Final Year Journal

8th May 2021

8th May 2021

Finally have the walls plaster-boarded and taped today ready for filling and sanding. The building is causing some interest in the uni. Someone from engineering came and had a look and asked if he could film it. The architecture tutors are intrigued that a fine art...

7th May 2021

7th May 2021

It's all coming together. Sarah and I are still cutting plasterboard, but we manage to get the windows in and screwed in place. This is a bit of a turning point as up to this point the walls were a bit wobbly. They feel much more secure now. With the windows in place...

6th May 2021

6th May 2021

I have to present my installation today so have decided to take in the "Quilt" and "DNA" to see how they look in the space. I'm not sure if I will exhibit them but I may as well get another opinion on that. I have hung the "DNA" from the balcony above the space as...

5th May 2021

5th May 2021

The walls are going up! With a bit of help we get the pieces into the space and make sure we have them facing the right way. I decide that the first thing the viewer sees is the centre wall. This way they will look into the window and see the other window inside with...

26th April 2021

26th April 2021

My hand moulds have not been very successful. I managed to cast them in plaster to see how the moulds worked. I didn’t want to pour resin into them only to see it pour out any leaks. I'm glad I did that trial run because the moulds have been a bit of a failure. When I...

21st April 2021 – part 3

21st April 2021 – part 3

I have had the wood delivered for my walls. The design has changed from my proposal. After I considered what Si had mentioned about lines of sight and so considering how to support the windows on the wall I decided to build walls to support them. I considered the...

21st April 2021 – part 2

21st April 2021 – part 2

Finally have my space allocated for the degree show and I'm so happy. It’s the architecture atrium and the space is so big and light. There is nobody else here to distract from the work. Its going to be amazing. There is a huge piece in here at the moment that is...

21st April 2021

21st April 2021

Painting the window frames prior to getting them taken to university.