look at my work on this blog.

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Naming day

Inanimate identity...........
this seems an appropriate name as to me it includes the meaning and concept of my work..
inanimate-showing no sign of life also means inorganic or dead

The title is comenting on my loss of identity

clayslip

in the clay workshop- these peices are painted in clayslip..these are going to be in the final exhibition

my place

i feel been in the window is a bit scary as its the first thing the audience will see but I'm sure its a positive thing as it means its possibly the most noticed.in my space i plan to have plinths as i can not have a shelf as i had planned but this makes 'the hang' a lot easier for me as i just need to think of positioning and lighting

positioning-i plan for the objects to be placed in a symmetrical way-in sizing but not highest in the middle then getting smaller towards edges... but corresponding different sizes on each side ..

lighting-i want lighting pointing in from both sides looking at its surroundings I'm not sure if this is possible but we will see at the time

poster-exhibition

exhibition soon.. posters going to put some up in some contacts i know places of work-arts cafe in headingly ect

Leonardo Drew

his work has got a very similar aesthetic .. i feel i needed to reference his work as it may have a similar concept of taking away an objects identity

Jimmie Durham

not sure if i am allowed to put these up..but anyway just wanted to talk bout the video shown at this exhibition i really liked the idea of people bringing him an object and then him smashing it up i feel this relates to my work in some way,it was funny but i could also see a deeper meaning that reached out to me.

GLASGOW

First time in Glasgow is an amazing city so many opportunities for up and coming artists..pics

joseph Beuys in glasgow

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did'nt get chance to see this gutted

exhibition at college-Vivienne Dick

artist books

booktastic

elective

what can i say...at the moment working on my elective been researching how books can be used a s art object and artist books

Fundraising

Fundraising- idea
me and alex Nightingale want to organise a night of bands - people pay in and the bands play for free.....we have found bands to play but not a venue..im going to contact a friend i no that works at royal park pub and ask if we can use the cellas,theres also an issue with sound and paying a technician but im going to attempt to get some one to do it for free

wax

latex

wax

experementing with wax

fundraising ideas

clothes exchange,
bake sale,
night of music,
spnsered drawing-set up boards hopefully for free from wood workshop and get people to come and paint draw ect and sell off work made.....?

confusion

blog
im so confused i cant really work out how to do this blog so i appologise if its not up to scratch ...sorry

workshop with liadin cook and sarah talor

clay impression made into plaster mould from workshops.Going to develop this idea

practice and communication..continuation-proud

this is a video i made for our previous project i am hoping to learn how to use final cut to develop this piece of work