While experimenting with everyday materials, I came across a bunch of rubber bands and pins. With geometry on my mind, these small experiments took form. The spiral was an adaptation on the original experiment but the shape reminded me of the Fibonacci spiral. This led me back to natural forms later on.
My final major project involved a lot of experimentation with balance and materials. This ultimately led me to geometry and the concepts for my final piece. These experiments took me a very long time to make as there was ABSOLUTELY NO GLUE involved but a hell of a lot of patience. The spoons I used created natural geometric shapes, which look stunning against the black background.
As much as everyone loves the classic tourist shots of Venice, I hoped to capture some of the more interesting elements of life in the city. It wasn’t quite how I’d imagined, the brightly coloured buildings were more weathered and the dark alleys seemed to twist and turn more often. I really does feel like your in a city that used every single inch of space to create buildings, chapels, shops and houses. All built seemingly on top of nothing but water. So here are a few of my more interesting photos of my trip to Venice:
I have finally finished and done the Paper Dress 2.0 shoot! These are a few of the photos taken by Ewan Mathers and modelled by Rachel Bowler. I’m really pleased with how it turned out and it’s perfect for halloween. The skirt took me two or three full days to fold and the paper I used was cut off of a backdrop. For the purpose of the shoot I used a few bulldog clips to fasten it around the back as well as the ribbon threaded around the top. There was also an under skirt, which helped to support it a little. I just want to say a big thank you to Ewan Mathers and Rachel Bowler who this wouldn’t have happened without!
I use tea bags a lot, for creating a simple background that is quick and easy. This tea bag was left for a few days in one of my many pots I have sat on my messy desk. Of course it did the natural thing and began to go mouldy. When I found it though, I thought it was beautiful in a strange way because when I looked closely it reminded me of a forest. It took me to a miniature world of wonders, full of strange green trees and lakes of orange tea. It may seem completely disgusting to you but to me it seems beautiful.
These are a few of the photos I took while on my trip around Europe this summer. I focused on the huge amount of stickers and graffiti I found everywhere I went. These are a few of my favourite images. The first three I took in Bremen in Germany and the last one was in a small town just inside Germany a few miles away from the Czech Republic. I took all these photos on my Nikon D50.
Gwyneth Machin 