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I also tried out another workshop called 'sandblasting'. This process was really fun to do, you basically draw your design and use special tape on a piece of glass, metal or ceramic.... You then put your design in the sandblasting machine-blast it and then peel the tape off....you are then left with your design.

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I had a go in the ceramics workshop, it was the first time i had been down there and i absolutely loved it! I decided to make some 'Bird bones', these are a few Photos of what i made...

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I decided to play around with different fonts to make up an image of a bird using the letter 'Bird'... I really like using lettering in my work

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more photos from my roll of wallpaper :) i really enjoyed making this!!

Southsea deckchairs

As part of my course i have to find work outside of my university, such as doing some design work for a company. I approached a deckchair company and they have asked me to make a instruction manual for how to 'assemble' a small deck chair. So i basically need to do some illustrations on a post card size card....These are some photos taken by me of the deck chair i need to do instructions for...

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I decided to make some hand made paper by using beads, paint and gems. On top on the paper i decided to mono print illustrations of different bird bones, similar to the sewing i did...

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im really interested in the bones that build up a bird, i decided to do a series of sewing illustrations showing them....



Inspiration came from the Natural History Museum

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I really enjoy sewing and especially using felt, beads and buttons in my work. I've decided to make a series of bird sewings showing the endangered birds in the UK. I feel the quirky drawings will lure people to look at them therefore making the public more aware of the decrease and sometimes extinction of some of our nations beloved birds.

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After visiting the Natural History Museum i became very interested in bird 'parts', such as the bones, feather, wings ect. I decided to get a roll of wallpaper and just start drawing different sections using a variety of materials such as pen, paint, charcoal, pencil and glue. This is an ongoing piece that I'm going to carry on showing the different stages of, holly xxx

Welcome to my Illustration blog

As some of you may already know, i am currently in my third year of an Illustration degree. I have decided to make a blog of my work through the stages of my final major project. My final major project is all about the 'Essence of birds'. I hope you all enjoy watching my progress as i go through this year, Thank you, Holly xxxx