FOUNDATIONDIPLOMA

Term of Transformation New Head of FADM

New Pastures

Anne Edwards left OCAD at the start of 2023 Anne was the Head of FADM for many years and saw literally hundreds of students graduate and go on to Universities all around the world Many have gone on to great creative careers and are still in touch with us

I'm from Surrey originally but based in Bournemouth now, where I lead the online course from my photographic studio ‘StudioRoost’ It's a pleasure to join you on your creative journey, a transformative time of learning where you will make great leaps forward in your understanding of art, design and media

I have been working hard with the team to bring you a truly modern foundation diploma experience that will help you discover your potential through our contemporary virtual platform Let’s all keep the energy coming and please don’t forget give us some feedback to help us develop

Matt

Our FADM team is forever grateful to Anne for the many years of dedication and support that has been contributed to OCAD

Thank you for your time whilst you worked for us Best wishes as you embark on a new ventures!

We also said goodbye to Kimberely Hoffman and Tony Mott, who both tutored many students whilst they were studying with us on the FADM course We know many students will miss your support and guidance

You have all imprinted your marks on the many projects, portfolios and developments of the course, and you will be missed by students and fellow tutors alike. Thank you and all the best!

Welcome also to Sylvia Reitzema-Carlow Sylvia is supporting Pathway students this term with exciting workshops and support throughout our TEAMS platform Sylvia has spent many years teaching at Kingston College and Kingston University Lovely to have you with us Syliva!

Drawing has always been my passion, especially working with graphite pencils My tutors encouraged me to further my art studies with OCAD after my Level 2 art course I am so happy that I did, as I have evolved in my skills, methods, and approaches to art One of my favourite aspects is the variety of artistic directions available in this course. In Fine Art, for example, the flexibility under each project makes it possible to express your style Thanks to this course I've come closer to discovering who I am as an artist, as I've been creating in ways I never would have imagined before joining Even when a project seemed out of my comfort zone, I have found it's all about trusting the process, as ideas do come thanks to research and guidance from tutors I had two themes to pick from for my pathway stage, and although it was tough for me to choose, in the end, I went with Radium

For me, it was not the "safe" option as I had no idea what I would eventually produce However, I was sure that studying the topic would be very fascinating Learning about the effects of radium helped me see how I could reflect on this topic through my art I experimented by combining paints, water, and oil, which led to unusual shapes and blobs of colour, that I later photographed I continued to practice my photography skills by capturing anything that inspired me in the moment, no matter how random For example, I saw the sun beaming through my glass of water, creating an amazing reflection I decided to take a picture of it and then edit it to add green tones; I really liked the outcome.

Taking this a step further, I tried to capture the beautiful yet poisonous glow radium has To do this, I was inspired by the light produced by a UV Lamp