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 | 05 Apr 2011 | 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Creating in the Workshops, Exploring Different Materials
Today has been successful for me. Last night I had put three sheets of sandblasted test pieces in the kiln to tack fuse together to see how they would react. They are still at a fairly high temperature so I couldn’t get them out, but I decided after the problems...
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 | 03 Apr 2011 | 5AA005: Specialist Practice in Applied Arts, Initial Ideas
Finally I have come up with an idea for my final pieces for my Wednesday module! I am going to do a series of 3 glass panels relating to the street culture. I have gone back to silhouettes as I really like the graphic quality of the images and it is the poses and the...
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...
