A well needed update

What i've been working on for the superstition project. The idea that superstitions are presented as facts. If you believe in a superstition, nothing can waver it, because it is illogical to begin with.

It's turned into an A - U of contradiction; I found two superstitions that contradicted each other for each letter of the alphabet. A is about apples, B is about Bees etc.

I was working on how to visualise the fact that each superstition is like a fragment of "knowedge", but you can't view two contradicting superstitions at the same time.

This turned (after maaany hours in front of illustrator) into these layouts which i screenprinted. Each is a fragment of a letter with the superstition underneath, so that if you overlay them the letter becomes whole but you can't read the contradicting superstitions, which overlap each other.Next step is to print on acetate so that they can be put into a book format.

Crafty Owls

Starting to think what to make for the stall at the UAL Arts Market 2010.
This is the first little plush owl i've made. His tummy is a bit of oilcloth i bought from Walthamstow Market :)
Here's how i made him;
He's stuffed with cotton wool, what a simple fellow!

Note to self - do some FLIPPIN WOOOORK!!
Happy New Year xGx

Open Studioooo

My Superstition work so far...The latest development are these little envelopes. The idea is they have a hand-drawn bird's feather printed on them and then the 'sorrow' or 'joy' refers to the superstitions of that particular bird. There are 13 possible bird feathers to chose from.

Dastards - 7 day project

For this one week project we had to make up our own film in groups and then create an AO poster each.

We all found an interest in the general plot of Disney films and decided to create a film that followed the Disney "Formula" of plot and characters, but in the style of a Documentary. The result was a kind of Anti-Disney Mockumentary.

I aimed to reference Disney whilst making the poster as far away from the classic Disney style as possible. I created this design resembling the Rorschach ink blot test to highlight the dark side of Disney.

The Feedback was good - basically, all elements tie in together well and create a good "feel". It's slow-hitting and subtle, drawing viewers attention in - the title needs some adjustment, so i will try and work this out!

Peace x

Superstition project again. Looking at symbols of luck and in particular the many superstitions about birds. Cranes are a symbol of peace and good fortune. I made 101 out of different pieces of paper-from white flock paper to old receipts. Then chained them together in this little 'book'.

Owlies

For my Superstition project. I believe owls are good luck, so each day I make a random ink blot and then try to turn it into an owl... simplez