First week of Final Year!

After hearing of the splitting of our classes and losing our dearest Catherine, the new additions seem to be nice and have loads of different backgrounds.

Our first brief is that of "pencils"... 2 WEEKS TO COMPLETE A BRIEF TO EXHIBITION STANDARD!!!

"Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving behind a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface."

my ideas

"trail of solid" - Create a raised surface, make a structure of out of it?
                        - Make a line "drawing" 3D?
                        - Animation/ 3D structure/ 3D pen

"physical abrasion" - Tattoos - ink not pencils
                                - words written leave a physical mark
                                - labeling again like last years piece - like scars this time
                                - evidenced in Harry Potter - Umbridge detention

"sheet of paper or other surface" - walls, wood, on-top of paint, skin (abrasion)

What can the pencil create - buildings - architecture
                                           - masterpieces, drawings, paintings
                                           - joy - fun for all the ages

Pencils leave all kinds of marks
Kinds of marks they can leave : writing - words
                                                    dots
                                                    dashes
                                                    shapes                         everything is made of these - image made OF
                                                    colours                        pencils
                                                    lines
                                                    dark/lights

Final Piece Ideas

Make a monochrome image of the marks it can leave

video of me making a piece with pencil - focus on initial marks and how they create something more.
                                                                - imperfections erased easily
                                                                - speak or labels/ split screens?

Image made of pencils - scenery/ portrait?

pictures of the different marks a "pencil" can leave - dots, shapes, lines

growth of an artist through pencil sketches - series of about 3/4
                                                                     - colourful frames for emotions/background

colour full page of pencil then use rubber to create image - rubber is the abrasion

3D interpretation of a pencil drawing - with wire

pencil drawing on different surfaces - wood, metal, paint, etc.

MAIN PLAN 

Use the evolution of an artist and their work, showing works from over the years, toddler to child to teenager to now. Display on a fridge door like when your parents display your work proudly on the fridge door. If I can't get a fridge I can use a metal sheet and paint it to look like a fridge. Alphabet fridge magnets to attach them and possibly making my own magnets. 

Places to find fridges near me is recycling centres in cumbernauld and/or westfield. But it would be too difficult to transport that to college/stirling on a bus. 

Other things looked into...

adult colouring books

making magnets

kids drawing styles 

IDEA CHANGES!

Instead of all pieces being on the fridge try to evolve how they are presented as well as the skill involved. 

toddler image (aged 4) - presented on the fridge

child (aged 6/7) - put onto corkboard representing the bedroom wall

teenager (aged 17) - QR code leading to facebook art page - because teens put everything online

now (aged 21) - work presented cleanly and neatly in a frame, exhibition standard.