Tea and Talk

Tea and Talk

Here are the main points that the 2nd Years mentioned

 Photo taken by Sharon 

• Sometimes it can be good not knowing what you want to specialise in
• Its sometimes better to do what you want and not to be led by someone else
• Stay motivated by doing a brief which you know you will enjoy and that you have an interest in
• The workload is more challenging in 2nd year. The first module is about learning a new skill. There is also a module where you complete live briefs. A lot of the students I asked if they'd done many briefs outside college (apart from the ones for the set module) said that they hadn't found the time or hadn't found briefs that appealed to them.
• 2nd year is more challenging because you are worked much harder and your grades actually count towards your degree.
• Most briefs are set my yourself.
• Most second years got a job over summer and tried to find a placement, also being aware of any networking events going on. 
• There are a few weeks where you can set up a placement, and also the live briefs module which lasts for 3 months gives you the opportunity to gain work experience. 
• Make the most of tutors/technicians for the remainder of second year.
• A student who practiced moving image, suggested I looked at making more than poster for my project but also business cards with link to my blog, and also look at making stickers (he pointed out putting stickers up around town could be considered illegal) I will take his advice on board. 

Jewellery Induction 18/04/13

Jewellery Induction 18/04/13

This is the ring I made in a jewellery induction, I found it really interesting and fun. 

Review of the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield

Review of the Hepworth

I recently visited the Hepworth gallery in Wakefield, with my College. I have been wanting to visit the Hepworth for a while so this was the perfect opportunity. These pieces particularly caught my eye.

Made from bronze and string

Made from plaster and string

These pieces are titled Spring, 1966. Both are made by Barbara Hepworth and found in Gallery 1. Hepworth chose an abstract form pierced with hole in the center. The influence could either be the natural landscape or the human form. The piece is very good at drawing you in. The artwork draws you in, funneling your vision into the center of the piece through the use of the strings. The artist follows a predominately abstract theme, and uses a limited colour palette of white, pale blue, brown, and the natural colour of the bronze. Mainly using the medium of plaster, bronze and string. The artist chose these materials because they wanted to pieces to be permanent. The artwork was displayed well on white plinths, which meant they were at eye level so they catch your eye more. The white gallery space is quite relaxing. 'The pierced and stringed cast bronze of Spring, 1966, uses an innovative sculptural form that breaks open the solid object and activates it with colour. ' Collection Displays Autumn '11, The Hepworth Wakefield, taken from: http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/what-s-on/collection-displays/ [ONLINE] accessed 01/04/13. This quote captures what makes Hepworth's sculptures so popular. Her sculptures are quite iconic and it is easy to tell if a sculpture is hers. These pieces were commissioned for her personal interest, although there was one piece in the Gallery, which was commissioned for John Lewis.   From looking at the sculptures, they remind me a lot of hollowed out eggs, this notion is echoed by the colour scheme. These sculptures are smallest of the collection, but still quite big, at around 850 mm in size. For anyone interested in sculpture, this is a definite must visit gallery.   

Here are the couple of pictures I took. 

Spring, 1966

Two forms in wood