In the third week into the module of drawing for illustration, we visited the British Ceramics Biannual to explore the medium of ceramics, the concept of a sense of place and developing sketchbook experimentation. For instance, below are some of the pieces displayed at the exhibition that particularly interested me and the sketchbook notes I collated during the visit.
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| Stone carving in holy water font at exhibition |
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| Growing moss maze |
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| Botanical composition |
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| Body sculpture |
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| Natural tiles drying display |
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| Sketch of piece at exhibition |
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| Sketchbook spread of different features surrounding the exhibition |
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| Tile designs inspired by session with acrylic paint and marker pens |
During this visit we also took part in a natural tile making session (as shown above) in which we learnt about ancient ceramic history, techniques and integration with wild plant life growing schemes. For example, there were three options of tile clay (combination of mud and clay) that differed in acidity levels that were matched with corresponding wild flower seeds to plant within the tile.
Moreover, to create the patterns on the tiles we used stone or wooden presses to indent the pattern into the tile (similar to the print making we have explored throughout the module so far). In continuation of this session, I later created a spread of tile designs using acrylic paint and marker pens (as shown above) to explore pattern and print making ideas.
Furthermore, after this trip we were randomly allocated into groups sharing both illustration and graphic design students and were tasked with creating a concept for promoting the British Ceramics Biannual. This included vital aspects such as who it would be aimed at, the key themes and reasonings of the proposal and concepts for how the biannual would be promoted such as posters. For this collaborative brief, we created a PowerPoint presentation to present our cultivated concept (as shown below, slide 1-8).
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