Art & Design Foundation Stage 1

It might be Christmas, but I have a little college work I need to finish - my blog post analysing my stage 1 final piece. We have already been provided with our stage 2 briefs, so my mind is running away with ideas for next term - I have already made my selection and completed my mind map, so I need to get stage 1 completed while it is still fresh in my memory. On Tuesday, I finally finished my Swimming Pool piece and named it "Immersion" to reflect the subjects obvious immersion in the water and her immersion in her own thoughts as she swims: Looking back to the start, I am quite proud of the fact that I approached Heronhurst to see if they could provide glass, and that I took the opportunity to join my friend Rhian in the pool at one of her weekly dive-club meetings and use her underwater camera equipment to obtain original primary source images to work from. As the individual swimmers in Thomas Rathmells Swimming Pool had been my inspiration rather than the overa

Panic over!  My interviews at Cardiff Met went well and I have been offered an unconditional place on the Artist, Designer Maker course and a conditional place on the Fine Art course. I still have my interviews at Hereford on 10th Jan, and I still have no idea which one I will choose if I get offers for all 4, but the pressure is off - I will definitely be going to university in September! Woo-hoo! In an attempt to try to relax the day before my interviews, I joined a college trip to the V&A. I thought it might take my mind off things and it worked - I got a solid 8 hours sleep the night before which was desperately needed! I love the V&A - such a variety of exhibits. I have a strange obsession with the iron & steel area - I could spend a whole day in there admiring the wrought iron and steel paterns and the shadows they cast on the walls!  Maybe I should look into blacksmith courses...😄 Wrought Mild Steel Grille - Klaus Walz - 1980 "Buddug's Apron Nu