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‘Rocky’ Horror Show! (Take 2)
When I visualised an opposing structure using concrete and natural wool, I was incredibly excited by the idea. I felt the interim show would be the perfect opportunity to showcase this work in progress. I didn’t quite expect the trials and tribulations of its creation though….
Tutorial #2
Functional Fibres
During a regular trip to Grasmere earlier this year, I picked up some beautiful Herwick tops, which had been stored away all summer waiting for a flash of inspiration. A warm feeling in the pit of my stomach emerged, as I came across them during a sort through some boxes. I decided to play around with the wool using a felting needle, and see what I could come up with.
Exploring Raw Materials Pt.2
I noticed the colour of the mortar mix begin to lighten as the moisture evaporated. When the colour of the top section appeared more uniformal, I decided to unwrap the lego mould from the concrete. I was pretty nervous, but simultaneously excited to see the results. Would it be dry properly? Would it collapse or break whilst removing the mould?
Exploring Raw Materials
Since being drawn to the demolition site in Warrington, I have been keen to explore the parallels with our fragmented society. To begin with, I decided to recreate a section of the building in the original image.
A Texture Exploration
I have recently been interested in exploring different materials as part of my art practice, largely inspired by others in my peer group and recent exhibitions I have attended.
A Risk Set in Stone
I felt quite excited by the task of taking a risk; the welcome encouragement to try something new, experiment, like being given permission to play. This turned out to be one of the best opportunities I could have been given, and for reasons I least expected.
- 3D
- activism
- art installations
- artivism
- brutalist
- build
- capitalism
- community
- concrete
- construction
- craftivism
- crafts
- creating
- divisions
- exhibition
- experiment
- explore
- film
- gallery
- governments
- handmade
- herdwick wool
- history
- injustice
- lego
- local
- local history
- man-made
- mould
- natural materials
- neurodiversity
- north east
- organic
- photography
- play
- preparation
- process
- pyramid
- raw materials
- reflection
- representative
- sculpture
- sewing
- sketchbook
- social construct
- social justice
- structure
- textures
- visualisation
- wool
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