My Instagram feed lately: drawings and autumn views.
Artist, writer, web developer
by tm ·
My Instagram feed lately: drawings and autumn views.
by tm ·
I have been playing with embroidery, with mixed results, but enjoying the process very much.
like with paper cutting, is a great way to keep the Creatures “alive”, while doing something new.
As surfaces, I have tried canvas, both cotton and linen, lighter cotton material, and I have just bought some black cotton, which I’m going to use for more experimentation with colour and decorations.
On another note, my art website is up and running again, with new and old work. Still a working in progress…like with everything else that I do.
by tm ·
by tm ·
Last month I took a paper cutting workshop with Poppy Chancellor at The Make Lounge.
I occasionally take art classes and workshop, to learn and explore new techniques. And sometimes just out of curiosity.
When I read about the paper cut workshop I couldn’t resist. I had to do it!
I didn’t know how I would use the technique in my existing art practice, but I wanted to give it a go and see what I could learn.
Anyway, the workshop was great. I enjoyed myself immensely, spending the morning crafting, chatting, and learning all the basics.
We started by doing some practice on ready made print outs, and after a couple of trials, we started working on a design of our choosing.
Originally I though I would do something to do with architecture, but then I opted for the “easy” solution, and went for one of my creatures.
The first one didn’t came as well as I wished. The lines were choppy and uncertain, but I left the class eager to experiment more.
Back home, I gathered all the material I needed (luckily I have always plenty paper in stock) and spent the next three days drawing creatures and cutting out shapes.
By monday I had cramps on my right hand and a bruised index finger. You will be happy to know that since then I have improved my hand posture and bought a better scalpel.
Now I try to spend a few hours a week, especially on the weekend, improving the technique and developing my own style.
It’s also a great way to keep the creatures alive.
I have been moving away from them in the last couple of years, working on other projects, but I don’t want to let them go completely. And paper cutting works perfectly with the graphic nature of my drawings.
At the moment I’m still experimenting, but I have a few ideas of what I want to do with the technique.
I’m not that keen on mounting the paper cuts and framing them, and I’m still thinking of a better way to display them, something more loose and tridimensional.
I’ll see what I come up with.
In the meantime, back to the scalpel.
by tm ·
by tm ·
I keep a few sketchbooks that I fill with doodles, scribbles and little creatures, all done in pencil (I don’t often use pencil, preferring pens and markers above everything else).
The fun part is to go back and ink some of this scribbles and creatures – it’s one of my favourite pastimes, a way to relax and unwind while still doing something…I can’t really do nothing.
It’s a curse.
by tm ·