In My Studio This Week…
Monday/Wednesday
Worked on woodblock image and transfer during print class. Transferred image of dollhouse using graphite paper onto MDF board that was shellacked twice. I then reinforced image by drawing over transferred image with sharpie and shading in certain areas.
(4 hours)
Tuesday
Researched dollhouses online, searching for nearby dollhouse manufactures and actually found one in Plymouth. I plan on visiting this store along with Treasure Mart in Kerrytown on Friday. Hopefully, I will be able to compile a good group of images and possible old toys that I can use for future prints in my series. I also wrote and drew in my sketchbook outlining possibly images of dollhouses for another woodcut.
(3 hours)
Thursday
Began to cut into my MDF board, forgetting how time-consuming woodcutting actually is as a process. Made progress and plan on working on my block this weekend. I will hopefully transfer another image of a dollhouse on to a smaller block of wood that I have also shellacked.
(3 hours)
Friday
I plan to visit Muriel's Doll House in Plymouth and Treasure Mart in Kerrytown.
Posted a piece of paper on my wall to brainstorm my ideas so that I can better articulate my project idea.
Wood Block so far…
For this coming week:
Hope to continue cutting into my dollhouse image
Possible transfer and start to cut another woodblock
Visit dollhouse manufacturer in Plymouth and Treasure Mart in Kerrytown
Look into volunteering for Detroit Connections or SOS Community
Try and pin down solid ideas for my project proposal
The biggest question for me that comes up in the current direction of your project is this: Do you want to make work about childhood, or do you want to make work that evokes childhood, or do you want to make work from the same point of view as a child? I think I already mentioned Klee's famous line to the effect that it takes a lifetime of effort to learn to draw like a child: 'Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in their having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us'.
ReplyDeleteI like the dollhouse print you're working on, but it strikes me that it's a very adult perspective on childhood--in fact, so is the dollhouse itself, since it's a toy made by adults for children. And the same is true of the objects you found: they're made by adults talking to kids through the form of these toys. That's one perspective; the perspective of kids themselves is another.
I think you'd be interested in finding out more about the development of image-making in children. This link is the only good one I could find quickly, but there's a lot out there.