Been on a four day hand bookbinding course run by Shepherds in London. Thought I would include a picture of one of my finished books. Really happy with the result, it’s even got a built in book mark! (I’m very nerdy I know!). Have five new books now, there’s something really satisfying about hand made stationery.
Have a look at the website if you want, I include the link below
http://store.bookbinding.co.uk/store/
I’m uploading some watercolours from a painting module at uni that I did, they’re based around scientific close-ups of nerve cells and veins. I tried to abstract what I saw so it could stand for art in it’s own right. Hope you enjoy!
Went to the Marian Claydon exhibition at the fashion and textiles museum in London. Little known gem of a Museum, it costs £9 entry and is absolutley tiny. Marian Claydon was a designer who shot to fame with her cool silk tye die prints in the 1960s and 70s, she died in 2015 so the exhibition was held in retrospect to celebrate her work. The silks were beautiful, artworks in their own rights and vibrant. The dresses were glamorous and recalled historical fashion and 1920s flapper dresses as well as being of their time and bohemian. I urge you to go and discover the museum for yourself!
Hello again! Thought I’d upload some portraits I did of a girl called Georgina for A-level. The shoot was inspired by Gabriel Rossetti and I shot her in the style of a Pre-Raphaelite beauty. Wanted the shots to look languid and full of ennui! She’s a very talented photographer herself as well as model! I include her facebook photography page if your curious to see the work she’s done, she’s even worked for MUA! https://www.facebook.com/georginalukephotography/
Hello again! It’s a while back but I used to do photography for A-levels. I shot mainly fashion and portraits but unfortunately have lost many of the original thumbnails (well it has been five years!) I do however still have my sketchbooks intact and would like to show you some photos, bit by bit (not all at once), that I have taken. I hope that by starting this blog I will style and shoot more photos of friends as a hobby in my free time.
Firstly I would like to introduce you to three black and white portraits of Sam and Jessica. For these portraits I backlit the photos with a studio lamp and shot in black and white against a plain background. I was inspired by 1920s,30s and 40s portraits of film stars and tried to make my schoolmates look glamorous and serene, styling them in glass beads,velvet and even over coats to create a film noir effect.
I apologise in advance if the photos are a bit blurry as I had to take photos of photos as it were as I have lost the original thumbnails. I still have my A-Level sketchbook and print outs so not a total disaster! Hope you enjoy!
Just wanted to do a quick introduction to my artwork and sketches. As an art student at Newcastle University I specialise in dip ink drawings. I include some sketches of internal organs such as lungs and hearts and muscle tissue line drawings. My own interest in internal organs stems from a love of medical illustrations, particularly renaissance. I love the functionality coupled with the beauty of them. In my own work I try to abstract illustrations I see and compile them into one. I also love the idea of a microcosm in a macrocosm, of things relating to seemingly unrelated subjects. Blood spots on internal organs always look like galaxies to me, like a tiny world within a world.Nature always seems to repeat different patterns beautifully. Nerve endings morph into roots, the beginnings of our blood ties and identities. Anyway before I ramble any more here are some photos of my sketches, enjoy!
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