Thought I'd also mention that I've just completed 2 evening courses in Jewellery and web design. Fingers crossed I'll have my own website up and running soon! I found the jewellery course really rewarding. I made mum's Christmas present, a brooch, and 2 necklaces from sterling silver, along with a ring and pendant from copper. The course provided me with the opportunity to learn a lot of the basic techniques in silver jewellery making.

Ok, since it's been flipping ages since I last posted on this here blog, I felt I should redeem myself in some way. I have been busy, I'll have you know. Currently working at Edinburgh's Paper Tiger for the festive season. They sell lots of pretty cards, books and stationary. Just my cup of tea. Have a sneaky peak here:

http://www.shoppapertiger.com/



On my days off I've been doing a wee bit of painting on the walls of a new restaurant on Lothian road, Illegal Jacks. The food there is top notch!




http://www.illegaljacks.co.uk

Before all this, I had the opportunity to paint on the bar top at Victoria, a bar on Leith Walk. The project was a collaboration with multiple artists, who teamed up to paint, draw, collage and scribble over the bar top, so a glass bar top could be added later. Above are pictures of the work in progress, as I think the bar top is finally finished now.

Another 3rd year project, this time an artist's book brief. We were given 2 words from which to evolve our ideas, mine being Camouflage and Freckles. I felt freckles were a physical attribute more prevalent in children whilst camouflage would traditionally be used in a military environment. This made me think of WW2 child evacuees. I hoped the illustrations and text (songs sang by evacuated children) would provide a solid answer to the brief.

kids book

Thought I would include some more work from 3rd year. This time the result of a kids book illustration project. The brief involved writing and illustrating a dummie kids book. Mine was titled Boris the Bidgie and his special green feather.

Thought I would include the other pieces of artwork on show at The Biscuit Factory here. The images are screenprints I then cut and assembled into 3 dimensional decoupage pieces. They are also included on The Biscuit factory website: http://www.thebiscuitfactory.com/

My final degree show pieces. :) The milk bottles were included in an exhibition of selected graduates work in a Newcastle commercial gallery, The Biscuit Factory. This was my first chance to exhibit work outside of the art college, and proved fruitful as they included my work in the magazine! :)

More work from 4th year. 3 dimensional illustration and other mediums. The doll is illustrated using coloured electrical wire.