Anton Chekhov

I have started to break down some of the sketches by cropping them and printing them out again then scanning back in on the mac i really like these as it has began to pick up on textures within the images. More upside down images not to sure why this keeps happening today must have gremlins!

Anton Chekhov

A few more sketches...some upside down again?!

Anton Chekhov

I have decided to work on the Chekhov brief using his short story 'DREAMS' as inspiration, As usual i had to get the crap out in order to start reveling something good, I gave myself a couple of minutes to produce rough sketches of parts of the story i could visualize at this stage, here are some of the results.

(hmmm for some reason my last 3 images are upside down will try and sort this out tomorrow!)

Valentines day stall

Tomorrow Stacie is setting up a Valentines day stall in the union and for my donation i was busily baking and creating (a mess), I decided to make love heart and rose shaped cakes it took many attempts using the stupid silicone moulds and i only liked the heart shaped cakes so i made vanilla and coconut ones which i then decorated with icing and edible glitter i think they look scrumptious, I also made (for the first time ever) some Bathbombs scented with winter berries they turned out lovely to and smell good enough to eat, I made small tags and packaged them in cellophane, I think they look very attractive so hopefully people will buy them tomorrow and put some cash in the degree fund. I did take some photos on my phone but there not very good but you get the idea as to what they looked like.

On my way

Well i have finally decided on a name to use work wise, As i have a famous name it is quite hard for me to find a domain name, So a few months ago i decided to choose an alternative name to use, I wanted something catchy and intriguing something people would remember, I have now decided for definite that the name i will use is........

CATNIP

Why you may ask?

Well i am hoping that my work will excite people in the way cats get excited by catnip!

I have bought a domain name CATNIPcreative.org.uk as just CATNIP was unavailable on its own, I am hoping over the next few days/weeks to put together an identity and design some business cards, I do have the idea of hand-making paper where i will be recycling paper which i have used in my research through uni to which i will add catnip i will then print my details onto it using either letterpress or silk screening, I would also like to set up a blog using this identity.

wow

How amazing are these how much patience and what a very steady hand the artist/craftsman must have had to create these beautiful intricate designs on an eggshell!

Ice men

Feeling the need to take a break from the dreaded essay i had a look through the sites i save on my bookmarks to give myself a visual treat, I came across these fantastic little sculptures made from ice, these were created by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo as an art instillation consisting of hundreds of these little figures, The instillation lasted until the final ice sculpture melted. Im Not to sure what the concept behind this was as it didnt mention it but my thoughts are that maybe it was created to show how global warming is affecting the population, i find this such an inspiring and interesting way to engage with the public outside of a gallery.