Other experimental work alongside the paintings

print,paint and fabric on paper

paint,charcoal on paper

paint,pencil and varnish on paper

print, paint and collage on paper

collage and mixed media on paper

print,paint and charcoal on paper

oil paint on board

egg tempora

Crate exhibition

The last few weeks I have been focusing on work that is going to go into a collaborative exhibition in a project space in Margate with other two college friends. We are keeping a diary together via a blog redthreadtrail.blogspot.com

I have made a film especially for this which will be part of an installation which will include a painting.  It will be site specific.

Below is the text from a zine that I have produced for this exhibition. It explains our project.

 RED THREAD TRAIL is a collaborative exchange of practices using the Greek Myth of slaying the Minotaur in the Labyrinth as a metaphor for the realization process of this group exhibition. ‘The red thread’ is the blog; redthreadtrail.blogspot.com, and this blog is the route to Crate (our Minotaur) and back. This exhibition is a result of three different journeys. 

The story of the Minotaur is rich and complex which touches on psychology, philosophy, fantasy, passion and the power struggles of the gods and the sexes. To understand the layers, and references of this story you have to follow the life of Queen Pasiphae of Crete, and her relationship with her all-powerful husband King Minos. The Minotaur was born of Pasiphae and a handsome Prince Bull. This half bull and half man creature was kept locked away in a cave only reached by navigating a complex labyrinth. It was the custom to satisfy the needs of the hungry and savage beast by offering him an annual sacrifice of seven maidens and seven young men. One year the king of Athens decided that instead of sending weak men and women as was done before, he would send his own son Theseus whose difficult job was to slay the Minotaur. There was a problem! Once in the labyrinth it was almost impossible to find the way out again. The Cretan Princess Ariadne devised a cunning plan to save her love from a certain death. This involved a simple length of thread which Theseus could unravel as he navigated the labyrinth. By following the thread after having slain the Minotaur he could find his way back into his world. 

Rachael Murray’s paintings have a focus on the natural and urban landscape. Her works displayed engage the theme of location and dislocation, showing the contrast between two different Cities.

Nadja Andersson has focused on approaching the theme of mystical inner landscapes through painting and performance. 
Jennifer Wright explores the use of narrative using a variety of media, and is at present concerned with discourse surrounding Christianity.
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The zine folds into eight parts and has a poster on the back. It is all silk screened. Photo of the poster to add later!

So I have been continuing to paint on a large scale!

I thought that one go at working on a large scale would be enough, but not I have continued. There are problems with transportation and storage so I don't think that this phase will last long, while I do not have my own studio! They are all 2metres by 2metres so building a stretcher for them is not an option as they wouldn't fit through my front door! Just to update this post I will add that I have just made a portable stretcher especially for the first two paintings below which I think might benefit from having a frame. The other two work as banners.

 This painting replaced the other one that I had up in the Atruim space at college.

 This is work in progress.This needs to be mounted onto a stretcher.

This one is finished and hanging in the studio. It might to into the Crate exhibion.

This also might go to Crate. Probably only one will be hung.

Home Movies!

LINKS TO FILMS

Beach Burka   -     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXgqk9tyHV4

Saint Peters   -   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKn664Tyh5Q&feature=youtu.be

This was the set up for the film showings. When the lights were dimmed the blackout was effective!

Painting finished!

My tutor suggested that we might set up an exhibition in the Atrium Space in college, so here it is. I organised it, and six fellow students helped to set it up. All the work looks fantastic. For my part it is great to have my painting out of the studio to make room for another canvas, and it is good to see it out of the mess of my studio space!
The new canvas has a black primer/base colour which is going to be interesting for me. When it is finished I would have made three large paintings. It would be great to see them exhibited together. I will have to work on that at college.
I plan to work on a smaller scale for the rest of the year...famous last words??

Krystina did the plaster beast in front of my painting and I think that they look great together!

Results in!

Well  we have our results. For me it was a surprise. I did not expect to do so well in the studio unit as I felt that I have been all over the place with my work. I had worked extremely hard and had really stretched myself, but was insecure about the outcomes. I managed an A.

My essay was not so good and I think that I have to accept that this part of the degree is always going to be a struggle however long I  take over it ..... scraped a B/C

Last week I stepped into a skipe session between UCA and two French colleges. Interesting. The small screen shape on the bottom right is what they could see of us. Interactive drawing! We did an impromptu performance of Nadja's knitted sleeves. If you want to know more you will have to follow the redthreadtrail on blogspot. 

Last week I put a painting into a local Art charity auction on Saturday. Spot the painting!

The Atelier Project

Our research practise 4 includes a project where we have to research and find suitable venues for our work. We can work on our own or with others and I have teamed up with Nadja and Rachel. We are all doing separate projects but are pulling them all together and documenting them through a blog. redthreadtrail.blogspot.com. You can follow our projects through our blog. I plan to do a home showing of some of my short art films along with some on Sonja's and Nadja's animation films. This will happen on 23rd February. It is the first of my exhibition projects so it is the one that I am focusing on now. Today I made a plinth for the projector. On Friday I have to make a poster.

Here is a pewter medal that I made inspired, and in honor of Malala Yousafzai and other brave young people who strive for an education that we take for granted. It is for the British Museum medal exhibition/competition. It is sandblasted on the underneath.