Filed under: session | Tags: Chris Lewis-Jones, creatures, earning, fine art, ideas, money, workshop
I enjoyed CHRIS LEWIS-JONES‘ visit today. Whilst a lot of what he talked about was not particularly relevant to my own practice, it was still entertaining and gave me the opportunity to re-kindle a few of the fine art ways of thinking that got left behind after foundation.
It was interesting to hear him speak about how he has narrowed down what he is prepared to undertake to keep the money coming in compared to before his ‘Connect’ experience. The change from taking on any project someone asked of him to projects that were only related to his own practice makes a lot of sense and got me thinking about the processes and methods I use and how these could be shared / used to earn me money.
The interpretation of objects workshop was eye-opening and fun. It makes me happy that I am not asking people to try and read any messages into my designs other than what they see - ‘Oh look, a smiling creature’ ‘What a funny looking teacosy’. I might be lucky enough to get a ‘It looks like an alien seashell’ – but I don’t mind if I don’t.
Filed under: inspiration, research | Tags: beach, designing, ideas, inspiration, photographs, sea
I took the opportunity to get some new visual inspiration whilst visiting family this weekend. I miss being far from the sea in Derby so working with beach inspired ideas will keep my interest and prompt investigation into new textures, colours and forms. I took 70 photographs of the rocks, pools, shells and seaweed – with every frame I had thoughts and images of how I could work these into another creature, a mitten or tea-cosy. My brain is so full and I can’t wait to start designing!
