https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9 en-us 2021-11-22 12:47:28 UTC 2025-09-04 19:30:34 UTC hello@padlet.com pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906012676 "The impact of immigration on British culture" - Tate Modern 
These books have names printed on the spines of those who both opposed immigration and 2nd generation immigrants who, more significantly, contributed to British culture. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906012676 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906016903 I am triggered to question my cultural foundations. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906016903 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906025614 In exploring materials in my workshop, stimulated by the season, I will interrogate the idea of play surrounding leaves. Exploring why they are considered a nuisance in London. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906025614 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906032917 For me, leaves give off a warm and comforting aroma, audibly satisfying and physically whimsical. They have an airy, rigid and yet fragility, mirroring at least the way I perceive the world. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906032917 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906063427 Leaves when they fall create a carpet and like string are delicate. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906063427 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906097606 Projections of fern leaves onto the ground in a park, ironically the naturally fallen leaves had been swept up, leaving an ultra manicured facade of nature. ]]> 2021-11-22 13:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906097606 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906108545 Uncivilization 2009 by Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine]]> 2021-11-22 13:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906108545 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https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906509854 2021-11-22 16:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906509854 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906511451 2021-11-22 16:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906511451 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906516236 2021-11-22 16:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906516236 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906516543 2021-11-22 16:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906516543 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906522622 2021-11-22 16:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1906522622 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917395531 Here I am thinking about senses, trying to infuse a neutral oil with the scent of leaves, removing the interaction with the leaves because i felt it wasn't successful. ]]> 2021-11-29 08:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917395531 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917396609 Aiming to create a dye or pigment, I boiled the leaves in water, revealing weather the colour or scent can transfer to the water. ]]> 2021-11-29 08:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917396609 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917397652 I am using the stimulus of topiary to reform the leaves to explore loss of natural beauty in the polished exterior expected from london.]]> 2021-11-29 08:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917397652 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917399317 For me nature is sanitised here, in a way that makes it more palatable for the city dweller, building from that idea I submerged leaves in water and bleach to see how the surface would respond. The waxy texture on the leaf I think contributed to the irregular pattern.]]> 2021-11-29 08:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917399317 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917401734 2021-11-29 08:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917401734 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917402349 Here I painted the St Dunstan in the East Church Garden, using the water concentration and oil mixture made from leaves. I am painting this church because it is a location in London that is somewhat less manicured, where nature is allowed to grow irregular and overshadow the buildings. 

Ironically the piece is also painted from nature, focusing here on only the man made, removing the natural forms from the composition. ]]> 2021-11-29 08:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917402349 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917404243 My tutor suggested I use a thicker paper to minimise the deforming. I have considered the curling of the paper is like leaves when they dry and shrivel. ]]> 2021-11-29 08:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917404243 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917420942 Although the group are interacting with the leaves, I feel there is no element of play because the action of kicking the leaves was suggested. ]]> 2021-11-29 08:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917420942 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917485333 This work is made from leaves which are collected regularly in Victoria (my local area in London). Reshaping the leaves came from the skillof Topiary ]]> 2021-11-29 09:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917485333 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491256 This is the front cover of a free Zine available at the exhibition. I will make a Zine for my independent practice]]> 2021-11-29 09:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491256 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491538 A work by David Shrigley]]> 2021-11-29 09:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491538 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491957 2021-11-29 09:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917491957 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917492462 2021-11-29 09:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917492462 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917492902 This piece explored visible mends]]> 2021-11-29 09:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917492902 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917515071 2021-11-29 09:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917515071 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917515807 2021-11-29 09:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917515807 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917518076 Topiary flower boxes]]> 2021-11-29 10:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1917518076 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927094114 2021-12-03 10:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927094114 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095099 2021-12-03 10:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095099 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095344 2021-12-03 10:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095344 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095618 2021-12-03 10:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927095618 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927098538 2021-12-03 10:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927098538 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927098731 2021-12-03 10:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927098731 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927396466 I considered the ratio of trees to buildings in the city. This is a screenshot of my local area in Victoria, using lines, I want to connect the trees on the map in photoshop. ]]> 2021-12-03 14:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927396466 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927397963 After connecting the trees, I removed the base layer, exposing the markings that remained. Thinking about the process, reminiscent of Dot to Dot games I played as a kid, this theme of play is cyclical in my practice and exploration of leaves. ]]> 2021-12-03 14:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927397963 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927445906 2021-12-03 14:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927445906 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927446582 Landy's work both resembles a map, expresses his reaction to a consumerist society, I thought about times I have seen plants replaced in boxes and ultra manicured Topiary hedges.]]> 2021-12-03 14:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1927446582 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1931090021 2021-12-06 13:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1931090021 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1931090586 2021-12-06 13:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1931090586 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935834831 Using a similar method I took a screenshot of Hyde park and dotted over each tree. Removing the background a map was revealed, interestingly it exhibits the roads in the negative space, outlining the uniform placement of the trees.]]> 2021-12-08 13:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935834831 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935858138 2021-12-08 13:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935858138 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935865379 2021-12-08 13:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1935865379 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1936021533 2021-12-08 14:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1936021533 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1936025159 2021-12-08 14:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1936025159 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977388721 Walking around the BP grounds, noticing the oddly uniform placement of trees in the driveway, my eye was caught by these sun flowers. The sunflowers again are uniform, demonstrated by their unanimous droop in addition to all facing the same way, yet the heads and shapes of each crook is different. ]]> 2022-01-05 20:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977388721 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389047 2022-01-05 20:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389047 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389377 2022-01-05 20:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389377 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389580 The differences between the trees in London and Oxfordshire is immense, particularly in Blenheim, where gnarled trees have branches weaving in almost unsettling directions. By contrast to the clipped trees on London who's natural forms are trained into submission. ]]> 2022-01-05 20:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389580 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389619 2022-01-05 20:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1977389619 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177754 2022-01-14 12:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177754 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177937 Digital collage, combining photography and lines]]> 2022-01-14 12:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177937 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177955 Introducing repetition in my work, exploring the process of play in the making of my work. Introducing leaves, and lighting them from the side to create a shaddow, contributing to the layers in the collage.]]> 2022-01-14 12:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992177955 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179315 2022-01-14 12:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179315 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179822 The dots are not accurate to the real quantity of trees in the area, other than driveways or obvious individual trees. Additionally, it is hard to see the entire map of the trees in this image, so before the piece is completed, I have no way of knowing what the end result will look like.

]]> 2022-01-14 12:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179822 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179904 This is the map of trees in Blenheim palace, I copied the piece, changed the colours and experimented with Anaglyph Glasses or old 3D glasses from when I was younger. This was to explore how I can find links to play and the idea of traditional kids games. ]]> 2022-01-14 12:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1992179904 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995726721 I mixed my leaf oil with lino ink. This interrupted the transferring of the ink onto my lino cutting and removed my ability to control how the pice looked. Additionally, the leaf would continue to break and fracture in attaching it to this piece, reasserting the rigid fragility of nature.]]> 2022-01-17 12:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995726721 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995728458 Exploring the uniformity of corn and thinking about nature as imperfect.]]> 2022-01-17 12:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995728458 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995728740 2022-01-17 12:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995728740 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995729323 Exploring gnarled subjects in nature to contradict my experience of the aesthetic demands in London.]]> 2022-01-17 12:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995729323 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995731547 2022-01-17 12:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995731547 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995731770 2022-01-17 12:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1995731770 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997745918 2022-01-18 12:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997745918 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997750538 I am thinking about how I can introduce play into my work, either in the process or by making it interactive for the viewer. ]]> 2022-01-18 12:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997750538 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997751554 I specifically focused on the first two chapters, 'Kits and Building Blocks' and Creative Process]]> 2022-01-18 12:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997751554 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997753475 Considering how I can view a medium, as Guston considers paint as "living".]]> 2022-01-18 12:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997753475 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997876191 2022-01-18 13:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/1997876191 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2010859901 I want to interrogate the significance of bagging leaves and interrupting the natural life cycle of a leaf.]]> 2022-01-25 10:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2010859901 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2012489763 Curtis creates imagined maps. For me, her works are playful and contradict the certainty that maps provide, as though the artist is rejecting what we know. 
Initially I am overwhelmed by the bright colours and busy lines, theres a concentration of text and labels with only the bold ones standing out, the pice for me looks like lots of small roots crossing over and interweaving. Curtis has the same level of complexity to Borland in the erratic details yet all together has an organisation.]]> 2022-01-26 01:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2012489763 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2012490600 Thinking about organic forms, Borland explores the life cycle of Flax and the process of nurturing the plant. Her work suggests a calm atmosphere, triggered by natural forms and the lack of control over her subject. Flax demands care and commands the viewers attention. ]]> 2022-01-26 01:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2012490600 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013327743 I connected the dots randomly and filled them in with green hues. Inspired by abstract and expressionist artists, the likes of Phillip Guston, I considered how this method effected my practice and contributes to the theme of play. ]]> 2022-01-26 11:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013327743 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013458427 2022-01-26 13:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013458427 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013458898 2022-01-26 13:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013458898 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013460590 I separated some of the water and let it become a concentrate. The colour of the water is significantly darker than the previous mix.]]> 2022-01-26 13:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013460590 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013461228 2022-01-26 13:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013461228 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013461610 The wax barely took on any of the pigments from the ground leaves, concluding I will have to approach this differently. Perhaps boiling them again and reducing the mixture to a concentrate and evaporating it into a powder.]]> 2022-01-26 13:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013461610 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013462082 This method consists of leaving chalk in the water to see if it will take on the colour. This is after 5 hours in the leaf mixture.]]> 2022-01-26 13:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013462082 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013462309 I want to explore more than just painting with leaf water and see if I am able to make a crayon for the viewers to use, interactive pathways I feel can express play. ]]> 2022-01-26 13:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013462309 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013466116 2022-01-26 13:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013466116 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013466710 After allowing the liquid to evaporate overnight, leaving behind a flaking sort of crust which i was able to grind into a powder. Initially, thinking of mixing this with acrylic clear gel exploring how it would translate to paint I reconsidered, now I will press it into the surface of clay.]]> 2022-01-26 13:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013466710 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013470402 Linking the remaining pieces of leaves (from my oil experiment) on string to create a chain of sorts. I will not continue with this.]]> 2022-01-26 13:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013470402 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013533124 2022-01-26 13:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013533124 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013533589 2022-01-26 13:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013533589 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013573253 The bottom left lino is framed and handmade by me using recycled cardboard, I chose to use this because of its biodegradable quality and naturally the colour is consistent - Aesthetically I think the frame suites my work yet this was an unintentional progression. ]]> 2022-01-26 14:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2013573253 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015607361 2022-01-27 11:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015607361 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015742112 Bag among leaves. ]]> 2022-01-27 12:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015742112 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015773527 This is a still from a video I recorded of caretakers in Chelsea Collage cleaning up leaves (of corse i understand they are doing it for health and safety)]]> 2022-01-27 12:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015773527 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015785065 First hand research documenting the removal of leaves.]]> 2022-01-27 13:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015785065 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015802213 The bag is white and sanitary, light as a feather and littered with creases. Minute details that are only visible when casting shadows. ]]> 2022-01-27 13:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015802213 pkenny04202111 https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015804689 This is an audio file of a plastic bag rustling. For me it sounds like leaves as an individual may be walking through them.]]> 2022-01-27 13:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pkenny04202111/hr604ujo2fxe4pd9/wish/2015804689