Tuesday 24 January 2012

First Tutorials

Product Tutorial


SITE SPECIFIC:  Take photos on location of potential site.
LOCATIONS:                Manchester (Northern Quarter, Craft Centre).  Leeds (Craft                                         Centre) Huddersfield (Greenhead Park)


Incorporate local features – providing local imagery presented in an unfamiliar way – like how my photos are unrecognisable yet slightly familiar.


CERAMICS:      Plaster of Paris, Mod Rock – readily available for quick tests.
                           Clare Gage, Emily Stubbs, Kristin Wicklund – ceramicists


COLOURS:       Sympathetic to the environment, not too bright? Or do I want it to stand out/be noticeable and brash?


Reaction from the public – to question materiality, realise that the piece is made from durable ceramics not textiles.  Recognising the environment in a new way – confused/hidden imagery within the piece may not be noticeable at first that it relates to the location.






Design Tutorial


Printed concrete- reacts with water/pollution to reveal something new when the city is raining etc.


Lace – could another fabric be used, what else is delicate that can be translated in ceramics that is not as obvious. Fur?


Print onto the surface of photographs – bleach them out etc. Use lace to print onto them.


Find a site ASAP: Does the history inform the piece? I.E. the Huddersfield textile industry?


Antony Gormley  - clay heads made with children using natural clay in the area – when placed together different colours of the clay is noticeable. Can I takeobjects from the area to include into the piece? Stones from the park? Etc.


Collect materials and consider possibilities. Think about the information that the chosen materials transmit – is it relevant?


Complete an application form as if I were submitting a real proposal – regeneration funds?



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