Materials Workshop with Julia Flood – Today we had a gallery visit to the New Contemporaries Gallery. Unfortunately I needed to travel to Victoria coach station (long story), so sadly I couldn’t make it. Outside Victoria Coach Station However, I was able to attend the workshop by Julia Flood. This was all about the range of materials and materials info accessible at the college. To start the session Julia gave us each a pencil and explained how even something as mundane as a pencil has a story. For example what about the lead in the pencil, the wood that it’s made from, what it is coated in etc. Although some of the background to the pencil could be quite easily researched other parts such as the metal binding of the eraser were not. I found her words particularly thought provoking in relation to my own project work. I have been working a lot with recycled card and recycled card tubes. Hopefully, these items will have a relatively easy background to discover. However, the key-rings that I have used quite extensively throughout my work, possibly less so. In order to help with the process Julia gave us some sheets […]
