JESSICA LANGFORD

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

for the past few weeks i have been getting stuck in starting my major project which is called

'man-made'

and focusing on my theme

'industrial'

i have been getting excited doing loads of different drawings with different medias which i will then be able to use later.

i have also started using materials and exploring what effects i can create using different techniques.

i turned 21 on the 6th of january so i decorated the conservatory making paper chains, bunting and putting fairy lights up to make it look pretty :)

my mum and dad gave me some flowers too :)

a month or so ago i visited manchester with my friends from uni and visited

'the first cut' exhibition

and

the german market

mia pearlman

abigail reynolds

noriko ambe

rob ryan

yuken teruya

for more first cut exhibition information go to manchestergalleries.org

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

soo yesterday my tutor was panicking needing help with a student portfolio advice day at MIMA, an art gallery in middlesbrough.

the event was aimed at 2nd year college students who are currently putting together there portfolios for university interviews and needing advice on what to put in.

more information seen here... www.portfolioadviceday.org.uk

i was asked to be a student ambassador, to help being a general run about, workshop assistant and to show my portfolio as an example.

...or as we were called 'portfolio angels'

we even got t-shirts to wear ;) ...

as i didn't have a complete portfolio i went home and managed to pull one together which displayed my range of skills and design process :)...

i was on the 'graphics' table helping organise all the students giving them bands and taking all their portfolios! ...i ended up buried under 77 portfolios of all sizes, boxes and bags!

this is me before the rush! ...

i then helped out sorting out tables, chairs and materials and was a workshop assistant in a graphics workshop with carlos rossetti, creating 3d paper graphics.

i then spent the afternoon showing my portfolio as an example to the students and talking about portfolios from a students point of view...