To start the task I collected images from my contextual
research and placed them into my sketchbook for “Rob Ryan”. I wanted to create
a collage of Rob Ryan’s work because I wanted to present how I have developed
my knowledge and understanding to transcribe his work through my paper craft
skills. Also, I wanted to create a collage of his work because I wanted to
express how all of his pieces of work are detailed and intricate which will be
developed into my interpretation and the overall project. To relate to Rob
Ryan’s work, I wanted to make the layout simple which will highlight his pieces
of work, so I decided to keep the background white and create a stencil of his
name. I problem I faced was when I created the stencil, it wasn’t effective as
it couldn’t be seen above the page behind the sketchbook. To solve the problem,
I placed coloured card underneath the lettering which made it effective and stand
out on the surface. After creating the title, I focused on creating a
background which emphasised Rob Ryan’s style of work. From observing and
analysing his pieces, I recognized that he had some detailed borders around his
work. I developed his idea and created a border around my sketchbook page which
allowed me to adapt my paper craft skills to suit the artist’s style of work.
Whilst creating the border, I found it difficult to create small intricate
pieces within the design. However, I overcame the problem and gained confidence
throughout the process which will be developed throughout my project. Once I
completed the border, I decided to focus on themes that Rob Ryan places within
his work. I recognized that Rob Ryan creates a variety of nature pieces so I
decided to make paper cut-outs of flowers and birds. I found creating these
elements useful because it related to the other element of structure (nature)
that I am focusing throughout my project which will be combined with paper
crafts. After creating these elements, I placed them onto the sketchbook and
decided to focus on creating a sketchbook page based around the works of Helen
Mussellwhite.
For the background of my sketchbook page, I gained
inspiration from observing Helens work and created a basic colourful background
which was made my acrylic paint. I wanted the page to have a neat finish and this
was a problem I faced when using acrylic paint. I noticed that when I painted
the backgrounds for the first time, I could see the white background in some
areas. To solve the problem I created a couple of layers of paint on the
surface which allowed the piece to be neat and ready to be used for the page.
Whilst the page were drying, I decided to create the elements for my contextual
study page. For my first page, I wanted to create a specific large scale piece
of Helens work to emphasise the detail and elements within the layout. This
allowed me to experiment with creating small intricate paper crafts pieces and
also develop my knowledge and skills of creating these elements. I created the “owl”
features and parts individually and combined them all together to create the
layout. I enjoyed creating these features because it allowed me to explore
working with card in further detail and combine a variety of bright card
surfaces together. When observing Helens work, I noticed that she included
further facial features within the characters. To create these features, I collected
fine pens and highlighted all the specific details onto the surface of my
characters. Once I created these specific characters, I continued to develop my
paper craft skills and create a large scale paper tree which was transcribed
from the original piece of work. Then I combined all of these elements together
and placed them into my sketchbook to create the large Helen Musselwhite piece.
Next, I am going to continue creating the large scale piece
of Helen Musselwhite and complete the overall sketchbook page about her work.
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