research journal (MA and beyond)
methodical approach to colour: following on from making day, where i went through the C and K of the CMYK screen printing process for a landscape image to test on my stereograph, i spent the rest of the day and weekend working through the MY of the CMYK process in a very methodical way. this... Continue Reading →
testing the framing of landscape: as a follow on from my stereo landscape i bought a stereoscope with the idea of exploring landscape as image through a compound eye - rather than a single fixed perspective associated with gender, which is something i have been exploring and challenging in my making and research. the composite,... Continue Reading →
so far: looking back on my work related to the testing my boundaries task, there are lots of ideas to consider taking forward. one of the things that i have learned from the boundaries task was the relationship with audience and my making. i think going forward i want to continue to make work in... Continue Reading →
another open call: i decided to submit to another open call - one that i have been meaning to submit to before but never got the chance. now that i'm in the 'open call' frame of mind after my 'boundaries' task i think this would be a good year to submit. i have already sent the... Continue Reading →
i have been doing a lot of research reading and writing this weekend for my contextual study. one of the things that came up during my peer review and tutorial was that the scope of my essay might be too large so i have been trying to narrow it down to maybe 2 parts/points relating... Continue Reading →
where am i at again?: i thought at this stage i would be finished the 'testing my boundaries task' but the task is proving to be so helpful in asking me to consider how i make work, who i make work for and where my work is encountered that it really needs to continue and be... Continue Reading →
having selected a varied (kind of) audience, i spent today preparing the postcards for posting - addressing them, fixing stamps and writing a series of handwritten messages on them. the messages are short and allude to some of the things i have been thinking about in this work re landscape and image making. i varied... Continue Reading →
i thought i would spend another day working on the image for the 2-part 'made up' postcards that i intend to send in order to reach a new audience and start a conversation about my work and notions of landscape - how we look, consider, understand it etc. i started by looking through the CYMK... Continue Reading →
as part of creating opportunities to reach out to a new audience and testing how far i push this through my making, i have started to work on a small double edition of postcard size screen prints to be posted to people who have not seen my work - maybe to start some kind of... Continue Reading →
leaving open calls behind: having tested the boundaries of where my print and video work might belong or reach and audience through open calls, i reluctantly pause this type of testing to instead create (rather than react to) opportunities beyond the open call process. i say reluctantly because i have learned a lot through this process... Continue Reading →
following on for our writing workshop on monday night, i have been going through my work and posts over the last few months and writing down key words to do with my making and reading. i am not sure if the words become less 'key' as the list expands but i think i need to... Continue Reading →
video open calls: as part of testing my boundaries of where my landscape video work might belong and reach an audience, i have been looking into all sorts of open call opportunities and selecting ones that best suit the type of work i am making. as i have said, unlike open calls for print, video... Continue Reading →
elaine crowe 