Welcome to School of Creative Arts 2020 virtual degree show!
Once again our students have proven to be an incredibly creative and collaborative community in adapting to the wealth of challenges we face in the current pandemic. They have done a remarkable job of reimagining their projects whilst in lockdown and have curated this wonderful show of work you are about to view!
Seeing a potential solution in what can seem an insurmountable problem is no mean feat, but that is what creativity is often all about and the students of the School of Creative Arts here at Glyndŵr have managed this in abundance. They do an amazing job each and every year, never failing to amaze us with their new ideas and approaches to making art. They help us see and experience the world anew.
This is an exceptional year, given the circumstances, and it remains extraordinarily challenging to us all intellectually, creatively and emotionally. In spite of this, we are proud to have all pulled together to ensure that the creative arts, and the feeling and thinking it inspires, can continue to flourish in our region.
I take my hat off to you ‘Class of 2020’ - I salute your endeavors and I say a huge well done on all of your achievements during the time you have spent with us at Regent Street.
We hope that you will take forward all that you have learned, continue to develop and thrive in your chosen field and find joy in the practice - whatever challenges we facekeep creating!
Alec Shepley Dean of Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology Professor of Contemporary Art Practice Glyndwr University
Foundation
Shaun Owen Applied Arts
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During these “unprecedented times” myself and my fellow students have been ordered by the state to stay at home to save lives. In doing just that I have responded by building an outside garden table from wood I had lying around, I used a stencil method to spray an image, the work I have created is a response to what I feel is going on in the world today, I began with spraying my logo onto the table, the rest was organic and happened as it happened. I see elements of humanity’s first ever form of art as in hand prints from cave art, I see man’s dirty hand
prints on what is becoming our grey planet, I see the life and soul being torn back and forth from within my image, grappling with trying to understand the truth of what is really going on in this world? Who is behind it all, what is the agenda? Is there even an agenda?
Maddie Entwistle
Fine Art
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Passionate Loyal Monster Determined
Impulsive Energetic Petite Bad Ass
Funny Quirky Bubbly Anxious
Respectful Warm Negative Princess
Defiant Cool Inquisitive Angel
Brave Polite Playful Evil
Beautiful Toxic Loving Kind
Fiery Curious Poison Original
Happy Cute Insecure Empathetic Trust
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Lionel Howard
Fine Art
boots.howard@googlemail.com
These three pictures I have produced were done by using airbrushes, liner pens, brush pens and pencils. The flames were done free hand with an airbrush whereas the Witch was drawn with pencils and then outlined with liner pens and colour was applied using brush pens and airbrushes. The two heads conjoined was drawn with pencils, outlined with liner pens parts shaded with brush pens but finished off with an airbrush. Producing these pieces of artwork has taught me that there are many more approaches and media that you can
utilise to make and produce your artwork, as the saying goes the sky has no limits for us now!
Moorhead
Fine Art
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I started to look at aspects of religion, after some research and the recent events I felt morally obliged to reflect on the current global situation of corona virus and started to collate some facts and figures regarding deaths, as it will always be a very important part of religion and peoples religious beliefs. Through this research I have found that statistics can lie.
Some statistics to consider during the corona virus pandemic - whether realistic or not
Known suicides in the UK in 2017 – 5821
World War II death toll – 50-80,000,000
Slave trade death toll – 60,000,000
Witch trials death toll – 35,000
Smoking related deaths each year – 78,000
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Kate Preston
Fine Art
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The topic for my project is the four seasons of the year. I chose to focus on the seasons because I really enjoy watching how the environment changes from season to season. I decided to create a collection of four dresses to represent each season. To show the differences between each season I used different dress silhouettes, accessories, colours, and fabrics. Each dress is completely different to the others and in my opinion captures the essence and aesthetics of each season.
Mark Gregory
Film & Photography
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@markygy2k11
At this unusual time of living and working within the restrictions of the coronavirus and lockdown, I have been exploring the medium of photography and film through my love of nature, taking many photographs and film pieces on my daily walks in the area local to where I live in North Wales. I have become interested in waterfalls and water, investigating some of the many possibilities using Photoshop to add humour and fun, creating a range of images such as ‘old men riding on a trout’ and ‘ old man riding a dolphin’. My aim is to show
the audience ‘no matter the situation, man and nature can still carry on and produce something wonderful.’
Archie Lewis
Film & Photography
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Personally, I find it difficult to focus on using just one medium in my work. If I find a new material I’ve yet to use, I want to try it out and see how it works. Previously I have used soap, air dry clay, paper, watercolour, acrylic paints, and even resin, just in my first year at Glyndwr University. Using a camera, however, to create short films and photographs, the beauty of nature really struck a chord, and made me decide which way I want to go with my art, and what to specialize in.
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Katrina Owens
Film & Photography
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The Project I have chosen to write about was from the ‘Reduction to destruction or Utopia’ brief. The idea for my piece was to reduce the photographs that I had taken of something that was of destruction, I then added each photograph to an album to create a Utopia, which I believed it did, and it worked well. In my work I’m always eager and willing to learn new things within photography and film, because I want to be successful, at present my main focus is within photo-manipulation.
Dominika Slawinska Film & Photography
Domi.slawinska93@gmail.com
My idea for this project was to explore some of the unique architectural features of Wrexham. For my online catalogue, I created a collage, using ‘six of the best’ images which displayed a similar style. All of the photos contrast colour saturation with black and white as in my opinion black and white highlights the beauty of Wrexham’s architecture.
Gareth Scott
Game Art
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It was a fairly difficult task to create these 3D models as it was a new system to me, it required the use of more than one form of software to develop and texturize. Surprisingly, it was more difficult to create curves in a model than it was to create arches, curving a model requires you to change the model bit by bit, whereas archways begin with their curves and end with the basic squared shapes as may be evident in the images. It is also necessary to know the difference between texturing a model and applying a mesh.
Adam Skinner
Graphic Design
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My aim is to create work that is filled with personality with the aim of being a part of a small close-knit design team, working with a range of different clients to develop and grow their business.
I try to infuse my work with character, influenced by my hobbies and interests, in order to provide something unique, after this foundation year I have had experience in a broader range of disciplines and plan to continue to develop these skills to bring more elements to my work.
Animation
Megan Anthony
BA(Hons) Animation
drawingsbymegsart@gmail.com
www.drawingsbymegsart.com
@drawingsbymegsart
@DBMegsArt
@drawingsbymegsart
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Animating in both 2D and 3D gives Megan the opportunity and freedom to portray different scenarios, emotions and art styles which in turn attracts a variety of viewers. Megan enjoys facing the challenge of animating sequences, adding communication using lip sync and combining skills to create animated features that allow characters to interact with each other.
Julia Bransby
BA (Hons) Animation
julia.bransby@outlook.com
@JB12000Artist
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Julia Bransby
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Julia Bransby
Julia is an artist with experience in animation, 3D modelling, character rigging and design. Her inspirations partially stem from anime and video games. She is also inspired by real life and enjoys researching into topics she is interested in such as human psychology and animals.
Owen Jones
BA (Hons) Animation
owenrjonesfilm@gmail.com
Owen aspires to work in comedy and to take advantage of the animation medium to exaggerate visual humour. He draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, with 90’s animation being his prime influence. He does not depend on model sheets for this reason, intentionally drawing characters inconsistently for the sake of humour and visual appeal. His aim is to keep this style of animation alive and give the viewer a sense of nostalgia.
@owen_r_jonesfilm
Owen Jones
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Gale Moore
BA(Hons) Animation
Gingerscoot@gmail.com
@Gingern00t
@Gingernoot
Gingernoot
@Gingernoot
@Gingernoot
Gale is a cartoon artist and animator, specialising in 2D character animation and design; taking inspiration from online YouTube animators such as UnknownSpy, Cloviloop and Meivix. They spend their time creating original characters, and enjoys making them come to life through the animations they create. More recently they’ve been experimenting with video game animation, creating sprites and concept art with their original characters.
Applied Arts
Mary Gater
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
As a glass artist Mary’s work looks closely at the juxtaposition between glass and the microscopic world that surrounds us but is, so often, disregarded. She is captivated by the complexity of form and structure that is discovered when studying the miniscule detail of flora and fauna, these creations of nature exist in an enticing and transfixing world. Glass is often perceived as a delicate and fragile medium and Mary has utilised this perception to create a body of work that traverses this seemingly frail, nanoscopic, world. In this series, Mary captures and
transposes the forms and visions of the natural world into glass using the techniques of Lampworking and Pate de Verre. The work uses the innovative technique of combining these two methods of working glass and brings them together to create a single piece of glass sculpture. Mary creates intricate pieces of layered glass in the heat of a blowtorch and then meticulously works these pieces through the Pate de Verre. The pieces are then fired in the kiln. This method of making creates pieces that captivate with their seemingly ethereal qualities.
@mary.gater
Louise
Higginbottom BA(Hons) Applied Arts
@louisehigginbottom
Louise is fascinated by the way in which glass moves and how it can be manipulated under heat in a kiln.
For the last two years Louise has focused on studying its movement, by manipulating kiln programs, fusing and slumping. With thorough testing and product development, Louise has created a series of vessels inspired by the pitcher plant (Nepenthes) with their bold colour and fluted forms. These forms are suspended on simple wire rods at waist height in clusters of a dozen. Alongside this, Louise has developed an
installation piece inspired by waterfalls, both fluid and frozen. By manipulating bullseye glass through handmade copper baskets, creating the movement and fall of water, multiple baskets are joined together and suspended above the viewer.
Sophie Jennings
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
@sophiejenningsart
Growing up on farm, surrounded by nature, Sophie was and is aware of the impact of climate change and pollution on the environment. This is represented by the holes piercing her ceramic pieces shadowing the damage we are doing to the environment.
As an artist, Sophie’s chosen material to work with is clay, as she feels clay provides her with a natural substance to use in the modelling of life and nature, yet once fired remains stationary in an ever-moving world.
Sophie draws inspiration from one aspect of nature in particular; leaves. Their unique
aspects from the veins, almost identical to our own to their uniformity, offer a reflection of most human society.
This work is inspired by the shapes of leaves, flower petals and blossom. However, paradoxically, the symmetrical designs are also a feature that Sophie has chosen to explore and impose on the forms and patterns.
Lorna Lea
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
lornaleajewellery@gmail.com
https://lornaleajewellery.com/ @lornaleajewellery
As a contemporary jewellery designer and maker based in North Wales, Lorna is endlessly inspired by the natural world around her. Flowers, with their delicate and intricate beauty, are a recurring theme within her designs.
Lorna is fascinated by detail and scale and influenced by a personal history of textiles, which is evidenced in the textures and mechanisms of her jewellery designs. Lorna’s jewellery, as nature, contains both organic irregularities and mechanical precision. These mechanisms hold and
reveal precious hidden details within each piece, designed to surprise and delight. Each piece of jewellery is unique and made by hand. Lorna works predominantly in silver and gold, but sometimes incorporates other metals and materials, including recycled elements. A broken gold bracelet might be melted down and transformed into a secret part of a precious flower, reborn into a new life to be adored once more.
The ideology of Viktoriia Iarova work is observing the beauty, colours and formations of glaciers. Her inspiration draws from the natural forms of Icelandic glaciers and ice caves with its main aesthetic focus on the processes of melting, dissolving and the breaking down of the ice; often due to global warming. She is a ceramic artist who employs techniques to depict the fluidity of glaciers in a sculptural ceramic form by using various tools and wires to create the curves and the eroded surface of the sculpture. Through exploration of materials and within the cracks and voids
of the sculptures she has incorporated resins and metal alloys to add further tension to her aesthetic. By exposing these naturally attained cracks within her sculptures she has found a unique way to capture such inherent qualities as freezing, melting and cracking. Her latest works combine the form of glaciers and icebergs to create works of natural beauty. Her work is transformed when combined with reflection as it highlights intended shapes and textures. The sculptures are objects of art and poignant reminders that it is our responsibility as individuals to limit global warming.
Emily Morgan
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
emilymorganjewellerydesigns
Inspired by architecture, Emily’s work focuses on the intersecting lines and monumental structures found in buildings. Investigating construction methods and materials used on building sites Emily has created a series of statement pieces encapsulating the complexity of modern architecture. Encasing the body, she has created these scaffolding forms that both support and enclose. Alongside this Emily has created a scaled down range that uses these construction principles, allowing the wearer to focus on the
details found in architectural spaces. The work predominantly utilises construction materials such as steel and brass highlighting the crisp geometries found in our urban landscapes.
Amy Neal
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
@ceramicsbyames
Amy’s ceramic murals represent a deeper, more passionate love she has for the planet we occupy. She mainly focus on more exotic species which fall into the unfortunate extinction category. This series of murals focus on African species which are threatened by extinction by poachers and general life out in the African savannah. Amy’s love for the planet and the beautiful wildlife among us stems from an innate love of all animals. She aims to reach everyone’s souls through the bright colours and intricate carvings of
the ceramic murals and to educate on just how few of these creatures are left in the wild.
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Helen Owen
BA(Hons) Applied Arts owenhelen175@gmail.com
Helen predominantly works with grog clays as she prefers the texture and strength they give to her sculptural work. Utilising various hand building techniques adding and carving into the clay as she works, Helen use a muted painterly effect, achieved by using coloured slips, engobes and oxides. Recently she has been experimenting with paper clay to use in my sculptural forms, and glazes to add contrast and define certain areas.
Helen’s work explores the female figure, alone or in collective groups. They sit in
their vessels a symbol of passage through time. Reflecting and contemplating their past. and future.
The latest series of figures explores the solitary figure alone with her thoughts, but not alone. Next to her sits her dog, looking at her with devotion. That special bond that some humans and animals share. An unconditional love. A love that she has had the privilege to receive, and the devastating pain of loss.
@jamespeacock_1
James Peacock
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
James is a metalsmith who is fascinated by objects that combine form and purpose.
This current body of work investigates the idea of wearable tools, from ladles that can be worn as brooches to scoops that fit around a finger like a ring.
These tools have been inspired by the anatomy and surface details found within the beetle genus and predominantly utilise the traditional metalsmithing technique of hand raising over a succession of formers.
Phoebe Reeves
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
@phoebereeves.ceramics
Phoebe’s work depicts the human figure as viewed from a distorted perspective, which she uses to represent her own struggles with body dysmorphia and body image.
The pieces in this series are based on female torsos, which are altered to appear abstracted; enhancing the appearance of a surreal and disfigured reflection of the body.
Through her artwork, Phoebe hopes to raise awareness of mental illness in a way that also leaves the pieces to be interpreted individually by the viewer and appreciated as sculptural art, perhaps reframing perceptions of beauty and form.
Jonathan Starnes
BA(Hons) Applied Arts
@jsappliedarts
As a ceramicist Jonathan has a particular interest in how ceramics can be used to make political statements and he feels that this is a particularly pertinent time in history to document and satirise events. Jonathan has created several political sculptures largely based on the current news in a similar manner to newspaper cartoons. He strives to find humour in often poor political decisions and attitudes. His current work utilises a widely varying techniques, predominantly hand building and carving to portray various animals, humans, vehicles, scenery and a charging tank.
Fine Art
Sue Battrick
BA(Hons) Fine Art
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My current work explores the transience of nature and it is evidence in the fabric of our lives. I have been examining the exchange between the man made and nature and how the two are inseparable. I like to select parts of my drawings and piece them together.
Clay is probably my favourite medium due to its tactile quality. The qualities of different clays enable me to choose a finish that suits a particular work. My collagraph matrices have a limited life and I am deliberately careless in the making of them as I wish to
reflect the transience of the worldly objects they represent. Producing work during lockdown is a challenging experience, but as a result of watching an on-line exhibition of Anne Ryan, I began making card sculptures. Currently many artists are reinterpreting classical art. Whilst I have embraced this by making works based on Delacroix, Rodin and Gericault, when these works were created there was a physical connection between them, creating a thread that runs through this current work.
Brogan Burke
BA(Hons) Fine Art
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Based on an interest of observing how mould, decay and rust evolves and emerges into the environment it is in; I practiced using the continuous movement between growth and architectural structures. Using malleable materials I create a growth of energy; an abstract sculptural form that could be interpreted by each individual. Further on to developing this project the continuous movement fragmented into pieces and developed into an explosive twisted and distorted sculpture. Every individual piece is a fusion of buildable
materials and foam board cutouts based on the shapes and lined work of architecture. I used the environment around the sculpture to create extra layers. This was formed by emerging the geometric shapes with other sections of buildings by viewing in the spaces in between. The black and white emphasises that strong contrast between force and nature. The structural warp and tension demonstrates the nature of the growths energy.
Rowanne Dias
BA(Hons) Fine Art
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Incorporating faces into renaissance and Victorian pattern surreal collage that would resemble a dream like time in the past that does not exist. I have a great eye for fabric patterns of an older age that has that fine detail quality. The graceful expression used in 1800 oil paintings to play as the characters in the dream scenes I create. I have a fixation on faces to be a recurring element in my art style because I feel like my artwork is not open and complete to me unless there is a face or piece of a portrait that will draw me in as well as show the
viewer what my artwork resembles. The aim of my artwork is to appreciate what goes on in my dreams. Collage perfectly projects my dreams as my dreams have always been very random and especially through the line of characters or scenes featured in my dreams.
Manon Edwards
BA(Hons) Fine Art EMAIL??
Walking my dogs through the forest on a cool evening, at home in each other’s company. The dogs smelling different scents and trying to catch animals hidden amongst the trees. This is a walk I do daily and as I reflect on the day, or plan the week to come I am reminded of something I once had that is now lost, footpaths we once walked together. I notice how the shadows of the waving branched dance along the tree trunks only to fade as the evening light dims.
I’ve decided to follow these shadows cast
by the sun as they display the movement of time, using primarily black ink and water to gain a variety of tones. I follow the shadows cast onto paper, a painted tree or material and find myself in a trans where I’m totally focused on the task in hand, occasionally the sun will hide behind a cloud and on its return the shadow will have jumped across the page showing how much time has passed.
Julie Griffiths
BA(Hons) Fine Art
S17002541@mail.glyndwr.ac.uk
@jugriff1
“Consumerism thrives on emotional void” (Caroline Knapp, 2003)
Consumerism of today is tomorrow’s archaeology. Mass production and market driven price wars have desensitised the world to the human and environmental cost of production. Objects perceived to have no value, discarded as rubbish begs the question, why do we need all this ‘stuff’ anyway? My current work originated after discovering a small leather purse, found in a wastepaper basket. The purse being the precursor to the debit card symbolises a
time before high streets, shopping centres, possibly the new place of worship. I wanted to explore the symbolic value of the purse not in terms of money but the drive to purchase and ownership of possessions. I tend to follow direction from the use of different medium and learning new techniques, often becoming redirected by research refreshes the subject, I prefer the unknown rather than concluding the outcome.
@annehillartist
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Anne Hill
BA(Hons) Fine Art
anne.hil13@btinternet.com
As an artist I work in many mediums, but am particularly drawn to egg tempera, a beautifully silk-like medium, which proves, despite its antiquity, its provenance as a contemporary process. Egg tempera is a medium in which the paint is smoothly applied in very thin glazes, which offers the possibility of creating a sense of delicacy, transparency and lustre. Focusing primarily on still life arrangements, I highlight objects that may not always appear to be typical subjects for such arrangements. I love the process of slowly layering paint to create an
impression of the depth and texture of the objects, creating unexpected encounters, being true to contemporary sensibilities.
Sophie Holliday
BA(Hons) Fine Art
info@sophieholliday.com
www.sophieholliday.com
@sophholliday
@SophHolliday
@SophHolliday
@sophholliday
Through digital technology, moving images and interactive media I explore ways to re- interpret significant landscapes. Inspired by the physical environment, I manipulate 3D scans, photographs and videos to generate disrupted and fragmented works. These pieces are designed to be explored as interactive and immersive experiences. The artworks aim to blur the boundaries between simulated and actual space, whilst combining contrasting geographical locations. Through the expanded digital field, my work examines the heterotopic spaces
that occur when the virtual and physical coexist. Augmented reality becomes the mediator between these realms, engaging the audience and inviting them to actively participate by navigating the composite worlds that I create.
Eric Hoyle
BA(Hons) Fine Art
hoyle_eric@yahoo.com
www.Erichoyleartist.com
I am lucky. Insofar, as I am able to work in a variety of art media, paint, clay, stone, charcoal and pastels but by far the biggest impact is from my collage work and with my ‘Degree Show’ looming on the horizon it was my first choice for exhibition. Collage may seem an odd choice of media for many artists but it lends itself to amazing portraits. I recycle old magazines by cutting and tearing bits and pieces and the whole thing fits together like a jigsaw. From a distance collage portraits look like any other contemporary large portrait but
on close inspection they reveal themselves as merely bits of paper stuck together to amaze the viewer.
Legends from stage and screen have universal appeal and started in a small way a few years ago when asked to do my first celeb portrait in collage.
Rob Hughes
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL???
My work revolves around instinct, I have limited control over my work especially at the beginning, it appears to develop organically to a certain point, and then I tweak and position my objects in a way that is pleasing to the eye.
I use materials that are located around me, found objects usually, and then I develop them as I journey through my art practice, I handle the materials first, exploring the qualities that lie within, but most of all they have to have a certain property for me to advance in my work, that is, a certain
tactile quality, an integrity that allows me to manipulate the materials I have chosen.
I’m not a fan of symbolism nor do I have a narrative attached to my work my work is based on shape and form and aesthetics, most of which comes from gut feelings and that plays a large roll in my work.
Rebecca Jones
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL????
My current practice examines the differences between internal and external identity, with a particular focus on those with an atypical mind. I have always found a fascination with the contrast between internal self-awareness and external representation. I have used a variety of materials to explore this concept. I have found using a delicate and strong aesthetic combined with precision placement in a precarious manner show best the balance of maintaining a stable sense of self while dealing with mental difficulties. A balance that is not always possible, especially when
the internal image is vastly askew from the external presentation. I initially wished to use photography to show sense of self however due to the current situation I have had to temper my work to represent the initial ideas but moderated to available materials. With this in mind, I have used colour, or its lack, to represent emotions to allow the struggle of internal and external self to be clearly visible. I am also interested in combining twodimensional imagery with three-dimensional structure, allowing for another level of understanding in the pieces.
Imogen Phillips
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL??
I use found objects in my practice to create sculptures, assemblages and installation. Some parts of the process are very controlled whereas some things, such as what objects I collect and use, are down to chance and impulse.
I am interested in the history of all the objects I use, be that a plastic toy or a piece of pottery. I see them as having been part of a system from which they have been discarded, and I document how their function and behaviour changes now that they have become part of a different system.
To me the entire process is art: walking, collecting, cleaning, documenting, arranging etc. The finished pieces can always be changed and therefore are never truly finished. I encourage the audience to see whatever they like in the work and to ascribe their own meaning to it. The theme of consumerism and disposability run throughout my practice.
www.jasminerobertsfineart.co.uk
@jasminejaneroberts
@jasminejaney
Jasmine Roberts Fine Art
Jasmine Roberts
BA(Hons) Fine Art
jasminejaneyr@gmail.com
Aiming to communicate ideas of the unpredictability and instability of materials, emotions, sensations, transmutation, dissociation and life. I create work in response to the word ‘unstable’ and the ‘grey area’ feeling, as I call it, linked to ‘Alice in Wonderland Syndrome’. Intending to express my interpretation to achieve a better understanding of the grey area by exploring how to convey it. Examining the nature and boundaries of using textiles as a sculptural medium to create a range of figures. Common processes in my practice
include moulding, stitching, photographing, videoing, moving, animating, and wearing.
I have recently explored working with liquid latex, having used dough in the past, I wanted a more permanent version that holds the same skin like characteristics. Using new materials in my practice, having less control and not being sure of the outcome is exciting for me, so I’m constantly exploring new and unusual ideas and methods.
Ryan Saunders
BA(Hons) Fine Art
ryansaunderart@yahoo.com
My process is tacit. I am constantly influenced by the materials around me, being very stubborn when it comes to the selection and whether I find them “attractive”. I focus heavily on balance and gravity when experimenting with the weight of materials and how they can be constructed to the brink of collapse. My practice combines a variety of mediums but it is the connection between them that interests me and how they sit within an environment. Also playing a huge part in the process is the setting itself as it can sometimes be more impactful than the work, blurring the line between art and the space
it occupies. When transferring to a domestic setting the work drastically changed in scale but also in its destructive nature. I could no longer use huge slabs of plaster and wood and would now need to use more accessible and workable materials, whilst also maintaining that stubborn selectiveness I had in the studio. I find that the work has a strong aesthetic- again something that it is interchangeable depending on the working environment and its possible exhibiting space. The most important thing to me is I think while making not before or after but during the process.
@ryansaundersart
Barbara Simpson
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL??
Concrete is often associated with brutalist architecture, that is, grey and over-powering. However, in my work I wanted to bring forward a fragility, colour and surface pattern.
It is the ability to work by hand to interact physically with the materials and manipulate my sculptural pieces into something unexpected that I find most satisfying. I feel that the material itself suggests the final form. I also find my work responsive to the current situation of being quarantined, isolated and following socially
distancing rules. Some of my hanging pieces are cut to suggest this forced separation. This cutting reflects the clinical necessity of our personal isolation. They hang in sequence. The pattern and threads that bind these pieces represents the underlying mesh of unseen bonds that join and unite us.
Charlotte Smith
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL??
All of my artworks have a common theme; they are all taboo, starting in my first year with period poverty, my second year being the art of pornography and my third year being Transgender identity and sexuality. Lucien Freud believed that you can never truly paint a person until you paint the real you. So all my work ties into my own body, and the unappealing positions I sometimes create are myself.
Peter Kevin Tanton
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL??
Recent experiences have helped me to understand how certain environments, as experienced by one person, may be experienced very differently by another person. Some people have a hypersensitivity to light and sound and other external stimuli. Some people revel in noise and attention, but some find such situations difficult to tolerate. Without understanding why they might be different, highly sensitive people often feel like they are unsociable, or ‘party poopers’, or just miserable, but the simpler truth is that while we are all encouraged to ‘be part of the
group’, some of us just don’t function well in group environments. Our instinct is to head for the exit. Using our energy to fight this urge severely hampers our ability to concentrate, thereby increasing anxieties further.
In my animations, I have tried to portray the experience of a visual sensitivity by making something that challenges visual expectations, and which may give a sensation of the anxieties, as experienced by those people who would like to be in the group, but who, due to sensory overloads, prefer to remain on the periphery.
Ashleigh Thomas
BA(Hons) Fine Art
EMAIL??
Inspired by everyday objects and the environment, my blind drawing acts as an investigative research tool. This process allows me to take an idea and develop it in a number of ways without feeling overly precious about the end outcomes. I want people to be able to question what happens when looking at familiar scene in unfamiliar ways.
Game Art
Brian Berry
BA(Hons) Game Art
Brian4workingi@gmail.com
@brianisworking
@brian4working
@brian4working
@brianisworking
Brian is a freelancer who specialises in asset production; modelling, sculpting and texturing. His work can range from retro to realistic video-game assets which include; items, environmental objects, weapons, creatures and vehicles.
Brian has experience in genres such as horror, sci-fi and fantasy with a focus on high attention to detail.
@artworks_by_dan_j
@ArtworksByDJ
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Daniel Jones
BA(Hons) Game Art
artworksbydj@gmail.com
For the past few years, Daniel has developed an interest in how the gaming industry has created realistic 3D digital environments within their video games and how they continue to innovate. He is drawn to the sense of escapism that these games create through immersive experiences which take users to increasingly realistic digital environments. As a result of his interest, Daniel has worked to understand and practice the techniques used by artists within the industry to produce these environments.
Ben is an aspiring character artist who over the past three years has strived for proficiency in skills such as digital sculpting, modelling and texturing in order to create compelling, realistic 3D character models. His work is motivated by the satisfaction of seeing a design fully realised in 3D and experienced in a new way, so seeks to join the video game industry where a player can not only view but interact with the characters.
@animationarcade
@twicksterart
Beth Spendel
/Bethan Spendel
Bethan Spendel
BA(Hons) Game Art
iamthetwickster@yahoo.co.uk
The challenging process of creating a game level is what inspires Beth. Creating ideas on paper is one thing, but being able to create them three dimensionally, texturing them to become as realistic as possible and mimic the real world. When Beth plays games it’s the details, which inspires their focus when creating them too.
Graphic Design
Yunying Chen
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
Chen_graphic29@163.com
www.artanddesign183447221.wordpress.com
@Yunying161
As a designer I have a strong interest in design exploring areas such as packaging design and user interfaces design. I enjoy experimenting with a variety of different cultures, from western to eastern. I am particularly keen to utilize patterns, with strong garish illustration. I strive to create work to engage a special story and attempt to improve my skills on 3D modeling and motion graphic.
Zakiya Crofts
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
ZCGraphicDesign@outlook.com
@ZC_GraphicDesign
I am passionate about using my design abilities to help and positively influence people specifically through the creation of inventive campaigns. The topics I have explored range from student mental health to migration.
My work is predominately print, layout and publication design. I aim to produce concept-driven outcomes with strong visual communication between my work and the target audiences. My process is heavily research-led to ensure I gather a complete knowledge of the subject to
inform my creative development. I primarily communicate through typography and illustration to produce innovative and engaging design solutions.
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
Katerinia Chappell
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
L.Ganley@ganleymail.co.uk
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
Megan Doherty
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
EMAIL?????
My passion lies within logo design and brand identity. I am a multidisciplinary designer specialising in UX, publication and editorial design. My designs provide thought and interest that connects with the audience.
Meraki - the soul, creativity, or love put into something; the essence of yourself that is put into your work.
Merakis Studio is the design studio alias of Megan Doherty.
@lisagraphicd
Elinor Jade
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
EMAIL????
@elliegregory.design
eiiiegregory.tumblr.com
I’m a designer with an interest in editorial, illustration and layout work. When it comes to media, I love experimenting with both traditional and digital formats. Traditional media is timeless and digital media is still a new thing in this day and age, but it shows how the world is evolving with technology. Community based projects is one of the things I would like to do in the future as they raise awareness of issues in the world. How the mind works is interesting, and the way people use past experiences to create something thought provoking is amazing.
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
Julian Johnson
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
L.Ganley@ganleymail.co.uk
Caira ‘Kai’ Layden
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
Kai.gdesign@gmail.com
@kai.gdesign kai-gd.tumblr.com/
As an artist with various backgrounds, I like to take these passions and mix them into the digital world of Graphic Design to bring my projects further and develop a more creative depth. Photography is an aspect that I love to combine with my projects, and that I take a hand on approach with, continuing from my A-Level studies. Creating zines is my favourite subject to tackle.
I also like to use my design to raise awareness of issues and topics I feel most passionate about. I’ll explore this even
further in my critical writing, e.g. the lack of diversity within the creative industry.
Rhys Rutter
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
lunateadreamergd@gmail.com
@Ganley_stance
@LunateaGD
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
Josh Schofield
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
L.Ganley@ganleymail.co.uk
Kaylee South
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
L.Ganley@ganleymail.co.uk
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
My main interest is brand identity and experimental typography. I have recently been inspired to become more environmentally sustainable, in order to encourage a circular economy. This theme has is explored in my dissertation as a publication, through the use of plastic bottles that would have otherwise been thrown away.
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
@Ganley_stance
Ruan Thomas
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
L.Ganley@ganleymail.co.uk
Meg Doherty Kaylee South Collaborative Projects
Illustration
Hettie Barnes
BA(Hons) Illustration
hettieos97@gmail.com
Hettie is an illustrator who uses a mixture of traditional methods and digital media to create her illustrations. She uses traditional media such as watercolour ink and gouache which she later takes into Photoshop to collage different patterns and textures within the final illustrations. She is largely inspired by the natural world, drawing great inspiration from British plants and animals. She uses her own unique style to create illustrations that show the magic of nature in a unique way as well as creating some magical creatures along the way.
Cerys Jayne Borthwick
BA(Hons) Illustration
EMAIL??
Cerys is an illustrator and aspiring tattoo artist who has a passion and enthusiasm for the ‘darker’ side of art. Taking inspiration from surrealism and romanticism, Cerys loves working with limited colour palettes and strong graphite. Also recently having experimented with ink, this has become her preferred way of working. This illustrator takes inspiration from; Miles Johnston, Feng Zhu, Scott Snyder, Rob Borbas and Matthew James.
Seren Childs
BA(Hons) Illustration
seren-childs@hotmail.co.uk
Seren is a general illustrator, that experiments with traditional materials but also digital. Seren has explored in many media’s of illustration comics, murals to tattoo designs. And Seren doesn’t plan on stopping there.
Hannah Hicks
BA(Hons) Children’s Illustration
HGHillustration@gmail.co.uk
www.HGHillustration.co.uk
@hghillustration
@hghillustration
@hghillustration
@hghillustration
@hghillustration
While studying, Hannah has focused on designs for children’s books and home ware. She creates her illustrations using Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Hannah aims to engage a child’s imagination to teach them lessons and skills that may aid them in overcoming obstacles coming their way. The sensitivity and charm of her work, combined with a way of working inspired by acrylic painting techniques, introduces an endearing characteristic to the industry.
Devon Jaworska
BA(Hons) Illustration
jaworski.devon@gmail.com
@_devillustration
@devdevdraws
@Dev Illustration
@Devon Jaworska
Devon’s artwork has always reflected his beliefs and aesthetics he personally enjoys. He has always loved things such as tarot, spirituality and the concept of magic and supernatural. This has been a common theme throughout his art pieces and comics. This is one of his works from a group of twelve pieces, all of them based on a zodiac sign, this one being Capricorn. Devon works digitally, allowing him to create the smooth and soft lines in his work and experiment with his colour. When creating this body of work, he
focused a lot on colour, as all the zodiac signs have colours associated with them.
Thomas Johnston
BA(Hons) Illustration
tomjohnston2796@gmail.com
@tomthebrit96 @tomjohnston2796
Fascinated by the antics in politics circa. 2019 when Theresa May resigned, Boris became PM and Brexit was dividing the country. Thomas enjoys satire as a political cartoonist.
Thomas views all this as ancient history now the world has turned its attention to Coronavirus. However, he will most likely continue drawing heartless Tories, Horrid Capitalists, Horrific Blonde Arseholes and hopefully, maybe, something nice to draw about…
Michal Jones
BA(Hons) Illustration
Michallustrations@gmail.com
www.michallustrations.co.uk
michallustrations
michallustrations
/channel/UCd28nlIzgpi-krp2kVeiqaA
michal-jones-9710081a4
Michal is a general illustrator. In her third year she focused on creating and developing a style using line work and block colour. Michal creates strong and vibrant illustrations, and first used this method in her alphabet which started off as one word, ‘Cake’, and turned into a whole calorific alphabet. It was one of her favourite final year projects and she hopes it will be enjoyed by others too.
@mortdraws
@mortdraws
@mortdraws
@mortdraws
Kayleigh Mortimer
BA(Hons) Illustration
mortdraws@gmail.com
Kayleigh is also known by the pen name Mort. Kayleigh is a comic book artist and illustrator. They like to explore all kinds of subjects in their work such as narrative, bright colour, character design, and fluid loose lines. Kayleigh’s practice is a fusion of digital and traditional techniques.
Leona (Lowzi) Zamfiresco
BA(Hons) Childrens Illustration
lowzi.z.bojine@gmail.com
@lowziBojine
@lowziBojine
Lowzi is an illustrator who’s greatly inspired by the world of children’s animation and tabletop gaming! Their greatest inspirations are Brian Lee O’Malley, Rebecca Sugar and Publishers such as Wizards of the Coast and Bushiroad.
As you can see in my work, they love traditional media to work with especially watercolour, this has been their main form of working. However, they also have explored and enjoyed the use of digital drawing and painting.
