Recently I’ve been thinking about how I can expand my drawings outwards- either out onto the walls or out into the viewer’s space. This week I’ve been experimenting with the idea of relief drawings/collages made with layers of tracing paper and mount board, supported by map pins.
I’ve only made 2 of these, as I’m having problems with materials- the map pins don’t stick in the mount board properly and as you can see from the picture, it fell apart before I could photograph it. I’m going to try to get round this by experimenting with different types of base, as I’ve had good feedback about these from people passing my studio space.
Another way of approaching this has been to stick with layered translucent drawings that are flat, not supported by pins. I’ve been making this kind of thing for a while, but I’m incorporating more elements such as scalpeled tracing paper and smudged marker pens on acetate. I really like the way the acetate allows you to “float” the inky smudges over the preceding layers, and adds a glossy finish- it gives a similar look to my paintings, which always end up shiny with the amount of oil I use!
We’ve also been having Professional Practice lectures on a weekly basis, this week’s focus being on promoting our practice. There was a lot about websites and blogs, as well as promoting projects through Facebook and Twitter. If you’ve read this far down in this post, it would be interesting to know- how do you promote your practice online other than through Degrees Unedited, and what do you think are the most effective sites/tools to use?
