Locating: Self-initiated project

After the holiday break, I found my own sketchbook drawings and ideas alien to me.

My idea was to create a storybook based on textiles about birds, I was interested in hawks.

However, after researching stories about birds or peculiarly hawks, I came to an idea to carry on with my self-initiated project, the one story I know so well, myself.

My idea is to use the sketchbook drawings of crows and hawks, to outline about how I feel about myself. For I always feel insecure. Therefore, my idea is to carry on with the storybook idea, but in a more metaphors sense.

Figure 1: Sketchbook Drawings 

For example, I am feeling insecure, so in a metaphor sense I picture myself as the ugly crows.

My idea is to create related series of artwork to create a story, but in a more personal sense. 

Figure 2: Sketchbook drawing

After my tutorial time with my tutor, I come to realised that I enjoy the learning progress more than working towards a final piece.

For I don’t see how can one say that this is finished.

Therefore, I would like to use this self-initiated project as an opportunity to explore, experiment and not working towards final, but to enjoy what I like to do.

Figure 4: Big scale drawing

I would like to develop my textiles skills to match up with my drawing skills, I have discuss this matter with my tutor, for when I comparing the work that I have done for the last unit.

Figure 5: Intentions unit’s work

I will create bolder colours to reflect my sketches.  It will be less careful than my usual technique. I am aware that my technique on this machine will need developing and refining after taking a break from it and changing my artistic view on hawks to crows. 

I enjoy observing the world and incorporating this with in the work.  I enjoy creating a narrative within my pieces.  It is important that the art and texture represents the story I am putting into the piece.

There is a stark difference between this line of work and last unit.

I enjoy using a mixture of techniques so that the audience see different line qualities.