Light...Bulb

I had an epiphany! Doesn't happen often so this is rather exciting stuff. Non-place is all about people's relationship with a place and the emotional connection with said place. So keeping in with the theme of homelessness I am making a story about a homeless man named Eddie - inspired by a Glaswegian I met on the train. Eddie sits on the same spot everyday, he meets a variety of different characters while sitting there, ranging from a mother and child character to Bert and Agnes the bickering elderly couple. It will be set out like a play so in the second act I want emphasis on the non-place aspect with the death of Eddie and how no one notices it other then the child that he had once helped. I'm still working out a few odds and ends but I'm full of ideas for this one. Could it be that non-place is actually going to be interesting for me. I'm feeling hopeful.

Non-Place. Non-Hope.

Caught up on my sleep to face another brief this week that comes in the very conceptual form of non-place. I genuinely have no idea how I'm going to tackle this one. Others in the class are even struggling with it, which is sort of a relief. I think I might look into something to do with homelessness and streets. We'll see what happens, but I'm not holding my breath. This could probably be the biggest test for trying to do costume and set design.

Scribble: Concluded

The finished display

Prototype 1

Sketchbook work

The Pencil Sign Off

Well after possibly the most panicked and sleep deprived state I have experienced over the last two years, I have somehow managed to finish with a day to spare. don't ask me how. Somehow I managed to get inspired with a few coloured pencils and florist wire which I have to say I am rather proud of complete with it's very own fashion illustration. Pictures are still to come so watch this space.

Final Year Freak Out

Final year of my course and the fear has begun. Started with a bang as always with a brief based on pencil markings. Looking at the make up of the pencil. The look. The touch. The feel. I'm kind of struggling to make something costume based for it so I might have to do a more fashion based piece. I like the idea of the scribble and the various marks you can make from that. I also think that I'm going to a bit more experimental this year so let the panic begin.

London

Just came back from London, with a fab group of people, lecturers and fellow students alike. Here's a few cheeky pics from the trip. Have a perusal.

Protest

So, as I probably neglected to mention we all received a bit of a shock a few weeks ago when we went to our second class on a Wednesday to find a delightful second brief waiting for us. Protest.


That wasn't our reaction, that was the name of the brief - Protest. We had to choose a topic that we felt passionately about and create a 2D piece for said topic. After a lot of humming and hawing I decided on cyberbullying, after a friend of mine was being trolled on all social media fronts. I saw the effect that it was having on her and it inspired me to help make a campaign. I'm not sure what the nature of my campaign will be, I'm thinking a design for campaign shirts potentially.