So this is what i've been up to

The deadline has been and gone. I decided to make a handbag after playing around with the cards for ages. It's an evening bag and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Please tell me what you think. I would love to see it made out of something different.













As this one is finished we were given a new project to do. This brief is called MASS - MOVEMENT - TENSION. Great title isn't it?
I have a few ideas for it and i still have a few weeks till it has to be handed in (hand in date 6th march)

The past couple of days i have spent in the Ceramics and Glass workshop learning about all the techniques that can be done. For Ceramics it isn't just using a potters wheel you can do so much more and i can't wait till next week so i can get back in there and try different things for myself. The glass is just as good and has given me so many ideas. We were even given the time to have a go at sandblasting which is such a wonderful technique that i think i will be using alot in the future.
If you ever get the chance to try these things go for it as it isn't as hard as it looks because you can get amazing results from such simple techniques (you do need to come up with the ideas first).

I can't believe that this course is flying by because as soon this project is done we are on final piece which is put in a show that is open to the general public (scary)

Well apart from that not much has happened here. Oh yes i forgot Dom had his photo taken with the FA Cup a couple of weeks ago. What? I hear you ask, well as Portsmouth won the FA Cup last year they have been going round all the local schools so the children can have their photo taken with it (and touch it). We had a choice of how we wanted to get a copy of the photo

1. Have them do a poster of it with small photos from the cup final day. Cost £7.50
2. Download it for free from the website

Of course i went for the second choice and here it is


Are you jealous?

With the weather this week it didn't really affect us. Living on the South coast and at the bottom of a hill it didn't get too bad. On Monday it was off the roads and pavements by the evening and the same on Tuesday and we haven't had any since even though we were due for some today, we only had lots of rain.

Any way it's getting really late and i want to go and see whats happening on Twitter.
I'll be back another day (hopefully i won't leave it so long this time)

Sunset

I forgot to upload these the other week. I took these photos while i was working late at uni. I used different buttons on my camera. I'm not sure which one I prefer.
It's the first time i've ver taken a photo of the sun setting now i just need to get a good one of a sunrise.

The Art Piece for Self Identity

This is the final piece for the Self Identity Project. I'm really pleased with how it turned out even thou it isn't how i first envisioned it.
It has to do with representations and feeling caged. That with all the roles we have as women are pushing me down but i want to escape and become me again but i can't reach the key that is shutting me in.
I also managed to hand it in on time so that made me happy.

We just have a little break before we get the next project on Thursday and we only have about 3 weeks left till the holidays.

Photos

I've been going through baby photos of Dom and I can remember how small and cute he was.
These photos were taken before i had a digital camera so i have been scanning them in and you can tell that.
This first photo was taken when he was a few days old and were still in the hospital

I love this second photo taken at a few months. This is such a fab outfit for a baby i just love the bright colours and the bright orange blanket.

This is one of the few photos i have of my gran and Dom. They were having such a fab time.

This last one is of Dom talking to my mum on the phone. You can tell he was enjoying the call. I'll put some more up as soon as i've scanned them.
I may even have some of me when i was little.

Here you go

Here are a couple of photos from tonight.


We were only out for an hour and he filled up his bucket in that time.