Sketchbook Exhibition

3rd November

When i first started my book i was slightly afraid of the white page, i first wanted to use text a lot in my book and then draw along side the text but after my first two pages i started to get more confidence in just using the full white page, now i love just doing page after page of drawings. Most of my drawings have been generated from visiting the library and looking at the photographs i took, over time i started adding hints of colour to bring in more elements of the sky and other surroundings. I try to use the drawing technique i have learnt from my drawing work shop a lot in my sketch book, such as the blind drawing, I really enjoy doing blind drawings as they really give a relaxed approach to drawing and always turn out well. In my book i also showed photographs of me working on the stand to show my development and what i am thinking and also where i am want to take this dress. A lot of my book is drawings this helps me see where i am going and really inspires my work.  Showing my work to others was not worrying me as i am extremely happy with the way my book is coming along, and i found it so helpful looking at my peers books, i got a lot of inspiration from doing this. When i looked at other peoples books and was more interested in how they organised there work and how it was layed out, as everyone is taking a different route with there work every book was different. I find appearance in my book very important as when i look back at my development it is a lot easier to read. In my book i have referenced some designers work which linked well to my current work but i have not done a lot of this which i will start to do a lot more of. One thing i have took from this task is i have to record more museum visits which i will do as soon as possible, i will talk a lot more about work that inspires my work.

The people who looked at my book left a few comments such as "Sketchbook shows development and laid out well and everything is organised" this comment really pleased me as this is really what i want my book to come across as. I put a lot of effort in my book and always want something new and better on the next page. I also was told to "Try working large scale" I will totally take this comment on board and start doing some of my rubbings on long strips of paper much like the columns on the outside of the library. The comments helped a lot and gave me more confident to be more experimental in my book. When i look back at my book i am happy with my progress. I do feel i should do more large scale pieces, and this would also really go well with the grand library.