Week 10

Can’t believe I’m on week ten in my studies already, that is nearly half way through my first year.

When you are older you appreciate it more, every assignment comes like a beautiful challenge to test your skills. This is not my first venture in to higher education, but back then I was so young, I didn’t really enjoy my studies, everything was like a pain, where is it now I’m appreciated everything I get to learn.

Parents shouldn’t really force their kids to go to uni as soon as they finish school unless the young person really know what he wants to do. I see so many frustrating, anxious students, not happy with the briefs, assignments. Running late for deadlines etc. … Even if I don’t make it as a fine artist, this is cherished time for me and I enjoy every day of it.

This week flew buy and I am little late with my blog entry, it’s all down to other affairs I have in my life and Christmas not far now. Al this slows the learning process, but luckily, I’m not that far off.

Thursday, I took a day off to work from home and it was more than productive.

VISUAL STUDIES

As we are approaching end of our brief about Glitch I’m in the process of making sculpture. So far, I don’t think is very glitchy, as being normal human there is very hard to make things look wrong.

I used two colour air dry clay, to make a start. As a novice to that it vas interesting to see what I would come up with. I made some drawings initially to get sort of idea what I want. I would call it “in pain”. Strange approach, witch surprises myself. It is definitely a woman and she is not in happy place.

I didn’t really have intention to make it that way, but it somehow happened this way. I also used Plaster of Paris bandage to add extra character and I’m happy how it looks up to know, considering its my first sort of work. Maybe don’t look very professional, but then again, I am not a professional sculpture artist.

It’s not bad, but something missing, so I’m now waiting for it to dry and maybe I will paint over it, not sure yet.

STUDY SKILLS

As last week, there is no lectures left and we are doing independent work mostly. As I got back my work I give in last week for proof reading, I was able to hopefully correct all mistakes in right way and I already submitted it on Canvas.

There is still presentation left which going to be this Wednesday. I haven’t put that together just yet, but hopefully I will manage as I really want this to be done than I can concentrate of two remaining subject submissions after xmas.

FINE ART

As I worked from home, I manage to get messy with several canvases I have here and my day was really productive.

As you can see it was messy work, poor my carpet – it is getting multi coloured by the second.

I was experimenting with some ordinary filler but it dried out quite hard, so I was using sandpaper to polish off over sharp texture. The mess after – you won’t believe and its also my bedroom. 😕

There is no end to it yet, and I still not sure if the pale blue cardboard will work towards my final, bet there is still time and “Frozen” as I call it is required lots of improvements.

Every day, I see inspirations and possibilities what I could apply into my work, sometimes I fail thou - lack of time, sometimes -  lack of experience, sometimes I think I’m in the very dark room looking for door of possible outcome. You don’t become an artist over a night. The joy of learning process comes with its disappointments.

As I’m working constantly on tight budget all my materials are quite cheap and maybe not the best choice for creation I want to achieve. Still it is all learning process in order to create something worth looking at whatever possibilities I may have. It is also a sort of a challenge.

ILLUSTRATION

At the moment, It’s all in my mind. I am re watching some old movies to gain the sense of that time.

So far, I’m thinking maybe not portrait people in it as I really not good at it. Maybe go just for a main object what stories are about.

I do need to start writing everything down and start practising, is just to finding the  time is a challenge.