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Etchings
These etchings focus on the value to plants through the time given to the work, detail and dedication to the drawn image. The work explores topics such as; biomimicry, movement, invasive and mutant species, plant evolution, technology vs plants and the tools associated with plants and toiling the earth. The combination of plants and gardening tools slowly evolved into a more surrealist approach, concealing narrative and drawing the natural and manmade together. In the etching the drawn objects are deliberately spaced separately, as to mimic the presentation of specimens in a museum and make reference to the historical presentation, study and discovery of plants.
'Biomimicry No'2'- A2 aquatint etching on steal
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This work which was created in studying the process of acquitting in order to make the drawing stand out from the black background, investigates biomimicry through mimicking spirals in both nature and the manmade.
'Biomimicry'- A2 etching on steal
'To toil'- a selection of nine A5 etchings on steal
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This work explores various human made items associated with plants. The work alludes to the human and industrial impact on the natural world and the caring attentive role of the gardener in ‘keeping the earth’.
'Bust' A2 etching on steal
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This work in particular inspired me to develop more narrative in my work, as the little snail in the etching which has often popped up through out art history, in work by Salvador dali, Frida Kahlo and many religious paintings. Takes the viewer on a journey, as his presence and direction imply movement from one object to the next. The little snail has character and a personality, a metaphor for how we experience the world. The personification of the snail led me on to develop work which actively personified and gave characteristics to plants in the form of animation, as I recognised that the personification of something that isn't human enables viewers to further identify with the plant and attach human emotion and recognition to the experience of the plants. Potentially, enabling viewers to care more about the plea and future of plants.
A4 drypoint etching on perspex
In creating this monochrome drypoint etching on plastic, it took me a while to establish how much ink was needed to create the right mood and make sure the etching wasn't too dark or too light. The etching was inspired by a stubby tree which had wrapped itself round some railings. The image is interesting as the shape is mysterious and it's unclear what it is supposed to be.
However, as I used a plastic sheet for etching instead of copper or steal plate, some of the marks I put into the plastic different come out in the print. Therefore, although the plastic was much cheaper to use it may have been more effective to use a steal or copper base for the etching.
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