Japanese Calligraphy

      

                                                                                       

       

       

During my visit to Japan, we stayed with students from the Nishi High School in Osaka, attending their lessons throughout the day, and amazingly enough I had the opportunity to do some Calligraphy, shown above.

The brushes were very thick, so I was surprised that I was able to make mine so fine, especially in comparison with some of my other friends.

Going to Japan was one of the most amazing experiences, so much so that I didn't want to return.  Hopefully in the future I will return and live there.  If you were to travel anywhere, I would truly suggest Japan, you will never experience anything like it I can assure you.

Ella

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Photographs of Ella, taken last year. Both darkroom prints, the first a double exposure in-camera.

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DNA

 Installation of wool on glass walls; constructed by wrapping red wool around pins.
Part of an old project on cell structure. (Wish I'd documented it better than these photographs.)

Lola

'The Fall'

                 

                   

Crayon On Paper - A2 - A3

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'Natural Selection'

                                    

                                    

           

    

                Many feel that there is life after death, as they fear that their life has been worth nothing, soon to be forgotten, like a single snowflake amongst the thousands falling. However, something does remain, as, although life brings death, with it can also come life.  I guess you could say that a lot of these were inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's film, princess mononoke, as I often watch his films as a source of inspiration when my brain has dried up of ideas. -

“Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.” ―Hayao Miyazaki.

Possibly one of my most favourite quotes ever, my art always seems to depict a world where the power of nature overcomes the modern world, because when nature disappears, I think everyone will learn that money is truly of no value, that there is far more important things in this world, the very things which are disappearing due to our actions.

 Monoprints - "Natural Selection Project"

Quick. - Ella

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Vlt, ioe

Vlt, ioe

Half a poem twice (once entirely consonants, the second all vowels)

Lola