On Track
week - ending 23rd March.
I am picking up work on my essay. I have made a rough draft of the outine I want it to be in, and have divided it into three sections. Now that I have completed the first section, I feel happier about it.
I have now finished my model, I had a small problem with the flags for the patio. I had decided to make them out of very thick card ( like the card that comes on the back of water colour pads) I cut all the shapes out and painted them. However, as the paint dried the layers of card seperated so I decided to try another tack. I made a stencil of the patio and using the compound that I used for the bricks on the plinth of the model, I made the patio directly onto the wood patio floor. Of course, it was the wrong colour so I painted it with acrylic paint till I got the colour I wanted. For the gravel I used pea gravel from the dolls house shop and glued it into place. I had to do this a few times till I was happy with the result. I used the same method for the paving stone path and the gravel going round the side of the model. The trellis at the side of the patio was made with extra long matches and glued together. For the curve on top of one trellis I soaked a match in water till it was pliable enough to bend then I taped it to a small jar to set in that shape. I carved the ball on the top of each post. The only things I bought ready made were the flowers but I did paint two of the roses to get the colour I wanted and also the clematis. The soil borders were made with ordinary bark dried out and stuck in place.
My plexiglass frames arrived on Thursday at Lunchtime so I didn't have to stay in all day waiting for them. The fittings were also with the frames.
The students who were let down by the Wolstenholme Gallery are now going to have the exhibition in the Students Union Building. We have had two meetings there and had another meeting on Tuesday. The walls are orange and will show through the plexiglass frames. My photographs will have orange surrounds - it is not even a nice shade of orange. This is NOT good!!!!
There was no pop up show this Friday. So our last pop-up show of the year will be next Friday 30th March. Also the deadline for the essay.