Sand and debris: 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Chapter eleven. Design from landscape. Use of shape.

ABSTRACT SHAPES: triangles and rectangles. Inspired by beach huts viewed from Claremont Pier, Lowestoft while drinking tea. First layer

(not shown in this image) crumpled tissue paper. Next layer (top) acrylic applied with card edge. (Bottom) funky foam stamp and acrylic. Hut shapes collaged from sand paper, sgraffitto paper and toothbrush splatter paper. Shells added. SIAN, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE HUTS FORWARD TO MY RESOLVED SAMPLE AS THE LAYERING AND USE OF DIFFERENT PAPERS SEEMS TO OFFER THE MOST OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIMENT WITH EXTREMES OF HEIGHT AND TEXTURE. What do you think?

DETAIL of design from landscape; original source dried grasses; using paper washed with acrylic and sgraffitto lines made with a twig.

Design from landscape; original source dried grasses.

DETAIL of design from landscape; original source jellyfish cocoons. Using paper stamped with funky foam shape and acrylic painted mounted on copy of sand paper.

Design from landscape; original source jellyfish cocoons.

Line drawings from plastic debris. (All four drawings).

Line drawings from dried grasses. (Bottom two drawings).

Line drawings from pebbles and tracks in the sand. (All 4 drawings).

Line drawings from jellyfish cocoons. (upper two drawings).

Lind drawings from a feather in the sand. (upper two drawings)

Line drawings from a stone rubbing.

Line drawings from a crab shell (upper two drawings)

Line drawings from crab, net and shells (upper two drawings).

Chapter Eleven. Design from landscape: use of texture

Sand paper. This was so much fun. I collected sand from Lowestoft's south beach. I added a small amount to a half and half mix of acrylic and PVA and applied it to card with a thick brush.

Polyfilla embedded with dried grasses. Acrylic wash added. Some of the grasses removed.

Stamp: string block and bleach.

Rubbing: Markal oil stick over paper balls.

Shredded paper and PVA.

Funky foam stamp and acrylic paint.

Acrylic paint and sgraffitto with a twig.

Funky foam stamp and acrylic paint.

Bleach applied to inked paper with a paper towel.

Crumpled tissue and PVA.

Acrylic paint and card edge.

Mark-making tools: funky foam stamps, string blocks, toothbrush, twig, card and kitchen towel.

Toothbrush splatters with a wash of acrylic

A variety of mark-making techniques were used to make these flat and textured papers. Including sand and PVA, cement and dried grasses, sgraffitto, stamps, string blocks, toothbrush splatters and acrylic washes.