'Sigh' I've been so busy lately i kinda forgot about my blog... So i guess it's time for an entry, especially since the semester has officially started and today was my first day with my TA class, Drawing into print. I'm really excited about this class cause not only is the teacher pretty cool, but the class seems like it will really help develop my ideas for thesis. I'll be learning some cool new techniques that will fit in with the other mixed media things I have been doing. I think it'll really bring things together.
Today's lesson was to think about positive and negative image, line quality and mark making with vinyl in response to an area around the room. I helped students find spots around the room and develop their ideas. Then I did one of my own. It was kinda rushed and smaller than I originally intended so it was a b*tch to cut out. But I think it came out ok as a starter sketch that i could play around with more and really develop the idea. One of the things I've been thinking about for a thesis topic is something with urban space and imagery. In contrast to that would be nature, still fresh in my mind from Burren and something I've played at before, especially the birds. Bird silhouettes have been done before but i thought a new spin would be to have an image inside. Something urban. I eventually decided on telephone wires because they could stand in as a symbol for communication, a key component to in a civilization. It's also interesting since telephone wires are usually a place for birds to hang out. And it was pointed out to me that the negative image of the telephone pole and wires almost look like organs for the bird.I think i'll play around with the concept more in illustrator and attempt translating it into vinyl again.
The students' assignment for next week is to pick a theme and bring in 20 items/images of that theme to be used as references for future projects. I'm going to do this assignment too because again, i think it will help develop ideas for thesis and give me somewhere to start.
