pop up

Working on pop up designs I thought about how I could combine both a kiss and a punch together. Above show some interlocking designs from popupology that I would like to try out myself and further experiment with. 

Images from: http://www.popupology.co.uk/

punch & judy 1948

funfair #2

pick me up

I went along to the pick me up exhibition yesterday, above are some of my personal highlights from the exhibition. I actually found quite a few pieces that related to the funfair along with other works that caught my eye. I also saw the Punch and Judy sign which I'm surprised I didn't think about before. It combines domestic abuse and the funfair together so in this case it is a perfect example of something I aim to achieve.

funfair #1

I really wanted to go to a funfair myself instead of relying on photos online. I wanted to experience the atmosphere and hoped that the whole experience would inspire me greatly. The project has been slow to start with the first funfair I visited not even being there despite being advertised everywhere online. I then read about another local funfair, shown above however as great as it was it was obviously a child's funfair. It lacked bigger rides with the graphics I was looking for aswell as a carousel. From here I plan on going further afield to another funfair in the search for a greater selection of rides and the all important carousel.

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Following on from our lino printing project we were asked to redesign a letter from the font Alpha Slab in pairs. We were encouraged to work with CYM, overlaying colour, exploring both digital and prints. Above are highlights from our project showing two different paths of interest. After addressing the main part of the brief through a one day workshop we used the rest of the week to expand in any direction we wished. From here we aim to continue working on the project creating prints from our geometric alphabet. 

Check out my partners blog: http://charleybailey93.wordpress.com  

carousel 1956

I decided that watching the film based on the musical carousel, my chosen vinyl. Before i watched the film I read a lot of reviews so I could communicate a basic understanding of the film to my tutor. I presumed that it was a sad story about a man struggling through life, one bad decision after another. I felt sorry for him, I thought that I would cry throughout the film, especially when he tragically dies. 


However after watching the film I had a completely different response to everyone reviewing, it seemed. I didn't find the film sad at all, instead I was left filled with pure anger. I am fully aware that the film is set in 1873 and many things have changed since then but I cannot accept domestic abuse. From the storyline to the song lyrics it belittles women and describes them as objects that men own. Being called a slut for having a mans arm around your waist or being screamed and shouted at to go away when trying to tell your husband that you're pregnant.


A quoted from the blogpost below which I believe sums up the musical perfectly: 

"It’s a film with dizzying dance sequences and well-known musical numbers to be sure, butit’s also a film in which women are valued and treated with respect only while pregnant, and who are otherwise disregarded, objectified, slut-shamed, abused, or infantilized, and who are expected to accept the actions of the men around them without judgement, regardless of the harm those actions may cause."


http://www.btchflcks.com/2012/09/women-and-gender-in-musicals-week-carousel-a-fairytale-screen-adaptation-of-the-2012-republican-anti-woman-agenda.html#.U1_RSMaBHnY

lino prints

One of our first projects back after Easter was based on lino printing, introducing analogue techniques back into our course. We were all given a letter to create a lino print from, I was given Z. I decided to create both versions of a Z, a normal one and an inverted one enabling me to line them up perfectly. When zoomed in the layered up ink creates a beautiful finish but is hard to achieve from the quality of a phone camera. I intend on taking better photographs with my camera once the print is dry at uni and I can take it home.