Intentions- Inspiration workshop

After creating a summer project sketchbook we were set into small groups in which we each individually presented our sketchbooks. I spoke about my inspirations, techniques and media Id used aswell as how I could take my work further. After this the peer groups we were put into gave me feed back on my work;

Firstly my peers gave me feedback on the strengths of my summer project sketchbook we spoke as a group. We found that I had used frequent mark making techniques this is a strength in my work as it shows textural qualities this is also shown through my use of experimenting with a variety of media including gouache, pencil, fine liner, ink, acrylic, ect.

I experimented with working on different surfaces including cello tape which this photograph shows. Another thing the group picked up on was my colour palette of rich reds and oranges and how they all worked well together.

Aswell as speaking about strengths we also spoke about areas of improvement one of which being scale and how I should and intend to experiment with a variety of scales rather than just sticking to sketchbook size.

As a group we spoke about the textile artist and member of the 62 group Mathew Harris and how his work shows clear links to the work I had produced over summer.

Mathew harris cloth

The links are shown through my similar colour pallet and use of linker shapes and lines as well as the placing of it.

The textural and mark making processes I've used show a clear link to the specialism of embroidery which Im going into the group of peers picked this out in my work. As with this project I didn't concentrate on a specific theme and more on experimentation there was no overall concept to my sketchbook however my peers picked out that throughout my sketchbook I had found inspiration from mundane day to day things such as walls and clothing. Now continuing with my Intentions brief I plan to take up the improvements that the group spoke about and to find an overriding concept to my future sketchbooks.