Oopsies!

OOPSIES! Seems I"ve neglected my blog for awhile now.... :(

Sorry blog but I've not really been up to much as its summer and Im being very lazy as I need a little break to get over 2nd year and before I get started on 3rd year work.

Will try harder to blog more in the near future :D x

Web

Finished my web on Monday as I need it for my Live Project interview, feel like it really well with the web and the interview :), really like doing it, thought I couldn't do it at first but I really enjoyed myself doing it :D also its getting me ready for 3rd year web where I can do what ever I want on for my web.

My web site banner.....kinda nice if I do say so my self.

Just in case people go looking for the live web site, its not going live as I see no point in doing it this year as its only for one project. I don't want that, I want my final web to have more than my final major work and have some of my own projects on there, that hopefully I'll be doing over the summer and Im gonna do it this time as well as uni work still.

Collections Project

My Collection Project (last term work) has recently been put up in the cabinets in uni :D very happy that I got my work in there (as it wasn't a good day when I was putting it up, totally stressed out) I could have put something else in there for the background, didn't know what it could have been tho. Very happy tho with the end result......As well my work has been put into a catwalk show at Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch Exhibition at the NCE, Birmingham, well happy about that, will hopefully get picture up when I've got them from my tutor.

Perry the Platypus

Perry the Platypus with Ray Bans on, trying to be cool lol

And my nice house embroidery in the back, don't think you can see it much but oh well will put a better picture on when I have finished it

Ceramic House!

Whoever thought it was a good idea to make a ceramic dolls house was wrong, its not easy at all, very difficult as a matter of fact. I'm one of these stupid people who thought it was a good idea to make a ceramic dolls house as I'm re-thinking the whole doll house idea. I still wanna make the house, its just stressing me out at the moment because the walls are collapsing in on itself as the roof is too heavy I think, the paper clay was a bad idea as well and the decorating the whole thing is stressing me out. God knows how Im gonna make this house.

Its has been going alright when I first started the house building process but as Steve wanted to go 50% bigger, I did and it all went wrong from there. I think I'm just having a bad week or something because nothing is working out the way I want it too, so I'm taking myself out the ceramic circle and spending the next week in embroidery studio to work on my final pieces in there. I'll come back to house in a week when I sorted the problems out or having a better week, hopefully.

Do you remember as a child at Easter, what ever year of primary school you were in they always made you make something to do with Valentine, Easter or Christmas (any holidays). I didn't get why they make us do these silly thing but as I'm get older, I still make silly thing all the time I don't need a special occasion just to make something this is my life, Ill hopefully be doing this for many years to come.

Hate these birds really do.

As this is my life and I can do what I want (within reason). I'm gonna be doing something this year for Easter, and maybe try and sell some of them (dunno how yet, any ideas how?). You know them really ugly fake birds, that I remember from childhood as my mother make a very lovely hat with these ugly chicks on for nursery school (that did kind of freak me out as child) I wanna try and make some of these birds but with an contemporary feel to them, try to make them cute as well so you would want on these on your child hat from nursery.

I'll keep you updated on the how the birds are coming along :)

Blind Spot

The project Im working on this term is Blind Spot. I've taken Blind Spot and interpreted it to create the theme I'll be working toward this term, Behind Closed Door. The idea came to light when I was at the briefing and the curator was discussing the project, like how we cud interpret the word then she said 'happy families' I then began to think about my own interests in certain genres of literature and the books that I own and read in my spare time; my most favourite book and is a big influences to this project, Don't Tell Mummy.

Week 7 - Currently Im at the half way point of the project. This is my work space in the studio, very happy at this point of the project as I feel like Im on track with this project. I've still doing sample but only for a few more weeks (2 weeks - ?) and I've started a prototype for my ceramic dolls house too.At this point Im feeling pretty good with myself :D Hopefully it stay this way for the rest of the project. We will see :)

First of many illustrations

One of many embroidery illustration that will be done to sell or given as present. This illustration has been done by my sister (Steph Murtha) Ive turn into a embroidery piece, this piece will be framed and sent to someone :D First one so far, hopefully I will be doing more of my own work to sell on my own website soon as Ive got it up and running :) cant wait to get on wif my own work XD