Progress and working on my finished project - Its alllllll coming together [:

Book Number One


Soooooo here it goes ive been working on my book and heres photographs of the progress ive been making .. this book looks at family and growth in people i wanted to show a child like quality about it that will represent childish fun and happiness through childhood and adulthood :) 

this was made to use for the walls of my album of memories the ribbon gives an innocent look that reminds me of a childlike quality 

 

I cut out card and cover it with pages out of an old book i purchased in the second hand shop this was then used as a foundation for my book

I experimented with ink and movement and flow and the direction it was moving this i felt was a good reference for the unexpected in life i added the butterfly because it reminded me of the long summers i had as a child and represented well with my other theme of nature :) 

I tried to recreate my thoughts as a child i remember being so free with my artistic ability'as a child that anything was possible even NOTHING!! this is the perfect representation in my opinion above :D

These are the cuttings out of my prints i made which i used to print onto paper ripped out from old books i purchased in the second hand shop i re-inked them to a blobby effect which i thought looked quiet cool!!

And again i experimented with the different colours and what i thought looked the best and went well with my project in what i was trying to protray to my targeted audience 

This is repeated here :) 

These are some of my prints i made onto the paper from the old books using the printing press :) i really enjoyed this in particular i thought it was alot of fun and exciting to see how they would turn out i LOVE using this process in printmaking :) 

And again here you can see the original print and then the second shadowed one behind it 

These are personal to me as they are my own family photos i used to print this one in particular i really like as its a photo of myself and my mum i believe it was my 6th birthday :) i think its just such a lovely photo and a lovely print it really shows affection and the love i felt growing up :) 

Again a closer look and my final prints :) 

this one is of me and my sister :) 

I love these again showing a childlike quality and development into adulthood :) the words from the books represent intelligence and how that also grows with age you ''LIVE AND LEARN IN LIFE'' and the colours give it a funky look that is fun and playful taking the serious and making it fun and light hearted :) 

Again taken in another angle!!!

And experimenting with colour and the different effects it has :) 

This is my collage of photos changed to black and white for an old style effect :)