Julie's Art Blog

Illustration Evaluation (slightly more long winded than usual!) When I initially got the topic for illustration I was thinking, as I wasn’t a mermaid person that to get something out of it, I would concentrate on ways of representing the sea and possibly the Outer Hebrides. That thought changed over time and I came to the conclusion that illustrations need figures and as the story is about Donald and a mermaid, they needed to be featured in the illustrations. I was also thinking about my self-set theme for the year, which is movement, energy and weather. I considered the purpose of illustrations which include transforming the story into something exciting and I wanted to get some oomph into my illustrations. It was useful looking at illustrators to see what options there were for media to use and what I think makes an illustration work. I love the way Mairi Hedderick shows the islands and island life, and her use of details. I liked the heavily pen like doodles of...

Creative Process – mixed media evaluation I have produced a mixed media piece of work following the theme of STITCH. I have used a huge range of different fabrics and threads and I have used acrylic paint. However on top of that I have used wire, leather, beads, shells, elastic, plastic, mesh, sequins, wool, ribbons and probably more things. I have used a huge range of methods including printing and stamping on fabric, tapestry, tapestry weaving, patchwork, quilting, machine and hand embroidery, beadwork, appliqué, wire knitting, fabric manipulation, couching and for some, I have tried various versions of them. I will try to analyse how I started my mixed media project with a blank mind and ended up with a piece of original textile art. Development of my ideas Ever since my painting module I had been pondering the 21 st Century Kiss. I had surprised myself by what I ended up with in my painting module – each decision I made, I made because it felt right, however the...