Making of my Zine

To create one of my pages for my Zine I made a set of a forest!

To do this I used cardboard...and lots of it! I cut trees and a little cardboard house complete with light inside. Cute! I added my own hand made fairy lights that I made using coloured tissue paper and cotton. It's fiddly and time consuming but worth it for the end result! I only wish it could be seen in its 3D state as its hard to capture the magic with a camera (when you're an amateur)!

I am definitely going to continue with this method of working, I enjoy the delicacy of it and the fact that i can set it up and change bits around easily by hand. I am able to take pictures and then rearrange my elements and shoot again.

 It's really nice to see the set in the photographic studio in the darkness all lit up, I am thinking of taking some footage next time.

Finishing off Zine brief..

Finally, my final page for my book is finished!

Above is my title page.

I am currently working on my cover design and after that I am ready to start binding my book! I have never tried book binding before and  I am very excited to see a product that I have designed and created from start to finish!

Fingers crossed!

Zine brief

I have finished another page for my zine today! I have one more design to tweak and my cover to finish which I will post when ready, (which will hopefully be tomorrow morning ,as I am feeling much better now and can finally crack on)!!

I have used collage for this piece. I hope you like!

'A Small World' by Lyon Forrest Hill and Jennifer Hill

I have been doing some research for my journal tonight and came across this very inspiring video created by couple Lyon Forrest Hill and Jennifer Hill. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10UvUBGW5sI&feature=related

They've been very creative and used lots of different perspectives, making this piece very dynamic. There was something creepy about it, maybe the music, but I loved it! 

Zine Project

My current project is to design and create a 'zine'. This will be self published! We were given the opportunity to choose our own subject matter, which can be a bit daunting but at the same time exciting!

I decided to start with days out that my son and I enjoy together, and thought of depicting little sets of the places we visit. We regularly visit Formby Beach and Forest, which has been the inspiration for my zine. It evolved into a little story about us walking through the forest, and my son collecting bits and bobs in his bucket as we venture through the trees. Amongst these things we find a key, which unlocks a magical little house with lovely things inside!

I have four pages ready to show now whilst the final pages to the end of the story need a little tweaking and then they are ready to be posted. Unfortunately I have fallen a little behind with this project due to being unwell which irritates me...a lot! 

Ideally I would of liked to create every page using the cut out technique, combined with photography, that I have become accustomed to but unfortunately this was not possible due to time constraints and not being allocated enough time in the photographic studio. I have created my other pages using collage and I'm quite pleased with them although they are not very challenging. I have used my 3D set image as my main image which will be mid-way through the zine amongst the collages, and I am hoping it will fit in nicely and mix it up a bit! 

Owen Glidersleeve

Another artist that I found who is into paper cutting is Owen Glidersleeve! Love his use of colour. His work has a simplicity to it, some very nice pieces that are a feast for my eyes! 

The jumper above is made from berries, pine needles and christmas cake!

To see more of his work visit his website http://www.owengildersleeve.com/work_pages/morris.html

Hattie Newman

I came across the work of Hattie Newman today whilst doing some research for my current project; which is to produce my own publication.

I want to produce a little book illustrating lovely outings I share with my little boy. We often take trips to Formby beach where there is sand dunes leading down to a lovely flat, sandy beach. We often go climbing the dunes, and I chase him around! He's always collecting bits and bobs like sticks, leaves, feathers and anything that will fit into his pocket!! He likes feeding the red squirrels there in the forest too, and it's lovely inside, so peaceful and magical, we love it! 

I want to recreate the delightful places we often visit together and make a special little book! I want it to be playful and magical. I am considering materials, I want it to be organic in style and pretty to look at. I still want to continue with my current style but push that a little and progress to the next step, I may do this by introducing a 3D aspect as I usually only work in 2D.

Hattie Newman's work which I discovered today is relevant to my research and very inspiring.

Above is my favourite piece of work. I love the cardboard material used and it has a sense of magic about the piece. It looks festive!

I just love the little houses! There is a real sense of magic captured, quite naive pieces but very sophisticated. Makes me feel like a child at christmas again! I want to capture this feeling in my publication and display the naivety and innocence that my son has, I want to create from his perspective.

I'm really inspired by this artist, I hope you have enjoyed my find!