Diptych

Two Digital Prints.  

Title:- Learning from the, 'OUTSIDE-IN-INSIDE-OUT

Subtitle:-Connections.

Made for the new Alloa Campus which with its many views aesthetically brings the 'OUTSIDE-IN and gives a feeling of the 'INSIDE-OUT' allowing for a feeling of psychological freedom to learning. 

Both started off as the same cut-out paper design, a cropped composition, taken from a large template of designs I made from firstly a drawing then into cut-out paper shapes which were used a patterns to draw from using pencil line and watercolour. I used these abstracted faces, which had the same starting point underpinning the idea of total equality.  The idea of their journey of change,by using Adobe Photoshop (CS4) (and my own personal layer of learning, in doing this project)  effects and Layering, with text, to underpin the idea of Students and Tutors journey of Learning absorption and layers of knowledge.  This knowledge which can be absorbed from each other, then allows for new growth and change, echoed within the abstracted faces which connect with each other, faces, text  and many 'merged down' 'layers of learning' within this, happy coloured, Digital Artwork     

A mixture of experiments, sketch book, Digital techniques record and Research.

Triptych-people-Connections

  

       

 Abstract Triptych-people-Connections
  An explanation of abstract representation of reality, in an abstracted form, which echoes my thinking can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_(arts)
Theme Concept:- People learn from the outside environment and in a College Campus, within an environment.  The Alloa Campus with its many views of the surrounding country side seems to bring the OUTSIDE-IN- AND THE INSIDE-OUT, GIVING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AN OPEN FEELING OF FREEDOM.  This I feel would enhance learning,  allowing people to make connections, share knowledge and learn from each other, Student and Tutors.     All of this design and artwork started as the same group of paper Patterns, and the one same design crop, but like the student who gathers new experiences and so becomes a different person, he or she has equality with each other. Difference and individuality can grow and change, with new knowledge and training, allowing for new  psychological potential, and skill, echoed within the new shapes and forms within this Artwork. 

 I used patterns to create a template which I drew and painted within Forth Valley College.  I then (at home And at College) manipulated and experimented with the one cropped design and got many outcomes this is three which I printed at home on Polaroid Art Canvas, A4 Satin Textured Canvas Paper, HP printer, and Acer Laptop.  I added many effects,including 'cut-out' and 'ink-outlines' and using coloure curves, colour saturation, Lighten shadows, increase contrast and colour channels choice to change particular colours only and effects within Adobe Photoshop(CS4) and Elements 6.  
Three canvas Prints without text created after my final 2 Large Digital Prints.
  This explanation of abstract representation of reality, in an abstracted form, echoes my thinking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art

Title:- Learning from the Inside-out-outside-in.
Sub-title:- 'Making Connections-learning from each other-sharing.
A final Piece, A Digital Print, Unframed 69.42cm x 40cm. 
Created for The New Alloa Campus wall near the digital Learning Zone.
Theme Concept:- People learn from the outside environment and in a College Campus, within an environment.  The Alloa Campus with its many views of the surrounding country side seems to bring the OUTSIDE-IN- AND THE INSIDE-OUT, GIVING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AN OPEN FEELING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL  FREEDOM.  

Title:- Learning from the Inside-out-outside-in.
Sub-title:- 'Making Connections-learning from each other-sharing.
A final Piece, A Digital Print, Unframed 69.42cm x 40cm. 
Created for The New Alloa Campus wall near the digital Learning Zone.

Unfinished fun Piece due to having the Flue for a week.  Created from Collaged materials for intaglio Printing.  Inspired by Hans Christien Anderson.  I aimed to print this work as a long narrow piece with a collection of Fun  faces. 

Sketch Book work with artist research and experiments, Digital Techniques diary,  Forth Valley Alloa Campus Research, Book of initial explorations,Word document and photograph of " 2 large Digital Prints on Alloa Campus wall,(used Word Text wrapping for photo manipulation)   69.42 cm x 40cm (unframed Title:- Learning from the 'INSIDE-OUT-OUTSIDE-IN'
          Sub-Title:- 'Making Connections-learning from each other-sharing.' 

                                     

This is my Drypoint experiment.  I got to this stage and then fell Ill with the flue, I have Asthma winch is keeping me from progressing further with this drypoint print. 

I created this work from my outcomes without text and printed them in A3

 I may not be well enough by Tuesday to experiment with this technique, i have made the plate so  if not I will try it after xmas it is not vital to my Project just an extension to my two Digital Prints which are my Final outcome.    I electronically sent my two Digital files(large files an Hour to transfer...Learning curve) to Bob my Framer who has printed them on Luster Paper .They will be mounted and Framed by www.first4frames.com

I found the work interesting but very hard on my arm.  This type of work is created by scratching into a surface like Perspex. This is a very good material to get the feel of Plate Printing as no acid baths are needed such as in Copper Plate.  It is also reasonably priced and available in Homebase greenhouse suppliers.

DIGITALLY SENT 2 psd FILES TO Printer with 'Insideout Outsidein' Digital Print

Digitally sent off 2 large psd files to first4frames.com using 
Digital print is designed by me, layered in Photoshop, adding effects and textual layers,
 image resized becoming a vector file around 300MG and canvas resized.

Thinking of text, shape, form, design,colour, for 'Inside Outside' Digital Triptych.

Experimenting with Photoshop.

Cut-out abstracted faces.
colour and 'cut-out effects' added.
Text to be added next using Inkscape.

Exploring colour, shape, form, and compositional problems.

Thinking about layering with colour and shapes.
Created using cut-out paper shapes, drawing and watercolour.

Looking at composition, and where the eye's attention falls  (Cathy King, and Trevor Chat)

Alloa Campus Visit two

Bringing the outside-in at the new Alloa Campus

Exploring Design Ideas for Alloa Campus title:- 'Inside Outside'

Starting Point from Brief 1 The Emperor, Feeding into Brief 2, Insideout-Outsidein.

Design Idea developed from Silkscreen exploration.
This I can see as a large format Digital print. 

Exploring Silkscreen using a Photo Positive.

Preparation 

Photo Positive

Insideout-Outsidein Paper Cut-out experiment

 Experimenting with paper cut-out profile faces title:- 
'Insideout-Outsidein'.
Looking at using white on black effects.












Looking at black on white effects.  thinking about lack of colour and the shadow effects created by using paper cut-out and paper'mac tacks'  to give the black paper a lift off the ground.

looking at shadow effects for the first time.  Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's cut-outs. 



Blogged on Wednesday 7th September 2011. 
and inspired by cut-outs of fellow student with  shadow effects ( Degree student Laura Sharp).
















Looking at outcome.  

Learning from the Inside-out and from the Outside-in.

'Insideout-Outsidein'

Developing artwork for the new Alloa Campus.  Impressed by the buildings many windows and views of the surrounding Ochils (hills) Stirling Town and countryside.  This artwork is influenced by the buildings ability to bring the 'OUTSIDE-IN giving a feeling of an  open learning environment  INSIDE-OUT.  Also the idea of a person learning and absorbing knowledge from Tutors and each other within the environment /building OUTSIDE-IN and sharing knowledge of themselves. INSIDE-OUT, with each other, students and Tutors.     

Insideout-Outsidein

Adding more layers of learning.
 Thoughts in text. Image depicts communication, between students ,each other, tutors. viewer and  the wider community. Equality for all. 

Title:- Insideout-outsidein.

Exploring Ideas within Adobe Photoshop CS4

Insideout-Outsidein

Starting Point from Brief 1 The Emperors' New Clothes
How people see you-Reflects how you see yourself

This is the first time I have used Text within Adobe  Photoshop.  This is my first experiment towards a finished Artwork for Brief two 2011. Forth Valley College. 

Alloa Campus Visit

Open views  bring the 'Inside out and the Outside In' this idea will be my new concept. 

This Campus has dizzying angles and long white corridors. The building has amazing views of the surrounding hills and Stirling town.   

 Visit to The new Alloa Campus Library and central stairway.
 Photo captured on my phone manipulated and enhanced within Photoshop Elements 6, 'Cut out' and colour effects. 

 Alloa Visit  phone photo manipulated within
 Photoshop Elements 6
 with added colour effects and embossing. I may use this outcome to create an Artists Print? or Digital Print? 

Outside in .......Inside out.

This is the starting point for  Brief 2 ...this idea developed from my first Brief this term but was unused...I hope to use the visual idea to create an Artwork which echoes and outlines the new Alloa Campus.

Artists Statement for 'The Emperor' Third year Degree Forth Valley College.

  An Artists Statement. Carol Meikleham BAD3 Wednesday, 26 October 2011                               

 Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Brief     'The Emperors New Clothes'. 

I was influenced by Hans Christian Anderson’s, cut-outs, paper work and his use of the psychologically hidden message.  I was also influenced by Elena Diadenko-Hunter and her use of mixed media and faces/text "The outside looking in" series. Gerhard Richter’s photography portrait work of Ulrike Meinhof before this young woman became a German terrorist in the Red Army Fraction, had an influence.

 I thought up the idea of using paper stencil cut-outs to create a layered silkscreen print or series of prints using colour. Research included reading the Fairy Tale using Penguin Classics and Psychology book; I researched Hans Christian Anderson on the internet, discovering his lesser-known cut-outs. I was very influenced by his work and thinking.  I traced my sketch book work in newsprint creating many stencils for the print design.  I was aiming at a person’s layered personality and psychological motivations outlined in the Fairy Tale, using fresh simple cut-outs and colour printing in layers.  

My main aim in creating this, multiple colour layered, silkscreen print entitled ‘The Emperor’, was to convey a visual portrait which echoes the makeup of a person.  People are made up of many different layers of learning and experience.  I tried to convey this by using colour and simple paper-cut outlines.  We tend to know what a face should look like, so I showed the inner protected self in a ‘looking in looking out visual way’ using a warm happy yellow.  The other colour layers I used strident red signifying danger and attention and soft     violet and blues which become distorted and overlapping and debauched looking.  (like a spoiled emperor) This outlining represents the effects of my concept which was ‘how people see you...reflects how you see yourself.’   This Psychological term ‘The looking glass Self’ is a phrase used by sociologist Charles Cooley, which outlines how people take on board what others say about them, causing them to actually revaluate themselves into what others say they are.  I hope my print reflects this.  I contextualised the faces by adding a translucent crown, which is not visible from a distance, this hopefully means the viewer has to look hard to see what’s there, echoing the looking, and seeing, or not seeing, the invisible material, of the ‘Emperors New Clothes’ which is well known within society.

Self motivations like greed, power, fear, vanity, cause distortions between, The Perceived Self and the True Self.  I used this concept outlined within the Fairy Tale to create and explore Silkscreen techniques; I also explored Illustrator and CS4 Photoshop, text on a curved line for future use. I created a bog uploading my thoughts as a weekly diary.  I also explored Windows Movie maker, and learned how to upload to my blog-spot, (with my mentors help, Taylor Bennie).   I explored Inspirations Map Making.( also getting started off with Taylors help).   During this 7 week brief my Artwork has allowed me to explore and learn new skills for future use.             

Geese galore….!

Geese galore….!  I think Montrose looks like it's worth a visit if you like lots of Geese, even Snow Geese are mixed in with the visiting Pink Feet! click 'Geese galore' to be taken to the Scottish Wildlife Trust info.

Callander Crags walk - October holiday with Andrew- Looking to Ben Ledi

Looking to Ben Ledi
Photo by Carol Meikleham.
If interested in this walk over Callander Crags
find info at ...
http://www.incallander.co.uk/walks/cragswalk.htm

The Emperor,....... and his Crown-........'now you see it- now you don't'

The translucent crown becomes visible(echoing The Emperor's New Clothes Concept)
depending where the viewer stands.
If at a distance the crown isn't apparent,
If like this shot at an angle the crown can be seen.  

The translucent crown becomes visible (echoing The Emperor's New Clothes Concept)
depending where the viewer stands.
If at a distance the crown isn't apparent,
If like this shot at an angle the crown can't  be easily  seen.  

title:- How others see you....
reflects how you see yourself
Artwork idea developed during the making of 'The Emperor'