What are YOU upto right now??

Inspired by Yulia's 'recycle' typography (previously blogged) i've decided to use a similar technique to create a boombox from corrugated card, with accompanying text to follow. I've been working in a rough, just see-what-happens kind of way because i intended this to be the initial piece and then i'd re-create the final one. However i quite like the obvious hand-made effect it's having so i might -for once- not be so OCD about it and just see what happens!

Here are a few 'taster' photographs, more to come later!...

My workspace - all over the dining room floor!... Note: my zine from pick-me-up is a great reference with the boombox on the front, there was a purpose of me spending so long in the zine workshop!!

Speakers, tape-deck, main control buttons - what i've made so far...

To Be Continued...

Life Saving website!

http://www.lostateminor.com/

Thanks to this website i have finally found my long short lost-for-some-time inspiration and i feel like when i get up tomorrow i might actually achieve something worthwhile!!

The content on the site is really extensive with fashion, sculpture, art, design, video, the list goes on. If you're bored or lacking motivation it's definately worth a visit. It's been my saviour!!

Large scale experiments

I'd like to try out working on a larger scale for the American project and i think this would allow me to be more experimental with paint, spray cans and various other materials. Having a larger canvas and working outside, throwing the paint on and being more 'free' could help loosen me up a bit and tame my perfectionism! It would hopefully produce some really interesting textures and results whilst being fun (and a great stress-reliever!) at the same time.

This piece is by Becki Wilson aka: Glitter Being

Simplicity is the key! (sometimes...)

I saw this on a t-shirt ages ago (but couldn't afford it!) and i thought it was brilliant. Light-hearted, simple and clever. Perhaps something i should bare in mind for my own work! I.e: don't overcomplicate everything!!!
It's by Christoph Nieman by the way, for any other Lego enthusiasts (haha) check out his "I Lego NY" project, again very simple but effective. Could be relevant to our current project too... =)

Why do i have to be so damn enthusiastic!?...

Yet another style i like, it's getting a tad frustrating liking everything i see! It would be nice, for once, to just loose interest..... haha.







These pieces are by Korean artist Minjae Lee and without sounding cheesy, i love the energy in them. The application of colour and sort of drawn-in collage works really well. This is another style i intend to use for ideas in my own work.

Love this style...

Rebecca Wetzler

This is an illustrative style i am eager to draw inspiration from, i always talk about appreciating rough line work and here is a brilliant example of how well it can come out. I also like how Wetzler combines pen, ink, crayon and uses a wide range of scribbles, continuous lines, ink splatters and watercolours. To me, this is what i see as 'exciting' illustration...

There is room to add text too, in a similarly 'scruffy' format...

Trying out a similar style in my own work will provide me with the excuse to experiment and practise more with using watercolours because at the moment, i pretty much suck! You have to start somewhere i guess!!....

Yulia Brodskaya

I've seen some of Yulia Brodskaya's work before but this piece particularly stood out for me, i love the aesthetics of corrugated, cheaply produced, throwaway card and this example shows how much you can do with it. I might try out something similar to use as an illustration for my American project. I really like the inclusion of the additional details: the ladders, the little signs, the recycling man, the miniature boxes. I think this is a really beautiful piece.