'Earthed Woodland' (Digital Output)

Initial Mood Board Inspiration

Styled Drawings with found Imagery

Dried Frog - 1963 Magazine Issue 4 

Earthed Woodland is about depicting Fletcher Moss from its primary earthy state. I wanted to use some of my first observational in situ work from Fletcher Moss, the inky state of the work is very expressive. Large brush strokes, dripping inks, think graphite pencil have all helped depict the atmosphere. Picking up the deep tones and heavy shadows was key when working in situ and soaking up the atmosphere. The Papers I worked on were in direct response from my title Raw Depiction, I wanted a range of Raw papers, unrefined, ripped and layered. Newsprint, Newspaper, tracing, watercolour cartridge have all been used to build the artwork group. I want to include the living nature side of Fletcher Moss playing with an idea of uncovering the undergrowth and discovering creatures, mice and other specimens. From seeing the magazine 1963, there were a series of these drawings (see above) exposing a soft animal, be it a frog, rat or mouse. From an outside perspective and looking at myself as a broader designer, I want to show this playful side to my prints, so I have begun experimenting with animal drawings and fitting them into this collection. Its an element my previous collections do not contain.

Animal Artworks to build collection

I needed a colour palette to work with to take myself away from the graphite quality that I have previously used. Again using WGSN I have taken elements of 'Bloodlines' to work with for A/W 2014/2015 the injection of red is intense and holds its own within this trend. The earthy tones of taupes and beiges will hopefully work well within the context of the imagery and manipulation on photoshop.

This Collection was initially compiled within my plan for four groups of prints, at the initial stage of splitting my work up. After continuing to work on all four collections separately over the last few months, It became clear to me that I would be able to finish all four collections within the time, but I want to get every collection and every print to the highest standard I am satisfied with. This collection is the weakest one at this stage, after speaking to Julie, and revising my learning agreement. I have decided to submit this started collection as development work, with the future intention of finishing this fourth collection within Unit X. Hopefully with a more learned and mature head from the submission of my other three collections for this Practice Unit.