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Final Year Project

 

Through my work in my final year at Uni, I explored the way we interact with objects and so, leading from this, the reasons why we choose to own certain objects; the battle between/combination of beauty and function.

Having always been inspired by nature as a visual and conceptual source, I chose to create a collection based on the four elements of the earth and how they manipulate and constantly change the landscape-specifically the coastline of Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland, somewhere I feel a close connection to.  


I am particularly interested in the beauty we perhaps do not see, such as momentary actions or interactions we take for granted or just take no notice of; those momentary actions that over time create their own piece of art in the land, such as a wave rolling onto the shore and retreating back to the depths of the ocean. Taking these ‘moments’ and immortalising them in a tangible way through the mediums of ceramics and glass has been my main aim this year.  I was also exploring the act of collecting beach 'treasures' and looking at why we do this. Through my collections this year I wanted to recreate that sequence of emotions from the feeling of discovery to attachment to nostalgia, from the memory now held within said object. 


I aimed to evoke a sense of personality and immediate connection in the pieces I made by including the viewer in the experience through interaction.  I wanted to create objects that give the consumer a decision to make; to use them as functional utensils, to display them as ornamental pieces or to do both.  




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Initial material tests: (Sep/Oct 2014)
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Primary research: sequence photography-capturing a moment in time. 
Translating my primary research into process to produce 'splash' effect glass pieces:
These are the slumped results. Due to the delicacy of the piece of glass, it has picked up the detail in the organically made mold really well which gives it a very interesting texture which interacts with light in a beautiful and intriguing manner. 
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The shadows cast by these pieces
when placed in/around natural 
light especially are really visually
interesting which is a feature I will
aim to play with.



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Back to inspiration
Early April this year, I visited the source of my inspiration for this year's project to collect some more primary research that I hope will inform my final weeks at uni and my finals for Degree Show. 

Draping Technique Development;  Collection One

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After a gruelling few months of trial and error, I was finally successful in the free fall draping process. 

I could then focus on finishing my second larger collection of ceramic pieces with glass elements.
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Me with my Graduate Collection at Gray's school of Art Degree Show, 2015

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