My mother is a stained glass artist and I made a post about her studio previously on this blog. Health and safety is very important in a glass studio as a lot can go wrong, I asked my mother for her advice about how to stay safe while working, heres what she said:
" Make sure to wear a mask when soldering to avoid breathing in toxic fumes! Also when cementing because of the chalk dust in the air, plastic gloves are also advisable"
"Keep plasters near because cutting yourself on glass is inevitable even when your being careful'
"Keep scalpels in corks to avoid accidental injuries, also lead knives are kept in cardboard covers as they are very sharp"
"Glass needs special storage, you don't want it lying around, if you just bump into it could break, you have to always make sure to put things back straight away or accidents happen"
"The kiln gets very hot so its important to let everyone in the studio know that the kiln is on so no one opens the kiln as the work could be ruined. In the summer we open the windows as it can get quite hot in the room'
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Monday, 28 April 2014
Architecture Work Experience
In the easter holidays I did work experience for a week at an architecture firm in Teddington called Architecture WK The Powder Rooms.
It wasn't related to any of my college projects, was just something I did in my spare time for my own interest. I will be studying Interior Architecture at university next year.
I was given the measurements and plans for a small house and my brief was to add a loft extension and also to extend the back of the house.
My final presentation sheets, I used Google Sketchup to create my model and Photoshop to add clouds/background and make my presentation look more polished and professional.
I had never used Autocad before so I found it very challenging to use the program for the first time. My task was to re produce the floor plans and elevation, I also had to use a scale ruler to work out the scale in 1:100 and also 1:50. The program works in millimetres and I took me a while to get the hang of firstly measuring the drawings with the scale ruler, converting the measurement into millimetres and then using Autocad to draw up the plans on the computer. Everything had to be correct to the millimetre so it was very precise and took a long time.
I am really proud of the work I produced as I had not used Sketchup much in the past, I now feel that I have a reasonably good understanding of the program. I'm also really pleased I had an opportunity to use Autocad as it is a program I will be using at university.
Doing work experience confirmed in my mind that I have chosen the right course to study at uni and I think it was a really worth while experience.
Kasia Holmes-Moorhouse talks about developing ideas
My sister Kasia is currently studying fine art in Holland and I made a short video of her explaining the 'story' of one of her projects, I think it helps to understand how she has developed her ideas and linked different visual sources to create her final piece.
https://vimeo.com/93208147
https://vimeo.com/93208147
Interview with Ward Blokland
I did a short interview with Ward Blokland who is a dutch artist. In the video he talks about his work, how he responds to commissions and briefs and also advice to young artists starting up.
An example of his work which he speaks about in the video below.
Here is a link to his website where you can view his projects:
http://www.wardblokland.nl
Here is the link to the interview
https://vimeo.com/93209578
An example of his work which he speaks about in the video below.
http://www.wardblokland.nl
Here is the link to the interview
https://vimeo.com/93209578
My Portfolio
My Portfolio
I assembled this portfolio for university interviews, it is an A1 portfolio and contains large pieces of work, mood boards and sketchbooks.
Oxford Brookes Interview
About a month or so after sending my online portfolio i finally heard back from Oxford Brookes and they offered me an Interview! I was so excited because it was my first choice of universities and I knew that they get about 10 applicants per place. My interview was really casual and it felt more like a chat than a formal interview. It went really well and I left thinking that I had a good chance of getting a place. I was interviewed by the head of the program and he was really keen to show me examples of student work and went out of his way to show me around the studio and let me chat to current students about the subject etc.
A few weeks later they offered me a conditional place, I need to achieve grades ABB.
I was so happy to get a place and it is my firm choice, Nottingham Trent is my insurance (BBB).
A few weeks later they offered me a conditional place, I need to achieve grades ABB.
I was so happy to get a place and it is my firm choice, Nottingham Trent is my insurance (BBB).
Oxford Brookes Online Portfolio Submission
After going to university open days Oxford Brookes was definitely my favourite, I felt really at home there, and really liked the structure of the course and attitude of the teachers and students there. After applying they requested I send an online portfolio using a website called carbonmade.
Here is the link to my Portfolio, it is a mixture of 3D and 2D work from both college and personal work.
http://freyahm.carbonmade.com
Here is the link to my Portfolio, it is a mixture of 3D and 2D work from both college and personal work.
http://freyahm.carbonmade.com
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