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Inspired by one of my sketches of an archway that has been abandoned from the abyss.

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This is roughly how I want to present my final piece in the show. The water will be in an IV bag and drip down to move the wheel and fill the shell. I feel like this shows a strange nostalgia for a place that I have never seen before

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Progress of my gouache paintings.

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I was still thinking about the art of @steelbonecatalogue so I decided to add more details to the plaster piece, spraying it silver and adding hair pins on to it to further show how it came from an unknown place.

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I wanted to continue seeing what materials would work well as 3D responses of abandoned creatures. Unfortunately I realised that linseed oil putty dries too slowly for me to finish working with it for the deadline. I also found that the putty was too wet and not firm enough to create a structure that was more complex and detailed.

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While I was sick I couldn’t push myself to make many 3D responses so I began to sketch ideas for my zine. I continued to use my poem as a base for the images. I feel as though these are successful and I will probably develop some of them further.

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In the second seminar I talked about how my research led me to focus on fossils, relics, abandoned objects and how I could make interesting textures in 3D.
Suggestions I got:
Sculpey - lumpy clay
Exanding foam
Latex
Agar agar jell

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Here I began to use plaster bandages to try and create another creature similar to the style of sculpture artists such as Marc Perez.
I think this piece might be more striking if I had made it stand by itself. I also started to paint it dark red because I want to try having different layers to show that it is the remains of a creature. Overall, I am not sure if I will continue to make anything with plaster bandages because I struggled with making them smoothing the plaster and I don’t like the grid effect that can still be seen.

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For the illustration sale I wanted to make some lino-prints that had both the ethereal element of the abyss as well as having smooth lines that gave the creature movement in a still image. I think the print was successful and I really like how I pressed each print by hand which gave each one a different texture.

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This was my second zine test. This time I decided to not include the poem and focus on creating striking images that also conveyed everything I felt about the atmosphere of the abyss.

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These pages was my first test of making a zine alongside thinking of imagery from the poem I had written.

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Continuing to document my observations. I have been enjoying mixing together gouache and markers because it can create a rough texture as well as an eerie quality which I really like.

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These are my first few sketchbook pages. Here I was thinking about how I would include the themes of abjection as well as the sea abyss.
I also began sketching ideas for my mascot which I would act as a symbol of my project as well as an way of experimenting with new materials.
So far, I have just been using large marker pens, coloured pencils or gouache which gives more attention to the textures that suit each structure. While drawing and painting I thought a lot about the illustrations of Ernst Haeckel and how he showed an appreciation for the details of every organism.

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Dead Plants & Living Objects by Rie Nakajima and Pierre Berthet

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Dead Plants & Living Objects by Rie Nakajima and Pierre Berthet

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Drawings of my mascot piece.

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At this point I was feeling a bit defeated and overwhelmed with trying to figure out how to make 3D movement. So I went back to researching into sculpture artists and I found the work of Michel Anasse

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The abyss of the open exoskeleton of a creature. What is created from deep within a creature?

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I also managed to fit in a trip to the British History Museum. Here are some pictures of clocks and jewellery that I could use for later reference.

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After realising that a regular circular moving motor might not move in a way that could allow me to use it for creating a moving figure, I talked to one of the 3D workshop staff and they recommended looking into servo motors.

Overall, I found this quite complicated and too time consuming. I felt as though the process of creating movement was too unfamiliar to me as I am not experienced in programming and using circuit boards. It began to feel too separate from the more organic processes of making art that I am used to.

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Feeling inspired by fossils and the life of the abyss

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Feeling inspired by fossils and the life of the abyss

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I really enjoyed seeing Bourgeois' work. I am mostly drawn to the way has several elements juxtaposing each other like the pieces with silk undergarments or cold metal cages. I will bear her work in mind when making 3D pieces.

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Seeing water creatures and feeling closer to them

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Seeing water creatures and feeling closer to them