DPS: CASS FILE by Cass File https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k My DPS Padlet. en-us 2021-02-25 17:03:28 UTC 2023-03-09 12:33:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/900008788/901f26d0cd8bfe5a8f6bdbddcb87dfc4/2pm.png WHO AM I ? cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1242119709 who am i?
I'm casper file, an illustrator and designer and storyteller]]> 2021-02-25 17:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1242119709 DPS : MY MIRO BOARD cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272741093 https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lSFaiAg=/ 
I made a MIRO draft board for my mindmap where i just roughly mapped out my plan for the year as well as links for later help.

]]> 2021-03-05 07:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272741093 MIRO BOARD cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272823548 https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lSFaiAg=/
screenshot of miro board]]> 2021-03-05 08:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272823548 WOW notes cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272825253 2021-03-05 08:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272825253 Tutorial notes from Steph :) cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272827169 pasted for future ref here with handy links and notes
Key take aways:
You have a distinctive illustrative style. Building on your personal interests, such as, activism, social media, consumerism and materialism, I’d suggest that you can start to develop a body of work that’s based around content and narrative. This will enable you to build a portfolio of illustrative pieces that tell a story or illuminate a subject. This will be useful for editorial work.
Additionally, to help you develop an understanding of agents, licensing etc for illustrators, you can consider working for an illustration agency. Also, very useful sites as a point of reference for how contemporary illustrators communicate their practice.
Tasks:
· Start developing illustrative pieces around a ‘context or narrative’
· Research illustration agents
· Start researching / developing an understanding or art direction and design to support your curation pathways.
Links:
https://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/kelsey-dake-drawing-for-dollars/ https://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/?s=keen+eye+ http://oomk.net/ https://centralillustration.com/ https://www.martinapaukova.com/
]]> 2021-03-05 08:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1272827169 MY MAP: THE TOPOLOGY OF MY JOURNEY cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1273010117 The visual quality of my map is derived from topology mapping to give a geographical feel to this mapping project.]]> 2021-03-05 10:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1273010117 CREATIVE SELF workshop cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1273180366 my page for creative self workshop]]> 2021-03-05 11:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1273180366 MY STATEMENT cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1301880232 More than an illustrator : Design Conversationalist . Visual musician. Aesthetic dissident . Media disruptor]]> 2021-03-12 09:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1301880232 https://workflow.arts.ac.uk/view/view.php?t=5WR8xq2Qvc9Hpilg17uk cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1329120809 ^ MY REFLECTIVE WORKFLOW]]> 2021-03-19 09:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1329120809 OPPURTUNITIES LIST: MY DOC cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1423536902 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LvHq9bk_QyXrCSwAT30UvcM_S8tkzhWnqh5tWlVP33c/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2021-04-16 00:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1423536902 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1451098167 https://www.lakwena.com/]]> 2021-04-23 10:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/1451098167 The Femenist Library cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221039084 I am doing a placement through artstemps with Southwark Council and the Feminist Library to interview several local women and create a visual narrative that shows their commitment to the community and library. I have been selected for this project and put in a group with Advertising and Photojournalism students -  I am looking forward to this open collaboration!

 

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The Library project so far has been very enjoyable – I am travelling between the library in peckham and LCC’s digital workspace to work with supervisors. Nana, the person organizing the project from the Library end , is lovely – she has gotten us into contact with the women involved. We also got a whole afternoon of exploring the library. I did this with my photojournalism counterpart, as my advertising co-worker was working online. During this visit we took a lot of photos and recorded the colour palette of the library for future visual reference. 

]]> 2022-06-14 17:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221042435 map concept cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221042917 2022-06-14 17:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221042917 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221043506 2022-06-14 17:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221043506 interviews cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221043887 INTERVIEWS: All our interviews were phone interviews bar Elizabeth who we interviewed in person. While at times this made it hard for us to properly communicate due to signal issues, it was enlightening to hear stories from these women. One thing that struck us was the amount of community spaces they talked about in Southwark, and how they’d helped the local people. This was a subject change from the original interview plan which was to ask about their personal lives – none of the women were interested in talking about that, just the projects around the borough that had helped others. Bettina and Olive, the two other women talked particularly about the community support towards refugees and vunerable families during the first lockdown, and how ordinary people were hand-delivering packages of food to their doors when they were unable to. It was not all positive though – a lot of this food was donated from their own pockets as the council had failed to provide adequate support, a theme that the Library and Refugee Centre has come across a lot. The library had been almost shut down several times and shoved out of it’s original more central location, and even now is still hanging by a thread. I feel like we gathered a lot of info during these interviews though, and did a lot of brainstorming with Nana surrounding our final outcome.

]]> 2022-06-14 17:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221043887 DPG FINAL PRES cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221058723 2022-06-14 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221058723 DPS PREP PRES cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221060757 2022-06-14 17:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221060757 DPG Development cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221061395 2022-06-14 17:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221061395 Laavuh cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221062452 I am pleased to blog that I am now working with Laavuh, a queer events organization recently set up. I made this connection through Talentworks (Feminist Library project) and it will be done mostly remotely. Laavuh aims to connect queer people in a way that doesn’t centre around alcohol and clubbing. We had a very passionate conversation about this , and all agree that due to the historical oppression of queer people, queer culture has been pushed to nightlife only – to meet other queer people , you sadly have to be willing to drink which makes it hard for recovering alcoholics, non-drinkers, and minors. Laavuh’s aim is to create a sober space welcoming to younger queer people who want to connect with others in a safe way. 

]]> 2022-06-14 17:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221062452 laavuh development cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221063503 2022-06-14 17:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221063503 Movie Posters development cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221065004 2022-06-14 17:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221065004 Iris is being followed concept cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221066379 2022-06-14 17:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221066379 Movie posters cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221067194  

I am working on the Movie Posters brief with the MA Screenwriting students – my two assigned posters are Iris is Being Followed and the Book of Jay.

]]> 2022-06-14 17:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221067194 Feminist Library reflection cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221074357  

Overall I’ve really enjoyed the way the map turned out, I’ve posted the results in this padlet as well as variations. The portraits I am also happy with though looking back there are some changes I would have made (just in terms of the fundamentals). But the colour palette has shone through and I am really excited to present them 
]]> 2022-06-14 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221074357 Iris concept 2 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221074909 2022-06-14 18:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2221074909 laavuh reflection cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222417538 working with the colours set and looking at redesigning a brand suited to gen z has been very fufilling. being of that generation, i have a lot of insight already - the development within the constraints of the brief helped this a lot , too. ]]> 2022-06-15 23:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222417538 MA Movie posters cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222419064 I feel like i really flourished with the iris is being followed concept designs, and working closely with the MA students was also very helpful in both in terms of fast feedback and making connections. We changed the inital design a lot during the movie posters but felt that each stage and concept aided the script as a whole.]]> 2022-06-15 23:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222419064 iris concept 3 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222419610 2022-06-15 23:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222419610 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222420375 2022-06-15 23:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222420375 SIP : Tarot cards cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222422952 For my main SIP, I am redesigning the traditional 78 card tarot deck . This is a hefty project that may go over the time of DPS but I am enthuastic to take it on as a long time fan of the aesthetics of tarot]]> 2022-06-15 23:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222422952 tarot cards artice cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222423373 2022-06-15 23:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222423373 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222424381 2022-06-16 00:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222424381 greenwashing article cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428080 Something i've encountered a lot is a lot of start up "sustainable" brands and bigger brands re-marketing as "green" actually have little to no sustainable practises and terrible working ethics. what is the point of calling yourself harm reductive if your company mistreats workers and cuts corners on materials and cost?]]> 2022-06-16 00:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428080 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428187 2022-06-16 00:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428187 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428671 2022-06-16 00:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222428671 local v global cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222430360 while remote working veers more and more towards the idea of digital nomadism, this directly constradicts one of the key (and only) way we as consumers can be more ecologically friendly. Shop locally to shop ethically applies to more than food - working locally brings local communities together, often in the face of gentrification, and allows a local community to thrive from wihin culturally, not just relying on a larger cultural source. ]]> 2022-06-16 00:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222430360 DPG cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222431466 I am now involved in a live brief with DPG, a gallery in dulwich who are curating a coming up exhibition on the works of Ciurlionis, a painter from Lithuania. 
The brief is to create a product/range inspired by his work.]]> 2022-06-16 00:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222431466 DPG Dev cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222433395 I'm really enjoying looking into Ciurlionis's work as part of this project, especially seeing the similarites of our work in terms of texture. I also appreciate the regular meetings with feedback , but i keep changing my idea - i iniitally started off thinking about teatowels but right now i'm considering a knitting instruction manual. I like the amount of ideas coming from the research but i'm having trouble deciding.]]> 2022-06-16 00:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222433395 DPG cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222435533 As we have more time on this project i have had a lot of time to marinate over my designs and develop more refined versions of what i would have presented otherwise. The ideas for products have changed a lot but what has stayed consistent is the aesthetic of my designs, focusing on the deep rich colour palettes ciurlionis used, puntucated by my signiture bright handimarks. Considering this I decided to pitch this as a set of images DPG could buy the rights to , and include samples and exmples / suggestions for products in final pres.]]> 2022-06-16 00:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222435533 DPG greeting card design cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222435992 2022-06-16 00:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222435992 wrapping design cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222436896 2022-06-16 00:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222436896 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222437757 2022-06-16 00:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222437757 tarot cards dev cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222439030 2022-06-16 00:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222439030 tarot dev and reearch cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222440940 for my research into tarot cards i have a lot to consider in terms of how abstract i wanted to make them... and how closely in tune to my style. as a representation of my brand i felt it was fit to centre the aesthetic coherency of this around my own style. But still, am left with the conflict of how true to the traditional deck am i going to make these. ]]> 2022-06-16 00:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222440940 tarot dev cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222442578 2022-06-16 00:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222442578 tarot cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222445987 The history of the interpretation of the tarot is very interesting to me especially in terms of the aesthetic. many cards particulary the fool have been re-interpreted over time with symbols and motifs to aid intepretation contstantly changing. i find this significant to my project as i aim to completely redesign the deck, but i still want to pay odes to the original deck visually. I am using the majority of the symbols included in the rider-whaite deck but interpreting them in my style - and also representing the figures how i want to no creative constraint.]]> 2022-06-16 00:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222445987 tarot time constraints cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222451330 I skewed off from my original timeline by a lot. this is mostly due to my time being consumed with DPG. I also want to prioritise the quality of the illustrations over the quantity, so my goal changed to reflect this. i now want to illustrate the major arcana for now and use that as a proposal to NJAS, and focus on polishing those designs and refining the overall visuals of the product.]]> 2022-06-16 00:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222451330 TAROT ROUNDUP cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222451895 All my completed cards!!]]> 2022-06-16 00:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222451895 SideSIP/sideHustle: prints for shop cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222454415 I can't call this much of a proper SIP with a set goal , more of a consistent activity happening before DPS and after. Using the screenprinting and riso workshops at LCC, I print products for my online shop, which I am in the process of moving (and in this process re-doing most of the stock ) ]]> 2022-06-16 00:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222454415 print cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222456699 2022-06-16 00:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222456699 print cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222457130 2022-06-16 00:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222457130 Feminist Library Elizabeth portrait cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222458023 2022-06-16 00:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222458023 Feminist Library Outcomes cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222460222 2022-06-16 00:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222460222 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222462087 i feel like the design industry has a very blurred concept between collaboration and competition. This is a line i would prefer to be defined, and i want to seek out working relationships that are collaborative, where a team builds on eachother through feedback and group brainstorming rather than targeted competition between co-workers. ]]> 2022-06-16 00:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222462087 Collective Canvas cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222466632 I have joined Collective Canvas, a collective of DPS illustration srudents focusing on collaborative work. Our first project was an Earth day mural on the LCC walls - my first large scale mural project! I was super excited about this and it was really refreshing to interact regularly with people my age and from my profession - i feel like online interaction can be souless and often isolating socially so working so hands on with other people i felt comfortable with was amazing. we also got a lot of passer-bys and student complements while drawing. Through, the painting part was very public, right at the front of lcc. This experience as a whole was very invigorating especially in terms of connecting with other illustrators so close to the start of our final year. I really hope we can take this collective into 3rd year and use our talents in tandem to create more large scale projects like this. I also loved how we only had a very loose set plan and instead learned in real time how to weave our styles and designs together to make something coherent, on the ground - it was refreshing to have something like that come to fruitiion naturally and quickly as opposed to weeks of planning and deliberation.]]> 2022-06-16 00:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222466632 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222467004 2022-06-16 00:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222467004 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222469192 2022-06-16 00:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222469192 DPG Reflection cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222472971 overall i'm very happy with how this project panned out and the feedback i got in person from DPG. presenting in person in front of DPG was nerve wracking but worth it, though i felt i stumbled a bit and rushed through my presentation with a lack of time, but this made me very glad to have printed samples to be passed around during the presentation, allowing people to look at the designs in more depth instead of just a few seconds on a slide. I think while the amount of time spent developing this project did overly encourage me to develop more ideas, this may have not been the best thing for this projects overall development. Midway through the project I had too many ideas so the decision to cut back and only propose a series of designs was the most beneficial thing i could have done for the project.]]> 2022-06-16 00:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222472971 inital dpg concept cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222474387 2022-06-16 00:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222474387 DPG Dev concept cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222475062 Here you really start to see the aesthetic coherency of the product range transform]]> 2022-06-16 00:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222475062 first tote bags concept cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222475859 2022-06-16 00:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222475859 Development presentation DPG cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222478482 2022-06-16 01:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222478482 First DPG presentation cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222479041 2022-06-16 01:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222479041 Cirlionis and 3d textures cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222482759 Something that has captivated me through my research is how ciuirlionis looks at emotion and sadness through texture. a lot of his life was spent ill and downtrodden, and a lot of his paintings represent a sadness larger than himself - a national , lithuanian sadness. I am not lithuanian so i cannot possibly understand this concept as deeply as somebody who has experienced it, but Ciurlionis's paintings relecting his personal sadness is something I can reflect upon in my inspired work. Looking at this and the deep colours used I wanted to look at making a more three dimension product range, to do with a natural material - teacloths and socks,etc.]]> 2022-06-16 01:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222482759 Ciurlionis: symbolism cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222486780 While this project started with me looking closely at the textures and colours used I moved on (while still retaining the progression and texture ideas). Something that fascinated me towards the later development was Ciurlionis's use of symbolism and esoteric imagery in his work, something that took direct inspiration from medieval esoteric imagery at the time and zodiac beliefs. This supernatural flair to the work produces beautiful but almost cartoonish results where wild concepts interact with vastly textured landscapes on his paintings. As my tarot SIP centered heavily on symbolism i think this really brought me towards this direction. These two projects have complemented eachother in this way, with my DPG project shifting deeply towards symbolism.]]> 2022-06-16 01:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222486780 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222488265 2022-06-16 01:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222488265 cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222488721 2022-06-16 01:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222488721 STONEHENGE ACTION GROUP cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222490106 I have been invited to displaye my work at the beltane art show , organised by Stonehenge action group! The themes are around fertility and freedom.]]> 2022-06-16 01:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222490106 SHAG Beltane Piece cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222498209 In this piece I wanted to look at the idea of fertility from a non-genered perpesctive, seeking to centre trans and femme bodies in something that was both representative of myself and my relationship to my queerness. I think this piece demonstres the complexity of dysphoria as well as the innate connectness we all have as bodies of flesh - something that is a big theme of the exhibition and beltane itself.]]> 2022-06-16 01:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222498209 SHAG reflections cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222501063 Developing this piece was very persona to me , but it was also done within a short time constraint so i had little time to plan and reflect on my ideas well. I would change the medium if I have had more time, and do something more larger scale relying on full-colour drawings and not just outline illustration. I want to continue this idea on larger surfaces and really push the idea of displaced bodies and veins.]]> 2022-06-16 01:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222501063 Guitar Commission cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222512331 I was commissioned to design and paint the body of an acoustic guitar. I was given compete creative control - I worked mainly with acrylics and spray-paint with this, using neon bright colours. 
Painting an instrument was something entirely new to me, but it has been an experience that has opened up a whole new world of three dimensional painting to me. As a digital and print based artist I do not often get to work with such dramatic 3d surfaces and while there were hiccups, namely with the proportions of my work differing from the original plan, i would do this again. There is a particular joy in painting an object and reshaping it in your style. I find this is especially the case with three dimensional objects not made from scratch. You feel as if you are adopting an object and giving it a new lease of life, rather than feeling a sort of responsibility for the life of a piece you have had control over from scratch. I think this feeling can be defined as "freeing" in this sense - i felt a sense of freedom in the creative control i had over this guitar in a way that, oddly, outshone any feeling of freedom i have garnered from pieces created from scratch. 
I want to expand upon this idea and seek out projects (self initated or otherwise) and commissions surrounding the repainting of objects , particulary scrap objects. While this was a functional guitair and not scrap, I feel like the repainting of scrap materials has high potential, both as a natural progression and as a pointed protest to the rising levels of pollution caused by dumping rubbish.]]> 2022-06-16 01:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222512331 Guitair cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222513453 2022-06-16 01:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222513453 Thoughts cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222514887 Something I have argued with myself consistently about is whether it is fair to push away people who cannot afford bespoke work to line my pockets. Items that are marketed as sustainable cost far more than their unsustainable counterparts, and with the marketing surrounding them often centered around judgement.]]> 2022-06-16 01:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2222514887 Side Husting pros and cons cfile0220191_2 https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2223218003 One thing that has become particularly apparant in the past two years is the concept of the side hustle coming into the mainstream. There has been a massive wave of turning hobbies into profit, which the pandemic has had a massive part in. Long lockdowns indoors turned people to focus on pastimes and eventually, turn to diy-markets online like Etsy to sell items. While this trend has arguably grown exponentially in the past decade, the past two years of coronavirus has truly cemented the idea of a second income based on a passion. But is it beneficial in the long term? 
While the idea of side hustles are exciting and look like an amazing way to make money from passion, doing this alongside full time work or many other projects can take a massive toll on mental health. This comes hand in hand with "hustle culture" - interestingly , one of the reasons this trend has grown in the past few years is due to it's adoption from the middle and upper classes. working multiple jobs has historically been a working class normality, out of nessesity and not enthusiasm. Now middle-class workers have the time to build on hobbies and profit, working a side hustle has been glamourised. 
While it's not problematic to continue to sell your own work on the side, there needs to be a bigger emphasis on balancing this with time for yourself and your mental health.  ]]> 2022-06-16 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cfile0220191_2/bclzn33x8ojegr4k/wish/2223218003