Laptop Crashings

Would just like to say that the main reason for my lack of blogging at the moment is due to some virus crashing my work and laptop!!

GARGGH!

Photos of Jerwood Drawing Competition

Jerwood Drawing Prize

March 2009

Having just completed a 3 week
drawing module I thought this would be a super duper bit of extra research for
me to look into. To look at the different methods used that are seen as
'drawing' and also how much people are prepared to pay for a piece of
art.

This was the winning drawing.
Priced near £3000. Unfortunately I couldn't get down to Winchester to see the
drawings myself but thankyou mum for taking these photos for me! I am asured
that she had an eventful time with her friend Susan and Madge!

If its touring though I would
definately want to go to see it and recommend others to go to.

Crikey! I have quite a lot of catching up to do with what I have been doing and seeing etc!
Starting back in the second year took some time to settle back in again, but feel full swing.

Today I have been helping a woman called Julieta Brandao on her stall KNITSHOP at the Harrogate Interrnational Centre for the Knitting and Stitching Show!

I was doing demonsatrations throughout the day of Needle point Felting which is really pretty easy, just need to be good at putting colours together and what not. I had a go at giant knitting kneedles too which were just amazing! You had to stand up to actually knit with them!

Made some really good contacts with a Knit Magazine for potential work experience and even Selvedge Magazinge had a stand that I pestered for work...will send some emails out and get on it!

www.knitshop.co.uk

Leeds City Museum

Did a quick visit today into the 'new' museum to check it out....had a really wicked interactive museum area for kids to play and 'learn' in! Good source for lots of shells and insect drawings..may have to return for next project..

Here are a few more sketchy pages, to give an idea of style and drawings. I use mainly pen and ink with acrylic, the prints you casn see were done with carved potatoes, yup, your bog standard spud!

My Sketch Book

Here is a wee insight to some of my sketchbook pages that I have done for my summer project which was a wallpaper brief in which I chose insects as my source....

I have a selection of gift wrap/tags and christmas cards amongst blank cards which I am currently trying to get off the ground.