Ceramic 'birds circling' bad-luck pots- video here-
Other bits and bobs, loose sheets of paper tests and ( making bad work for making work's sake)
GIFS-
The overall theme of my project has kind of lost it's contextual and visual consistency, and veered off in an unspecified direction. As all my practical work is still in uni, I have struggled to evaluate where I was at, and move forward in a specific direction.
It initially started in quite a depressing place, inspired by 'grief is the thing with feathers' and my own obsessive superstitions. I feel like now, there is a lot more positivity in the work i'm creating, especially my digital work, as they are focusing more on the generic bird shape, and more playful, less considered (in a good, natural way) vibes. I think this has caused it to lose it's integrity, with the theme going way off what i initially planned. Despite having (more than several) highly unproductive weeks, i feel stronger and more creative coming back to this, with a fresher mind and new approach, and am happier with my outcomes because of it. I'm working with the new eye and star motif alongside the bird, but i'm not really sure what story this tells and why, it just happened naturally.
My plans for my outcomes are still the same-
I want to make an illustrated poetry book (when i have the resources)
I have still got ambitions to make a wall tapestry/large fabric screen print (when i have the resources)
I still want to (and have adapted my ways of) exploring ceramics
However... how do I compile everything? Whats the end 'thing' going to be, other than a collection of ...stuff? I feel panicky because i'm aware there's not much research gone into the project as it stands, and there's not much time to make a body of work to support research. I have been making for fun and for creativity, to help cope, and although this has been great to help get through this time, I've not been thinking seriously about the outcomes and now it's time to and i have no ideas. Especially as my work is very much hand-made, i'm not sure how to compile it, and what exactly i'm working towards.
Visually, i'm happier with my work where it's going, but i'm kind of still in the 'roughs' stage- there's no finalised idea or concept that i know i'm heading towards, and not a great amount of established research to put me back on track.
I realise now i rely quite heavily on printmaking processes to help me finalise ideas and bring everything together. Not having access to those techniques, especially monoprint, is particularly hard to adapt to.
I tried to explore other techniques i haven't used in a while, like painting, and sewing. I have the beginnings of fabric embellishments coming together, but again, lack the resources to make it finalised and a complete thing. Basically i have lots of unfinished roughs with no particular direction anymore, and i need to find a way to finalise my work to a professional standard, and tie it all together in an interesting and thought-through way.
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