Isolation Daily Diary

23rd - 26th March

  • Created working space in kitchen

Workspace
Junk to work with

  • Cleared out and organised garage to create printing and drying space.

Junk


Work in progress

 27th March 2020

  • Set up my blog with the help of Jane and Pauls video. Thank you
  • Set up post showing 2 puppet ideas to discuss with Adam
    • All work to be recorded in a blog
    • Hand-in will be blog, photos on google drive, self assessment form
    • Still experiment through April and look to create final piece in May
    • Put info about working at home and available materials in blog
    • Experiment with fish head and tail
  • Tutorial with Adam
  • Continued to work on setting up temporary print studio in garage
  • Set up post with Laser cuts patterns

28th March 2020

  • Moved table into garage
  • Scanned fish mono prints
  • Ordered wirework book
  • Experimented with creating fish fins
  • Updated blog diary

29th March 2020

  • Organised work brought home from college
  • Created a daily plan

30th March 2020

  • Created a research plan for developing head and tails for Fish
Isolation Plan
  • Spent several hours trying to work out how to line up images on my blog!!!!!

31st March 2020

  • Started to create fish tails from plastic pop bottles

1st April 2020

  • Created display space on dresser
Display space on dresser

  • Tutorial with Susie
    • Look at Basil Twist
    • Think about simple block prints on fabric
    • Activate prints with stitching and other mediums
    • Pop bottle tails - weave over top
    • Look at pinterest
  • Updated blog

2nd April 2020

  • Artwork
  • Skype call with Marina, Julile, Jane, Claire and Kim

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