Happy Halloweenie time, Samhain and all things Zombie Run!

I'm getting ready for my first course review,  eek!


Feeling amazed at other artists' work, I have a long long way to go!
Though I hope with training and a heap of hard work, I can produce art I am proud of.
But what type...Print, Paper Cutting, Textile, Sculpture?
A New World has opened to me, and I have only taken a few steps down this
undiscovered path!

Just a month in, I am getting my head around my own creativity, the purpose of workshops, and project criteria.
It's a total change for me to go from what is a commercially accepted portrait image or wedding image series, to thinking out of the box in another media. 
Using my loves, life experience,, ideas and creativity.  Finding out what I am capable of and analysing the results.

Nikki Mo

I am loving working in a group of creative people of all ages.  It is challenging, supportive and interesting.  We encourage and praise each other, make suggestions and give feedback, in a relaxed enjoyable workshop setting.




So relaxed I did this! Suprisingly relaxing and not scary!

Me!

The most important lesson to me was learnt from my tutor Nikki in Photography Week.
ONLY use my own work or photography in my art, and not to borrow or manipulate what's available copyright free online!

I am a little worried, scared, over-faced with the possibilities, but encouraged, enthused, and happy to embark on this journey.
I have been so used to working digitally on computer with Adobe CS6, and Social Media, that it's hard to let go back to hands on, pencil, paint, clay, and create in a traditional, tangible way.

I plan to update my physical sketchbook with workshop notes and examples, ideas, sketches and research.  However I would like to indulge my Social Media side hence my blog!
Which is completely separate from my other blog or website and other social media.

I plan to buy a mini sketchbook to fit in my pocket or bag.  I have the ideas but think oh, I'll do it later! So these images are rattling around my head, and I need to make room for many more, in a visual diary for inspiration.
My other indulgence is using my mobile as a camera. I have Dropbox, Google + and Adobe Creative Cloud, and every now and again, categorise the images into albums for, trees, walls, textures, windows etc.  Hoping one day they will be a personal resource for my work.

I am also starting to work through the Art section in the Learning Resource Centre, noting processes I'd like to try and incorporate in future work.

Looking forward to what is to come!

Introduction to Paper Craft

Paper

As an ice-breaker we listed everyway we could think of to transform paper. From the list we made samples. Here's what I made in my workshop, photographed with my mobile and run through Pixlr or Pictframe.
Enjoyable and cheap, have a go.

Weave, shred, fold, pierce, rip, cut........!

Already over a month into all things Art & Design
Loving every minute. 
This is my digital Sketchbook, scrapbook, notebook, arty space, cupboard, 
library, sharing area, a place for research, ideas, links, and to document my
art & design journey.
I guess I have a map, but as things stand I am pin marking new techniques, 
some near each other, and others far far away.
What I will do, is visit again if I enjoyed it, and stay a while longer!

As I am a little way into my travels I will post a series of images and links.

Come by again, each week even, enjoy, be creative and have fun if you try anything new!