Layers

 This experiment was all about layering up materials and attaching them together and seeing the outcome. I think the pictures look a lot better than the actual sample because of the lighting and shadowing that the camera gives. I added the cable ties after I layered up the crumpled up pieces of tracing paper, to give it abit of colour and I think it improved the sample.

Experimenting with cable ties

 During tutor I noticed that some people doing Hand Processes have been using unusual materials to create objects and cable ties caught my eye, so i decided to do a few experiments that used these unusual materials. The experiment above was about creating a 3d object that was held together by the cable ties and it succeeded but I think they look tacky, especially with the calico material I used. If I changed the material, would I even like this experiement?

 This experiment was about taking the first experiment and turning it inside out and seeing what that created and whether it looks better than the original. I think from the inside view it does but from the outside it just looks like a plain pice of material that has been moulded into a shape.

This experiment was about adding abit of colour and seeing whether it works better with colour or original black and white. If I was to do this again I would use black cable ties, I think colour distracts the eye off the acual structure and concept of this piece being a container of some sort.

String Experiments

These experiments were created using only string and masking tape. I turned the masking tape inside out and wrapped it around an object and then wrapped the string around it, strong enough to hold the shape but not too strong so that it can't come off the object.

 I created 3 samples all different sizes and shapes. At this stage I didn't want the experiments to fit into the Neo-Classical theme in the Tatton Mansion, I just wanted to create an object or container that could just hold something and these samples delivered this.

 These samples contain; structure, design, shape and flexibility due to the masking tape. I'm fairly impressed with how these samples turned out but I think they could of been made stronger so it's shape would of been held more but i think this is because of the materials I used. I wonder what other materials I could of used that would of held the shape more?

Shuna Rendel's Work

 I've known about Shuna Rendel's work from visiting an exhibition in the Oldham Gallery titled "The 62Group exhibition. At A Tangent". I found her work fascinating and researched more of her work aswell as others from the 62group.

 This piece of Shuna Rendel's work caught my eye and related to being a container of some sort and created a connection with having a 3d object and holding some sort of object inside it. Most of the work looks like it uses natural materials.

This piece stands out more than the others to me, I think it's mainly the presentation and the structure of the actual piece. The materials used look natural and also look flexible. Using flexible materials opens up oppurtunities of experimenting more and creating something unique and structural. I would consider this piece to be for decorative purposes as from what I can see it doesn't have a physical or active purpose.

Sivan Royz's Work

 After hitting a block when making my project relate more to one thing that I saw in Tatton Park, I spoke to my tutor and decided to focus on an artist image that stood out to me and Sivan Royz work did. Looking at these images I created a connection with hiding valuables as shown here and the aspect of valuables been hidden in the mansion and the library cabinets being locked. Back then books were considered very valuable and they kept them safe by locking them away.

 

 Even some objects in the house were stored on beems on the ceiling. What would I consider valuable? Would storing my valuables up high guarantee it's safety? No, but what would guarantee it, would be if they were hidden in something that looked regular. Could this be done, especially with it's specific theme of Neo-Classical?

All of these images have elements in common that make them relate to me but also relevant to what I may want my final piece, maybe to contain. These elements include; shape, texture, line, layers, structure and design. After looking at a collection of Sivan Royz's work, this piece above stands out more than the others due to the materials used and this piece holds the question on whether it can hold something or whether it contains something in the picture? Some of Royz's other pieces show this blatantly whcih makes me question this specific piece.

These were detailed light switches that were positioned around the house, fairly lower to the ground than what we would see now, this is what caught my eye when looking at them.

This was a candle stick holder that was attached to the wall, it stood out to me because they looked extravagent, they were set out on either side of a cabinet-symmetrically.

This drawing was based on some servants bells that were positioned around the house, I noticed there was a lot of these around the house. There was an engraving on each of the servants bells but I wasn't really sure what it was, but it intrigued me why it was there. Does it have some significance that I'm unaware of? Or was it for decoration?

These two drawings were sketches I made from the house. The drawing that involves colour was of curtains that drew my eye because of the thick ropes that held them together.

The drawing of the four different cups was done when looking at the dining room layout, each cup was used for a different drink. There was even a table in the dining room that was specifically used for warming up the port glasses as port in them days was perferrably drank warm. There must of been a lot of time and effort gone into the presentation of the dining room table, the amount that doesn't compare on any scale to mine.