Bored on a Sunday

More monoprinting fun.

Organised chaos

I thought I'd post about my work space as it plays a really important role in the creation of my work. I have to admit this is not in any way because I actually make my work there but purely because it's somewhere to store all my 'arty stuff'. It was never meant to be this way, in fact I spent a long time getting this room just right, however for some reason I seem to be able to create in every room in the house but this one, most often when sprawled across the living room floor. Oh well, I still like to spend time in there, looking at my collections and re-discovering random objects that were dumped there and forgotten. Rather ironically I have this James Brown postcard (below) in a frame, placed optimistically on my desk; I think it may be time to relocate it downstairs.



On the wall: Framed 'Sounds From the Other City' posters by Manchester based illustrators Mount Pleasant. Extremely treasured framed black and white photo of my mum at her desk at Cussons where she was a secretary in the 60s.



Sindy, Flat Eric and the blue one from Sesame Street.

Ancient beloved bureau with cubby holes to store little things.

My Grandma's old chair that is undergoing a very, very slow transformation, I'll finish it one day I'm sure. Original 50s curtain that hung in my Grandma's first house in Salford that my mum recently found in the loft.

Maker's Palette

Collages and monoprints produced for the Maker's Palette project. Quite happy with the results but also thinking about taking it a step further and possibly transferring them onto other surfaces.

Objects of desire

Started taking photographs of some of the objects I plan to feature in my illustrations for the Maker's Palette project. It was pretty difficult narrowing down my collection of weird and wonderful things but these are some that made the cut. Included are a russian doll, wooden puppet, giant peg, vintage tea cup and saucer and my beloved yellow glass horsey.

The Maker's Palette

Recently I got the rare opportunity to spend a couple of solid hours at uni doing my own work. I spent the time working on my Maker's Palette sketchbook which is coming along nicely. I have decided that for the project I am going to concentrate on the idea of found objects and my tendency to gather and collect the random curios and ephemera that clutters my house something rotten. The plan is to take photos of my favourite finds then turn them into monoprints and collages.

I ♥ monoprinting

Made some monoprints today using found images from magazines. Rather like the first one but less keen on the other two. Unfortunately I don't have the patience to make really beautiful detailed monoprints so they remain quite graphic in style. Not sure whether I'm going to use them for anything yet.

Bored on a Sunday

Thought it was the start of something then quickly realised it wasn't, oh well they only took a couple of hours to knock up. Haven't lost my ability to work super quick it seems. Maybe I should slow down?