I again struggled to keep a sketchbook during this module. There just wasn’t anything to draw or plan. It felt like the exercises were pretty presciptive and there wasn’t any designing or observing involved. For the final part of the joining and wrapping exercises I found as always I worked…

I have to admit to being slightly overwhelmed and not really knowing where to start with this module. I’ve not felt that kind of reluctance before, I normally jump straight in, but I found the course materials to not give any details on how to use the materials, none of…

How well have you used your drawing/ sketch book? I did not used my sketchbook for this assignment at all. It appeared there wasn’t really any planning to do, and any notes on the technical process and the experiments went on to this blog. …

Research methods of molding and discuss choice of molding materials and why I used latex and plaster bandages, clay, plaster, paper mache and concrete for this project. It was a mix of cost and availability and excitement I felt for them that made me settle on these. …

Bright Floral Crochet Wraps an Iconic Stratocaster Guitar in a Psychedelic Layer of Color A new piece by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos (previously) envelops one of Fender's Stratocaster guitars in a…www.thisiscolossal.com A new piece by Joana Vasconcelos sees a classic guitar dressed in crochet flowers and mandalas. Joana’s large entry for rhe RA Summer Show in 2018 was the catalyst for me enrolling on a textile degree and her sense of fun and colour and texture never fails to make my heart sing!

I used plaster in a plastic glove, but the texture of the plaster was awful and it remained crumbly after it dried. Next I tried the same but tied thread around the glove. It looked exciting when drying but the plaster wasn’t strong enought to hold its shape and after…

I purchased a book on molding and casting “moldmaking and casting” by Nick Brooks. I have to admit the whole subject appeared overwhelming to me and the book didn’t really help break it down as it is very technical and not aimed at the casual crafter. …

For this assignment I collected a variety of materials to join and to join with, to wrap and to wrap with. I mainly dug in to my extensive collection of craft materials, finally making use of some materials that have been in my cupboards for far too long! Some materials…

Because of the Coronavirus I’ve been a little limited in the materials I have used for my experiments. No found items! I have mostly found whereas each sample looked great when carried out in paper it didn’t mostly work so well translated on to fabric, silver foil or plastics. I…