Drawing festival

Final wallpapers

I decided to create 3 repeat patterns for my wallpaper samples, and used the same imagery from my books so that they could be part of one collection. I used lino printing and screen printing for the samples, and I am pleased with the results as they are all quite neat and continue on with the delicate bird theme of the project.

Final book

I am pleased with my final book as it looks quite professional and the final prints have worked well. I chose to do a hard cover book to create a nice surroundings for my prints and cut out piece which are both quite delicate.

Peacock

Book samples

More lino printing

Lino prints

Lino cuts

Visual research

As my theme is Hortus Botanicus, I began by looking at birds and flowers, as these are subjects relevant to the theme of nature. Initially I prefer drawing birds because of the different positions that they move into, which are quite interesting to draw.

Slow Hand

This studio and workshop based project is a paper-based response within the context of Artist's books and Wall coverings, focusing on paper as a substrate for design and print. The module is inspired by the philosophies of the Arts and Crafts movement that encompass beautiful materials and craftsmanship, and the emphasis throughout the module is considered slow craftsmanship.

During the course of this module, I will undertake workshops in Bookbinding, Lino print, Embossing, and Screen Print exploring a 2-colour separation and design repeat. I will take elements from the workshops and apply them to develop a folio of beautiful drawing and printed/engineered papers that will then be reviewed and edited to be put into production as 1) an Artists book; 2) a Wall Covering.

Focus: Hortus Botanicus: reflecting the philosophies of William Morris, taking nature as my inspiration, I will be observing and drawing flora and fauna, and natural phenomena.