I like to experiment in different ways to create new textures. I don't limit myself when it comes to media because I believe that, in order to be an artist, you need to explore materials in different ways. In the images shown in this blog are a variety of pieces I've created using different materials and techniques. During the foundation course I've opened my eyes to new ways of working. I'm hoping for the opportunity to be given the chance to study at Manchester Met, to further my education and develop my skills.

I've used a Spirograph tool for a time based piece. From afar it looks like op-art as it makes your eyes constantly move across the piece. The portrait of my mum and nan was made using OXO cubes as I wanted this piece to have a meaning. The link between the media used and the image is that the comfort of food and motherly love can be passed down to the next generation. The layered life drawing was made using red, blue and green pastels to determine which order the human eye focuses on, cold colours appearing further back and warmer colours appear closer. For the other life drawing image I used ink with a stick and brush to create depth within the image due to the contrast between the textured dry brush mark and the scratchy line drawing. I was inspired by Simon Faithfull’s use of a Palm Pilot device in his “Liverpool to Liverpool” artwork and so created images using a DS Lite drawing tool for a project on journeys. I have lots of experience of using Photoshop within my work both as an editing tool as well as using it to create stop frame animations. I have developed an interest in origami and love using a humble piece of paper to create complex structural pieces, such as the hat shown here in this blog. The hand drawings were experimentations using ink and cotton bud applied in different ways. In the thumb print drawing I explored the contrast between how people insist upon their individuality but all dress in similar ways. The only thing that makes us individuals is our fingerprints, our identity.