sneak preview

this is a sneak preview of the build. i'm quite happy with it so far, but a lot more to do with the scalpel. i'm sure ill end up with no fingers!!

sketch for tree

this is a sketch just trying to define my idea... next stop find wood!!!

Olafur Eliasson

the weather project, and another play with light. Eliasson's work is so great at capturing atmosphere

the faraway tree

enid blyton's 'the faraway tree' is a great examples of mystical trees

the tree

i have taken photos today at a low angle, trying to get a nice perspective and showing the sheer size difference of the tree and the viewer. this can then be projected on the wall and built around

kathe kollwitz

love kollwitz's work!! Much of kollwitz's work was completed after the death of her two sons in the war. As a result of that, her work became very emotional.

victorian architecture

always been really amazed by the victorian style architecture around the area, so i took a photo trip to record some sites. Here as a couple of interesting buildings. Espescially love the signage...

Tutorial action packed with ideas

Had a tutorial today and came out with lots of cool ideas. basically the direction i want to travel in is to bring some nature into a busy, grey place once used as a factory town. blah blah blah you've heard it all before.....
a magic story telling tree complete with layer upon layer of sculpted wood. the cool thing behind it is i can integrate many stories that relate to the area into it. I aim to use perspective to show scale, giving the effect of being a small child lost in the woods and finding a giant oak....get it?

history of the area

this is a great article about the history of the area...thanks hackney council for this one!!! i especially like the connection of charles dickens... apparently oliver twist was from shoreditch.. thats where the tight fitting jeans look comes from


www.hackney.gov.uk/ep-shoreditch-history.pdf

grrrr

one of the many things that you probably won't find in the area...

architecture

a sample of architecture around shoreditch

Quick drawings of people in surrounding area

ABCDE typeface drawn letters derived from architectural surroundings of East London