ngan sik

Been away for most of August - downsizing the family home and travelling by train in Switzerland (not related). But the colour project remains on track (I think) - whether I'll be able to demonstrate one coherent concept is another matter but I'm having fun painting in codes of grey. I'm quite looking forward to seeing what fellow classmates have produced - I'm hoping some others are braver than I and actually use some colour..

painting

studies for the 'colour project'. what a shame I seem to have taken a liking to grey.

heart

So we have a Summer Project to do based on colour and emotion. So I'm trying not to think about it and doodling in black ink instead.

Wabbit

Over the weekend I've been carving and printing this bunny rabbit - leaping joyously in his habitat. I'd never done woodblock printing before (I think it shows!) and found it most therapeutic and entirely engrossing.

Lonely me

I accept that I'll never be an amazing photographer - or a photographer for that matter. But it's still nice to be a part in the making of an image.

Allow

Start of this week has been mildly productive, hooray :)
First, have been helping my awesome friend Rae Duncan screenprint her live/dead birdies. This was much fun as normally I hate screenprinting (faff), but it's a whole lot better when you're working with someone who seems to know exactly what they're doing.
Result is much fun, and lovely prints at the end - which will be on sale at the Dundee Degree Show (Illustration dept.)

This is my own wee print for being such a wonderful person..



Secondly, went along to the Dundee Jamboree workshops and made myself a couple of badges.
I'm not an arty-crafty person in the slightest and find I lack the necessary patience and manual dexterity to excel at any activity that involves gluing, cutting, knitting, sewing, etc. etc.

But I can draw! (And ask someone-else to put said drawing in a badge-making machine)
And so now I have two badges that I'll have to affix to something..



Hopefully the rest of the week will bring forth just as much making-activity.. or at least some more doodles?

Doodles

out of practice