.: Press Mould Collection

.: Press Mould Collection: Press Mould Collection Shells This image is based on my collection on shells and the colour brown, and I have used this to ma...

Gary Hume print

I am inspired by Gary Hume prints because he just looks at the shape and figure of a person, not the detail. I like how he has chosen three colours and worked light to dark. His prints are bright and are designed and painted well. I have used his technique to make some of my pieces of work using other people, and myself. I like how there is negative space and no facial features to bring this print out more, but you can see what it is. I have used outline of people in my screen-printing just as Gary Hume has done in his prints. I have this technique throughout the work and on my blog as you can see, and I will use this all the way through to my final FMP. 

Ceramic Collection

I have created ceramic pine cones from my collection project and placed them in order from small to large. I have used red clay to print my pine cones into the clay and create ceramic pieces of work. I have used clear glaze over the top of the pine cones to that you can see the detail of the carving and to give a shine to the pieces. Using sharp metal tools and using my pine cones as a reference, I was able to look at the detail and create nice effects with the tools as it went into the clay. What I like about the pieces I have made is the uneven and sharp edges, which gives the composition an interest. The white background makes the ceramic piece's stand out more and the light reflects on the glaze and shows the pure carving of the pine cones. Some of them I did did not turn out well, but I still used them in my final collection project. 

Coil Building

 

Using a process called Coil building I designed and created a ceramic vase, using different shapes and coils. I fixed the pieces together using a paint brush and a small amount of water, just to hold them into place. I wanted my creation to be unusual and a one off. I stayed with the theme of shells by using spiral shaped circles to go around the edge of my vase and to make it look appealing. I like how the coils are weaved into each other to create this unbalanced edge. I designed my work to look different from what other vases look like. This piece will be fired and glazed and presented as one my final outcomes.

Screen Printing

Screen Print 1&2

Oil Inks 

Blue and Red

I made prints using the pattern from my jacket and then using a process called Screen-printing to create these prints of a face. I wanted to ignore the facial features and just go with the blank face. This image shows positive a negative mark making and I want to show how a face can be seen without all the other features. I used red and blue because they are strong colours and you can see them anywhere. There is some marks on my print which I have left some paint behind, but it makes a good final piece with the paint marks left. I think the blue is stronger, but they both have the same quality. Focusing on the theme of pattern I looked at Sylvia Js work and made me look into the figure of other people. 

Portrait Pattern

 Using Pattern from my own clothes, I made an outline of the back of my body from a photograph I took from my phone and transferred it onto paper. I then printed off a second A3 paper, but this time using the pattern from my jacket. What I wanted was to get the outline of the portrait, not the detail because I wanted the pattern to be the main part of this piece, and have a positive final outcome. I used black paper to contrast the red so that it stands out from the black to make this more of a stronger piece of work. 

Pine Cone Collection

Collecting objects from outside my house and out on the street, arranged some of my best objects in order of size and scale. I used a big Pine Cone to bring out the composition to the whole piece and gives a large effect to the other objects. The only problem with this image is that it is not straight and that the light is hitting the paper creating a shadow. This is a part of my collection and I have used these in my other samples from my clay pieces, and intend to use them near the end of this project. I wanted to show them growing up like a family by collecting smaller objects and bigger ones  

Press Mould Collection

Press Mould Collection

Shells

This image is based on my collection on shells and the colour brown, and I have used this to make a series of shell moulds. I used Manganese Oxide and a sponge to bring out the shell details and make them more older and valuable. After they had been completed, they were placed into the kiln for firing. Some of my objects are not straight and that spoiled it, but it also creates this old effect to each piece of my collection. After they have been fired I will use them in my final collection project and have them lined up in a row, as if it would be in a museum. My whole project is based on the theme of shells and outdoor objects. 

Shell Collection 

Manganese Oxide

These are some of other shell moulds I have done, and some of them look good, but others could be more better and more neater. Some of these have a Copper Oxide on them and others have Manganese. I am planning to have a clear glaze on the small shell moulds at the bottom with a Copper Oxide. I placed Oxides on these because the detail of the shells does not show up without it. In my collection I want to have an order of size and scale to each one. 

Sample Pieces

Collections 

My sample pieces were used to test out different types of colour Luster's and oxides. Scratching into the clay creating deeply positive marks onto the clay. We used different colours and two Oxides. I used a clear glaze for the title on my sample and Luster's for decoration. I fired and Glazed my other two samples to change the effect and see how other Oxides work. 

My Four Samples 

My Collection

Photograms

Photograms

These photographs are based on a project of mine called collections, and I have collected a range of brown objects to photograph. There was a problem with the first image, because it got contaminated with the other waters and got dirty around the edges. I looked at grouping objects together and seeing what effects they cause. All of my objects are based on the colour brown and from outside and around the house and this is what makes it more special to me, and why I chose them. The second image was a good result, but the edges are slightly off, and needed to be lined up. These are my two best pieces and I will progress better during my time in photography. 

Sgraffito Bowl

Conor Murray

Nature Objects using Sgraffito 

Red Clay 

Collecting objects from my garden and out and about, I used them to create Sgraffito. I used a series of techniques and tools to create nice looking effects on the bowl. During the making of the bowl, I look at what I wanted to carve onto it. There was a certain idea I decided to do and that was working from small to large, and working around the bowl. Slip was used before I worked onto my bowl, and sanded down after all the carving was done. Each mark I make is a positive line and scratch, and that is what I intend to show. The drawings you see scratch into the clay was used in my collections and I have intended to use these through my project. My bowl will be ready to be fired next, and then glazed with clear glaze to make it more better and more professional.

Sir Hans Sloane Collection

Sir Hans Sloane

Museum Collection

Hans Sloane collects a range of objects found on streets and around his house and places them in a contained box, which he arranges them in his box like a museum. What I like about his collection is that all of his objects are old and almost tattered. All of his objects are small and contained objects which fits  in well with his collection. What has made me to look at Sloane's work is that he also studies shells and nature objects, and has made me to study shells for my final project. Most of his objects are almost brown and dark coloured objects. He has placed all light coloured objects at the top of his collection and darker coloured ones at the bottom. Hans Sloane never collects new objects and always old or broken objects because older objects has a story and a past behind it and is always more interesting to look and study. 

Christopher Dresser

Christopher Dresser 

Clutha Glass

Image from the craftsman Christopher Dresser designs glass bowls and vases using colour stainers and different coloured pigments. These are arranged in a way that shows different angles and light of the vases. These are stylish and effective in the way they are arranged, and they have been placed according to size. I like how he has done the colour brown, but has used light toners and other colours to create this effect on each bowl. The composition has been placed at an angle to show all its form and textures. Christopher Dresser uses darker tones for the top of each of his glass vases, but he also designs them to make sure the light hits each object. Each vase has been done creatively and with care, and that is what I most like about this piece of work. What I enjoy about these glass vases is how each of the colours blends in well with the lighter colours at the back, and this brings out the full appearance and style of the composition. Christopher uses Stylish and quirky shapes on each of his glass vases and this is what makes this work appeal to me, and why I have chosen it. What makes this a great piece of work is that it is different to what other artists and craft's designers have done. He uses textures, which he carves into the glass and makes this using a sharp pointed tool, while in his work shop. The whole composition is an inspiration to me for my future work and has link well in with my project that i am doing today.