by Kelly | 07 Dec 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, 5AA002: Integrating Practice and Materials, 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Assessment Deadlines, Creating in the Workshops
Things seem to be slowing down now work-wise. I have a lot to do with my sketchbooks so I have been taking photos of my work to put in and make notes on. I put a kiln on this afternoon too with my two coloured glass cylinders and decals on them to fire on. This is one...
by Kelly | 30 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, Creating in the Workshops
The sand cast test I completed turned out well! In our module today I showed the group my work and Pat Dillan walked though and commented on my can flowers and was asking for students to produce decorations for the Christmas tree. She said they would look great and...
by Kelly | 24 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials
I have been painting the coca-cola logo onto a sheet of glass created for me in the hot glass workshop. I am going to put it in the kiln to fire it on then cut it into petal shapes and into the kiln again to fuse together in a flower shape. I will then drop them into...
by Kelly | 16 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, 5AA004: Understanding Skills and Materials, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials
This afternoon I began making two-part moulds of two light bulbs for my Friday module. My aim is to slip cast them and as the module is all about multiples, slip casting is a great was of doing this. I have never tried slip casting before so it should be interesting....
by Kelly | 15 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, 5AA002: Integrating Practice and Materials, Exploring Different Materials, Initial Ideas, Research
Finally all my sketchbooks are now on the way! It took ages for me to start my Wednesday module sketchbook although I had been making samples and test pieces. I also finally used the images and information I had printed out ages ago for my Tuesday sketchbook and...
by Kelly | 03 Nov 2010 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique
We had a group crit session around the tables in the studio space. People mostly talked about their experiences, memories, thoughts and reflections of the day spent in Oxford at the Ashmolean Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum. I however only really responded to one...
