Wednesday 29 April 2015

As I had previously experimented with anatomical drawings of the foot I thought it would be a nice change to consider using a photograph of the body part instead and layering my print on top. I felt this could be a nice alternative to the detailed drawings previously. I felt their would be a more personal touch if there was a connection between someone's foot and their identity. Each person could place their feet in a pose that they feel reflects their personality with a flower symbolising the identity.
However someone in class mentioned to me that some people feel uncomfortable!e around feet. Though this shouldn't matter, I want my final piece to make people feel comfortable and embracing of their own bodies, if someone feels uncomfortable around feet I won't get the desired effect. Perhaps I could consider doing some exterior drawings of the feet or move back to the possibility of using the hand.
Next class will be a group mid module meeting so perhaps it would be visable to bring up the potential dilemma and see what thoughts are. I'm looking forward to getting some opinions from fresh eyes.

Wednesday 1 April 2015


I was really happy with the initial drawing I had done with the flower so decided to take this further and create some really interesting prints. The screen picked up the detail in my mark making really quite well whilst allowing me to experiment with different colour combinations in a more efficient and timely manner. By printing on tissue paper it means I could create layers on to other images whilst retaining the detail from both. 

I feel the silkscreen process could work really well in capturing the detail within the images of the flowers, however as seen in the second image I need to be careful that my layers don't become to busy and that the composition sits in a more balanced way. 

I have thought about integrating actual photographs of feet and the images I am producing of natural organisms. The photo being a demonstration of our physical bodies and the flower symbolising the identity within our bodies. 
I may consider printing the flowers on to a more sturdy paper then perhaps just drawing on top as the tissue paper can create a crinkled effect. 

I'm really pleased with the way the colours have blended within the prints and really emphasised the depth of the flowers in coordination with the mark making.