Sketchbook work...

sketchbook collage ideas

Hello , I've been working away in sketchbooks alongside my screen printing in the printroom . I have definately reached the next stage and looking forward to putting down some imagery on my prints. I will be returning into the printroom very soon to print my ABC..... alphabet letters and sign language . I'ts great having the option to flip between the two actually as it keeps things flowing.

Printing layers

latest printed patterns

This week I returned to the printroom to add the first layers of my pattern on the printed coloured blocks I printed last week. It was great fun . I developed to large screens with random pattern and marks, being careful not to make an actual image that could be confused when making my finished image representing the alphabet letter.

At first I confused myself trying to logistically print the pattern differntly using many colours but then i just went for it using a very small squeegy randomly using it. By doing this no sheet is the same and every piece will be unique.

I did get bored of the same pattern and being pushed for time having a lecture on Friday , I did manage to develop a whole new set of marks and patterns ready to print Monday morning.

I've had many ideas to how im going to make the actual letters and i think this will be done in print form along with the sign langauge..

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Weekend purchases...

The Doodle Book

I love this great kids book byTaro Gomi .I'ts good solid fun !I love the way it's printed in black and white and although designed for kids apeals to the 'kid' in adults im sure. It contains some great niave illustrations for colouring in , im not going to use it of course!



Weekend purchases...

centre print by Karine bernadou

 Penguin book cover displays

Puffin book cover displays



Found some great book shops and second hand shops in Oxford .The above displays were in Blackwell's Book Store .I spent ages in there and bought a couple of books and small printed cards .

The Pitt Rivers Museum

 View from outside museum

 view from the above level inside

one of the cabinet displays



At the weekend I visited the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford with a fellow illustration student and friend on the course .It displays archaelogical and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. There are over half a million to date.

It was founded in 1884 by General Pitt Rivers who gave his collection to The University of Oxford. It has one of the worlds greatest collections and has a leading role in contemporary research and museum curatorship.