At this point in time I have been working on the final pieces for the show. During the last few weeks I have been using the previous drawings of these shapes and recreating them. The final pieces are going to be 13 inches by 13 inches and I have been using better quality materials. Below are images of the two drawings that are almost finished.
In comparison to the previous drawings these new images are taking on a whole new look. Each pieces takes around 8 to 10 hours to complete and the detail that I am trying to put into them is much greater than the other ones. The forms are starting to come alive which I am really starting to enjoy.
Also this week we had another small group critique where individuals we able to see these new drawings for the first time. I got a really good response from the images not only about the quality of the drawing technique but of the overall images. All the questions I had going into this critique were answered and also some new perspectives were brought into the picture. One of my main questions was about the final display of the work. In the end I will have 12 of these images and I want them hung in a grid pattern, but my question is how am I going to hang them. Initially I was thinking frames but than started to realize that the frames take away from the pieces and don't allow the viewer to make connections between the pieces which is what I want. So I am looking into attaching the paper to wood and hanging the wood. People liked this method and someone even brought up the idea of using different depths of wood to create more contrast and movement between the pieces so this is something I might start to play with. In additon to continuing to work on the drawings I had to work on the second draft of my thesis.
So from this point on my goal is to just keep working on these drawings and get everything done in the next three weeks. Also I am going to start working on the website portion of this assignment that will display my work in the end and hopefully meet with a sweetland writing tutor to help finalize my thesis.
Heather,
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited about these drawings. It must feel really good to be doing them now. If you know that all of them are going to be the same size, then I think you should mount the paper first and then draw on the wood. Mounting the drawings after you've made them would be tricky. I don't know what the point would be of varying the depth of the wood. I'm afraid it would distract from the perception of the drawings.
janie