When ChatGPT gets excited!
A month into the new year, and we decided to reignite the project that never really took off in 2024: The garment project! With renewed excitement, and after a coffee chat to take stock on our inability to see this through the first and second time round, I decided to ask for help. I have […]
When things come together.
A colleague and friend of mine said to me many years ago, when I was questioning the direction I borrowed on a project: “Trust the process” A Phrase that many think corny, and maybe it is, but it has never faulted me. I trust that things will come together whatever path I take so long […]
Fallen Democracy, Revolt and Silenced Voices
Continuing on from the theme or deceit and smoking mirrors,I needed some darker elements, most of which I was able to source from creative common sources. I then enlisted my friend Firefly and Chat with the delicate task to generate some material I could use for this project. While I initially wanted to stick with a […]
Con or not…I’m happy!
The easiest person to deceive is oneself A quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton While the idea that my confidence was so low that I would pay £20 for a pack of decoupage against the promise of an online exhibition (which never manifested) was running constantly in my mind while I was going through […]
Feeling Boosted but searching for that voice.
It has been a few weeks since I responded to this call to create a collage for this online gallery. I initially threw myself into the challenge in order to jolt myself into a creative practice I struggled to revive. I has continued to be a struggle as I procrastinated for weeks looking at this […]
A creativity Booster …or is it?
I recently came across this social media call from Tebbs Contemporary Gallery, for a collage project. Although this sounded like a total con, it also provided me with the perfect opportunity to kick start my creativity after this very long slump. The call requires one to purchase a collage pack to work from, get inspired […]
A bit of progress – Some thoughts, collage experimentation, one design.
A Nature and Technology I recently started doing some scrapbooking in my personal journal and found myself remembering how I loved the art practice of collage. As a past lecturer, this is something I integrated in my Interactive Photography class, as well as in my animation classes. Layers, movement, intersections, new shapes and new narratives […]
A productive session
After reviewing our approach, we decided to explore a bit more of the elements we wanted to develop and fell back on the almost sinful and shameless use of AI generated imagery. A useful method still, for a process of elimination and possible direction. Spikes, details, ornate, black and white and block colours. We agree. […]
New Year, New beginnings.
. After failing to get into a disciplined work pattern on this project throughout the past year, a change of approach was needed. Forget thinking too much, conceptualise, research..start making. It seemed making is what I can do and trusting that process has often lead to results. Good or bad, but tangible work […]