Graphite pencil illustration 28.06.21 This artwork began as part of my Unit 3 folio for VCE studio arts. I was researching myths, and vaguely remembered one explaining why ravens had black feathers. It went along these lines: Apollo was with a mortal lover. He left her for a second to go... do something? Some kind of divine duty? I'm [...]
Finals from my 2020 VCD folio playing card designs + business logo I had an idea mid way through this year, and I was so excited about it that I emailed my studio arts teacher to see if the concept was actually feasible. I ended up having to wait till the end of the year before starting. However, it [...]
Acrylic on canvas paper - 28.01.21 On the 28th of January, I attended a portraiture workshop run by the artist Shay Downer. I’ve attended a couple of Downer’s previous workshops over the past 2-3 years. Whilst previous workshops explored the medium charcoal, this session was focused on using the Zorn colour palette. I was restricted to using just 4 paints – [...]
White earthenware clay 19.11.2019 7.4 x 10.2 x 5.5 cm
Fired white clay and terracotta encased in epoxy casting resin 2020 Large piece – 9 x 21.5 x 4.2 cm, small piece – 4.5 x 9 x 1.8 cm I had an idea mid way through this year, and I was so excited about it that I emailed my studio arts teacher to see if the concept was actually [...]
Soap stone sculpture finished 08.06.2020 3.5 x 4 x 7 cm Whilst ‘commenticius’ sounds like an over the top title for such a small sculpture, it’s Latin for “invented, devised, fabricated, imaginary”. This links with my intention for the artwork. The piece was for a school project. We basically got to do anything, so I decided to explore the idea [...]
Scratchboard 2.06.2018 15.8 x 10.8 cm (including frame) I don’t remember making this one. Which is a shame because WOW I love it a little too much. I did do the one thing that’s frowned upon in the art world though – I traced a photo of a raccoon to get the right proportions. All I did was draw [...]
