Zentangles – Page 2 – Karyn Easton

Nov 14

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Zoom Session 37

Systematic Analysis of Artworks – This week was a particularly useful week for me because I’ve often wondered about finding a useful strategy for analysing artworks etc. Today we were introduced to Gillian Rose’s ‘Critical Visual Methodology. We also spoke about the production of a 3 minute video which could be used to help with critical analysis among the group. I decided to produce my 3 minute video in response to my research work, therefore it involves a robot with a sad story. A Selection of Slides Updated Zentangle Gallery I know that I mentioned last week that I may not continue with my weekly Zentangles, I found that this week I managed to do one. Please see below for the updated Zentangle gallery.

Nov 07

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Zoom Session 36

Group Critique #2 – Today we had another group critique session. This week I was in a group with Sean, Jason, Yaya, Bea and Betty. It was a really interesting session and wonderful to see the diverse range of work being produced. Everyone was really kind about my work which was great! Unfortunately, I’m my own worse critic and I did exactly what I tell my own students not to do. I often say to them, never feel intimidated by anyones highlights. However, with the level of beautiful work being created it is really hard not to. Sean talked through his drawings. These are really coming together now and he has a very interesting concept. His own painting style is also starting to shine through. I’m excited to see his comic book! Jason had produced an intriguing animation. The thought, creativity and time it must have taken to create was amazing! Like Yaya mentioned, I would also love one of his animated characters. Yaya had been creating a series of really delicate Murano glass sculptures, which will form part of a hanging piece. She had done much experimentation with process and in my opinion the piece was beautiful, even more […]

Oct 31

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Zoom Session 35

Group Critique #1 – Today we had our first group critique ‘crit’. I was in a group with Donald, Ellie, Sean and Shirin. It was really great to see how everyone was getting on. Sean spoke about his paintings, Ellie showed some images of her sculptures and Shirin showed her large painting about Utopia. To see everyone working so well with physical materials was great and it has only strengthened my resolve to edge closer to physicality. I had some nice feedback. Ellie definitely ‘hit the nail on the head’ when it came to understanding my thinking. The MACBA Metamorphosis work is all about giving recognition to the graffiti artists of Barcelona. It’s about placing them into one of Barcelona’s most prestigious art galleries where they too can have a voice. It’s about disrupting the average of that museum and filling it with something that may never appear there. Ellie also recommended the work of Peter Fluck as he had made some interesting mobiles. I am particularly fascinated by mobiles at the moment so any ideas are very welcome. Shirin felt it would have been nice if there was perhaps some of my own drawings as part of the project. […]

Oct 25

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Zoom Session 34

Where Do Ideas Originate? – This week we talked about the origin of our ideas. We split into groups and discussed where we felt our ideas originated. In our group we had quite an interesting discussion. When we returned to the main group the conversation became even deeper to encompass concepts such as the divine and spirituality. One of our group members told us about being baptised in the river Jordan and explained what a life affirming event this had been. It’s great to hear of these experiences. For someone brought up in the Christian faith, to be baptised at the same place as Jesus must have been truly amazing! We also discussed the Dunning-Kruger effect. Essentially this is where someone naively thinks that they know more about a topic than they actually do. It could be described as being at ‘Peak Stupid’. Hopefully as they begin to learn more, they drop down from ‘Peak Stupid’ into ‘The Valley of Despair’. At this point they gradually rise from ‘The Valley of Despair’ as they gain more knowledge and become more masterful at their subject. Interestingly, I had already been introduced to the Dunning Kruger Effect by a colleague of mine. […]

Oct 22

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Zoom Session 33

On a Train to London – Unfortunately I missed this weeks zoom session. However I’m looking forward to catching up with the recording.

Oct 10

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Zoom Session 32

More Grotto Print Info and William Kentridge Discussion – This week we looked at some printing practicalities with regards to the Grotto print. I could not for the life of me remember where to find the colour profiles in Photoshop, but luckily Jonathan had the program open and demonstrated. I’m quite excited about the print project. Ideally I’d love to make a physical print but with my current workload sadly it will have to be digital. Although I am thinking hard about ways I can make it more interesting. I felt quite tired this week. I’ve been wracking my brain non stop about where I want to take my work and then we took a brief look at William Kentridge. I have to admit I hadn’t come across him before, but I really liked the way in which he narrated his work. I think this could prove very useful for my own future work. I’m looking forward to further discussions on his work next week as we didn’t manage to cover everything this week. Below are a selection of slides from today. They contain a mix of the Kentridge discussion prompts that we had and also some printing information. […]

Oct 03

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Zoom Session 31

Beginning of a New Academic Year – Today was our first day back and it was so lovely to see everyone again! However, there was some sad news as it looks as if we are losing 4 of our fellow students due to the cost of living crisis. This makes me so sad and angry, because education to me is the sign of a healthy society. I myself have lost so many fantastic students because of lack of funding. I recall one student in particular who so wanted to work in the design industry. She worked incredibly hard to pass her exam, and despite all the odds (multiple learning difficulties) she achieved it! Sadly she couldn’t continue though, due to lack of funding. When I found that she wasn’t returning I was actually heartbroken because I knew how hard she had tried – why? – because as her teacher, I was with her every step of her artistic journey. She told me her dreams for the future as a fashion designer and how much she wanted to pass her exam. This was so that she could progress onto the next level. Lack of funds meant that even though she passed […]

Jun 23

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Zoom Session 30

End of Year 1 – Really? I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that this year has completely whizzed by! It hardly seems like yesterday that I was actually applying to join the course. Sadly I had to miss the last session because of work commitments. However, by visiting the course YouTube playlist, I managed to catch up on the last session which was a writing workshop with Laura Robertson. As usual I have included a selection of slides for future reference. Throughout the session we had to perform a short series of writing tasks. The first was a seemingly simple task of describing a shoe. My thoughts were as follows: An item of footwear. It can be made from a variety of materials. It normally covers a foot or usually one shoe on each foot. It might cover all of the foot or it may leave some of the foot exposed. It can also come in a variety of colours. Laura then went on to read a few passages from a book listed in the slides below. These passages demonstrated just how much detail could be found in the description of a shoe. This was a great exercise in […]

Jun 09

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Zoom Session 29

The Penultimate session for this Academic Year – This session was actually quite a poignant session for me, because work pressures will possibly stop me attending the last session of my first year. Sadly there is no way that I can escape working on Tuesday next week – it’s one of our busiest weeks. However, I will watch the recording and I still have two tutorials to come. I honestly cannot believe that the first year has gone! Where did it go? While pondering the swift passage of time I am pleased to blog about the session this week. This week we were asked to think about what success looks like, and more specifically what kind of metaphors and symbols come to mind when thinking about success as an artist. I felt that success for me was being pleased with pieces of work that I have created. More specifically success might be fame and fortune. In our group discussion some even suggested power as a result of fame. Our group chat was interesting as we all had many different ideas. I joked that I’d like to be given free tickets to Bilderberg, or become an honorary member of the World […]

May 30

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Zoom Session 28

Making Session with Sukie Sagoo-Reddy – Today we had another making session with Sukie Sagoo Reddy. This was a really welcome break from writing and I always enjoy Sukie’s workshops as they give a lot of food for thought. It was interesting that the workshop was very similar to the one we did a few weeks ago (Zoom Session 22), because this gave me the opportunity to see if I had improved at all? A link to the slides from this workshop and the original workshop are here. These always prove useful to refer back to. As with the first session we uploaded an image that covered the 5 senses. I couldn’t find one of my own in time so I used one from the internet. However for the second task I managed to find two images which had a connection. Little Bee and Floral Pattern I chose the images below because the little bee is one of my favourite images that I have shot and the floral pattern seemed to work with it. My thinking was flowers and bees. Moving on from there we looked once again at the theme of chasing shadows. I think that my […]

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