by Kelly | 20 Apr 2011 | 5AA003 Creative Applications, 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Creating in the Workshops, Research
Well, I had a very busy and organised day today! I have finally looked out from University to the world of industry for my work. I visited The Glassworks in Birmingham to get them to laminate two sheets of float glass (which I have screen printed my dance sketches...
by Kelly | 06 Apr 2011 | 5AA003 Creative Applications, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials, Initial Ideas
Following my tutorial yesterday with Rebecca Gouldson, I spent this morning in the metal jewellery workshop. I took my screen printed mirrored sample and used it as a template to recreate the drawing in copper wire. Unfortunately to get the image I want, I have to...
by Kelly | 05 Apr 2011 | 5AA001: Design Discourse and its Critique, 5AA003 Creative Applications, 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Additional Lectures, Exploring Different Materials, Initial Ideas, Research
I attended a lecture by Rebecca Gouldson today with most of the first year applied art students and brought a fair few second year and a couple of third year students too. It was really worthwhile actually and I got a lot out of it. She described her journey from...
by Kelly | 31 Mar 2011 | 5AA003 Creative Applications, 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Assessment Deadlines, Creating in the Workshops, Initial Ideas
My enamel test piece came out the kiln today. I had used 4 layers of glass; 3 with black enamel shadows and the top with white enamel silhouette. After I had fired the enamel on, the second firing was to fuse the layers together. When it came out the white was cream...
by Kelly | 26 Mar 2011 | 5AA003 Creative Applications, 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Initial Ideas, Research
I bought four different dance workout DVD’s which were delivered today called Urban Dance Workout, Hip Hop Dance Workout 2, Streetdance The Moves and Step Up Official Dance Workout. I watched the Step Up one today twice. I now think I know what I want my work to...
by Kelly | 24 Mar 2011 | 5AA003 Creative Applications, Creating in the Workshops
I took my work out of the kilns today and had a very odd result from the line drawing slump. Rather than the glass being flat and the lines becoming 3D above the rest, it had the total opposite effect and the spaces between ballooned up. As the drawing was of a leg it...
