After my meeting last week with my class and tutor- I know that one of my issues has been having to many stringy ideas all on the go at the same time and this could definitely be classed as one- which isn’t great. However, for me, this is just a small project at the start of my working week that got me excited and motivated to create with my very limited resources.
So yesterday I set the task for myself of making a little book of all the different marks I could make. So on Monday night- after work, I went on a walk down the meadows to collect some bits to print with. I decided upon a few leaves and the rest was pretty soggy. So I had to be resourceful.
I decided that I would created various shapes out of the cardboard from a random parcel I’d received, using my craft knife and a very loose sketch. However, half way through this process, my craft knife snapped *which was devastating* as it’s the thing I use most in my practical work. But I decided that I wouldn’t be too sad about it because there was nothing I could do after the fact.
So, I spent a few hours printing with various shapes and just experimenting a lot with different angles and takes on the shape.
Overall I am very happy with the result of such a small low key activity and am planning on working into a lot of the pieces and taking them further on with me in the project.
All these little pieces are a continuous project which eventually I will bind into a little book of marks I’ve made !
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