Visual Exploration

Lexi's Letter I really enjoyed doing this talk of an 8 image wordless story. At first I did struggle with using only 8 images, but in the end I love the way the story come out. I have tried to use a range of mark making skills through out it and have even used lino printing for the bricks ad some of the grass patches, although the grass lino prints did not go as planned, I think I have done a good job at blending it in. Although this was a challenging task, I would want to use this again in the future.

My Favourite Chair Planning for the Riso I knew that I wanted to use bold colours so after sketching out the chair a couple of times, I added colour. Knowing I wanted to add something ese, I then created little overlays of the options I chose, a pillow, a cat and book. I then took photos of the arrangements I liked,. To get the bold colours I wanted I chose to use the darkest option on most of the image. I believe this is one of my most successful workshops and would love to do it again. I even like the unintentional overlays and accidental texture on the legs of the chair.

Lucy and Tiffany 21 and 22 years old Best friends on a trip to London Lexi and Tommy 25 years old and six months Baby kept crying so she took him for a stroll Mrs Taylor 57 years old Working as an Art Gallery Manager Heidi and Stacy Both 19 years old Walking through the market on the way home from school Clive Johnson 47 years old Freelance Photographer Shopping at the markets Aunty  Bernadette and Uncle Frank Wilkins 51 and 54 years old Retired Going for a awalk together I really enjoyed sketching people in London and coming up with a life for them.

1. At the time Wildsmith went to University only 3% of working-class boys and girls went to University. 2. He had nothing in common with his peers, the difference in his environment and theirs was clear and he has become oversensitive to the class ridden society he had been confronted with. 1962-1971 1. ABC was published in 1962 and was awarded the Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal, the only award in the UK that solely rewards outstanding illustration in children's books. https://www.wordsandpics.org/2021/08/inspirations-from-bookshelf-brian.html?m=1 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/71403-obituary-brian-wildsmith.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/09/brian-wildsmith-obituary