For the past six weeks I’ve been attending a creative journalling/sketchbook course at Metal in Southend. Having completed an art foundation course and a degree in textile design, over 20 years ago (gulp!), I haven’t really kept a sketchbook since then and I really wanted to reconnect with the process.
The course was run by Heidi Wigmore, a local artist and fine art lecturer. With 18 people attending this was a large course and the students demonstrated a wide variety of styles and abilities.
Each week we explored a different approach including repetition, absence and sensory deprivation. The purpose of the course was to help develop your own personal style using the methods suggested and to be as free as possible i.e. not over-thinking or planning the outcome but allowing it to happen. All in all a liberating experience and I immediately connected back to my previous studies but with a fresh approach.
These are some examples of the work I produced, which demonstrates a strong pattern, collage and mixed-media style.
Examples of all of the work produced will be exhibited at Metal @ Chalkwell Park from Easter 2015. There is also another six week course starting 14 April 2015. You can read further details on this Journal series 2 flyer.
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