Saturday, October 24, 2009

Inspiration

If you feel uninspired, don't know what to make, sculpt, paint etc. just look around you! Inspiration is everywhere! I find that I draw inspiration from the world around me all the time. Here are a four photos I have taken in the last 10 days which have given me loads of creative ideas.

Disposable polystyrene cup with my doodle

Girl lying on wall in autumn sun, Lewes, Sussex

Dead heather, cropped & dug up from my garden

Sunrise at Balham station

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

A Big Carrot


I made a big carrot for a food festival, Tooting Harvest Foodival, last week. Big vegetables are relatively easy to make if you can't grow your own. Although I did have to go through a couple of prototypes like the one on the right which was not strong enough. I found that the solution was to make a basic carrot structure out of cardboard, then paste newspaper and finally orange tissue paper over it. A bit of acrylic paint adds texture, add some "leaves" and there you are! OK, I agree, it's no Botticelli, it's a rudimentary quick paper carrot ... but it's surprisingly easy to get a good enough effect and a very positive response from the public!