My first glass print

All the work i have done previously has been leading up to this experiment. With an image selected and the glass panel at the ready i was ready to see if my ideas would come to life.

I wasnt exactly sure how i would manage to get a print onto glass, i used my method of printing onto plastic wallets, whilst the ink was still wet i placed it onto the plain sheet of glass. Applying a small amount of pressure i patted the surface to ensure the whole of the ink had been transferred. The image turned out really well, but unfortunately i had used the wrong sortd of colours and my image seemed to disappear. 

(Image edited before print)

With a bit of white paper backing the glass you can get to see the true beauty of the piece. Imagine this created on a huge scale, with the right print materials and fixatives and you can picture how great this would look as a windowpane in the new build. Pride of place within the lanterns.

I especially like the fact you can see when my plastic print has had contact with the glass pane. The air bubbles add a light airyness to the image that i really like. Even though this wasnt meant to happen i am pleased with the outcome and will use this stage as a tool to further progress my future prints!

Plastic prints

Continuing on from looking at printing with plastic wallets i began looking at how different coloured images created different outputs. I found that the darker the image the better the print, using lighter colours definitely  looks prettier to begin with, but as the ink dries the images seems to disappear to a blur of nothing.

I also found that by inserting different materials inside the wallets it creates a number of new scenes. Using white paper gives the image a crisp, clean feel. While darker, more textured paper makes the image more cold and hostile looking.

Below are a few experiments i have been playing with over the last few hours.

The image below is an all colour image, notice how bold and vivid the image looks. Where as the image below is done using grey and neutral colours, it doesnt stand out as much as i would like it to. If this image were to be printed in black ink the image would be a lot more striking and commercial.

This is so far one of my favorite images i have created. I love the natural elements to it and feel like it really ties in with what i am trying to put across. When light shines through this image i imagine the shapes reflected onto the floor will be bold, loud and ever changing as the light source shifts!

Patterns galore!

My favorite process to do at the moment is pattern creating on Photoshop! I just love it and cant wait to use this process in more detail in the future. Take a look at some of the really quick and easy patterns I've just created. Potentially could be used as final images, not sure yet though.

Stage 1. First i had to upload my image and open it in Photoshop.

Stage 2. Adjust the hue saturation.

Stage 3. Change the contrast to add more depth.

Stage 4. Edit > define pattern > name pattern.

Stage 5. Open new a4 size document.

Stage 6. Layer > new fill layer > Pattern fill - click ok

Stage 7. Select pattern.

Stage 8. Set opacity and scale.

END RESULT

Cynthia J Lee

Cynthia J Lee is a small town collage artist from mid america.

I think he work has a really unique quality to it, the colours, media used and depth created with so many materials is really quite extraordinary!

Unfortunately i was able able to gain access to one image, for more information about this artist visit her personal website  http://www.cynthiajlee.com/home#.T7KUHutSTX8

ARTIST STATEMENT

My art is rooted in a fascination with borders, intersections and horizons. I want to travel deep

inside the space along these edges. A pulse resonates there, and I am pulled between form

and formless, between order and chaos. For me, this tension mirrors our contemporary times.

Polarizing views exist in our global politics and economics. Advancements in science and

technology develop at a dizzying pace and impact us in unsettling ways. We now access huge

amounts of information, and networks connect us 24/7. Partial attention to more tasks is our 

new norm.

My abstract paintings reflect these global currents. Layers, vivid colors, varied lines, scratches

and splatters---all help me to convey complexity and contradiction. Shapes are partially hidden.

Lines are random and may seem lost or experimental. Open spaces are ripe with possibility.

Patterns arise or retreat into shadow. I want to evoke a sense of the whole, even though the

elemental parts appear incomplete and in motion.

We stand at a point in history where change is continual and often profound. There are fewer

absolutes to guide us. To some degree, we all experience life on this edge. Come join me there, 

and add your questions and insights to mine.

Glass research

In anticipation of creating my final glass piece for the new build, i have been looking at some online images of reflections to see what sort of changes my panels will have with in the new build. I am very keen that they will in some form change and mould the interior of the building, i am interested in how the sunlight through out the day will play a part in creating different reflections and patterns on the floor. This is something that i think will have a really bold input to the new working space providing many different output and trails in which future students can draw inspiration from.

The images below are EXACTLY what i had in mind for the new build, without the leading and without filling the entire area of the window itself! I am excited to see the final piece when it has been digitally imposed onto the new build!

What is a context board?

The idea behind a concept board is to be able to show a client one piece of paper that sums up a whole proposal.

We have been asked to create our our context board, that in theory would be show to the builders of the new art school in the hope they would commission our idea or 'concept'.

All that needs to be on a context board is a variety of images and material that have either inspired you or in some way fueled your idea.

I will be working on my own board over the next few days.

keep posted to see the final result!

Below is an example of 4 Givenchy Context boards, fashion based.

Experiments no.1

Some of my final experiments before i start work on my final image for the new school, not entirely sure which technique i want to use yet. Here i have done 2 separate things, the first is cutting out sections of a photograph to create my own stencil to print with, the second is printing onto plastic and then transferring it to the glass. I especially like how the plastic prints look when transferred onto paper, the colour seems to get lost and the image comes out very dull and ghost like, this is an effect i would like to progress further.

My plastic prints after they have been transferred onto plain white paper, what do you think of the images? 

Below is one of my images after it has been printed onto glass, i chose to photograph it in front of some other work as i wanted to see what sort of effect was created, i am not too keen on what the outcome is. 

More experimentation needed i think?