Yulia Brodskaya

Just found this beautiful work by Yulia Brodskaya, her work is a combination of typography, paper and craft. Her work is very delicate and illustrative, it has a feminine quality about it (e.g. curves and swirls etc). She has worked for many recognisable clients; including Starbucks, Nokia, Cafe Rouge etc. As well as many print publications.

More Experimenting

For these pieces I have tried to concentrate on the organic forms I have been looking at, which are mainly plants and shells. I have experimented with the scoring, folding and cutting. Also producing a piece using a single repetitive shape continuously. At this stage I am thinking of developing the folding and scoring technique's, not totally sure on the definite option to take.

I like to go to the seaside..

I'm beginning to notice that some of my pieces have similar qualities to shells, as I am going for organic and natural forms this falls into that category. I feel that certain shells mimic waves; with the curves, swirls and free flowing nature of them, which can also lead me to look into wave shapes and the behaviour of water in general.. 

Whenever I visit the British coastline, one of my must do things is to collect shells as I walk along the beach. I keep them all in a little box, so conveniently I got some out to photograph :)

I can do science me..

I'm having a quick look at the aesthetics of representing Molecular Structures. The structures show the basic principle of using a repetitive shape many times. Using this method allows for many different forms, depending on where the bonds are placed. This is similar to the workshop when we used the triangle many times to create a form.

Because I don't have anything better to do on my Saturday night..

Setting the scene..
So here I am, it's Saturday night, the usual Saturday night TV is on and I've been making some little forms in different colours. My life is so exciting! My excuse is that I have been quite busy during the week so I'm getting a lot of it done tonight. These are just a few examples of my pieces expanding on the methods already used in the sessions.

3rd Workshop

For this workshop Richard introduced the concept of using modular shapes. We used numerous triangular segments to produce a larger form; cutting out many triangle's of the same size with tabs and then attaching them together to make a hollow form. In the latter part of the session we were encouraged to create forms inspired by our chosen subject (for instance mine which is natural forms), using this method and previous methods. I also manipulated the cut-outs slightly to make more forms, showing that bits of rubbish can make a decent form. This method also reminds me of molecular structures and their bonds; many small shapes making a larger form. So this is something I can have a little look at..

Primary Reasearch - A Trip to The Botanical Gardens..

I love nature, so I obviously thought natural forms shall be my inspiration for my paper forms! 

Many plants also have a basic repetition about them, the pattern is not always identical, however it is similar so this will be my starting point. I went to the Botanical Gardens to take some photo's and I am pretty pleased with the outcomes. I got many close-ups of specific plants and I also made some adorable squirrel friends who I'm sure were posing for me. Ive included one image of one of one squirrel just because it's so cute :)

Rob Ryan

Looking at Rob Ryan's work gives me so much inspiration, although he doesn't create many 3D forms, his work expresses once again that paper is more versatile than you think. I especially love his paper cut work; the intricate and delicate detail involved is admirable. His work has an illustrative quality with hand drawn typography being a big factor. He seems to take inspiration from natural forms; a lot of his work consisting largely of leaves, tree branches etc. As well as birds and the human figure. Hand drawn frames also seem prominent throughout.

ORIGAMI

I thought it appropriate to take a look at the Japanese art of Origami (paper folding). I found it a very valuable experience, giving me more confidence in myself. I created a rose, a butterfly and a lily. I am most pleased with the rose as it took me a while to master it and I thought about giving up a few times but I didn't and I finally managed it :) 

YouTube was a huge help of course..

Looking at my photo's of my origami work the lily is by far is the most visually appealing, probably to do with the use of colour. The red paper against the blue gives such a vibrant contrast. This colour would have worked nicely with the rose also..
will have to try creating forms out of different colours in relation to the form.