Monthly Archives: November 2011

So I have finally finished my essay/research poster on William Blake after much wrestling with Photoshop and in Design (I’m an amateur!!!). I focused on the reasons why Blake and his work weren’t well accepted during his life, I titled it ‘Misunderstood’ as I have found … Continue reading →

We have just completed a small block of printmaking. We just did it over four days to get a wee taster of screen printing, lithography, mono printing and etching. I really enjoyed it and can see myself spending a lot … Continue reading →

……in music and literature! The other day we learnt about the avante-garde which is generally used to refer to folk who are quite experimental in their art, as well as writing and music! Under the topic of music we were … Continue reading →

Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian Illustrator living in New York. I’ve admired her work for sometime now, and especially love these three embroidered book covers she did for Penguin Books. Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ is my favourite, mainly because I love … Continue reading →

Philosophy…………..it’s over my head. We had a lecture from Sheena Calvert who was visiting from London.She spoke about the key periods in western philosophy. These being Ancient, Medieval, Modern and contemporary. Now, I’m not the brightest crayon in the box,and to … Continue reading →

My friend recently got me onto a group of artists called ‘This is it collective’. Based in London, they are made up of illustrators, designers and animators. My favourite piece of work from them is ‘Don’t hug me i’m scared’ … Continue reading →

” The representation of at least two real or fictional events or situations in a time sequence,  neither of which presupposes or entails the other” (Gerald Prince, 1982) Narratives began as an oral transmission of cultural traditions. These stories or folk tales … Continue reading →

I recently stumbled upon an illustrator called Tilly who has amazing work! I just love her style, the colours and the subject matter she uses.                               … Continue reading →

We recently had a lecture on early motion film, animation and stop motion. I found it quite interesting to see how the films change through the years, we were shown video clips from the early 1900s to the 1970s. My … Continue reading →