© Ruth Johnston 2011.
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Hello.
A photo of a potato I cooked last night and some photos from today's trip to Southampton which involved a lot of guilty spending and eating at Ikea. We also saw a Spitfire which was quite cool, it was pretty loud.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Testing.
So a bit of what I'm doing now is about construction and as I'm not particularly good at that kind of thing, I thought it would be a good idea to test it out before I get down to it. It was easier than I thought it would be but I think I was just a bit daunted by it because sculpture has never ever been anything close to my strong point.
I'm going to be hanging clothing that has not been worn by it's owners in a long time or ever and turning them into more desirable objects. So as I mentioned, this still relates to consumerism and slightly to the identity of the wearer but it's much more simplified and conceptual. These are the items that Abbie gave me this morning, it was a mad rush to create something interesting last night.
Obviously there isn't anything particularly interesting about these images, but I will eventually be lighting everything properly and using a more interesting backdrop. I am thinking about perhaps steering away from black or white as it could turn more into product photography which isn't the idea, and bringing brighter colours into the images.
As the subjects I was going to use with my last idea are still at hand, I am thinking about just sticking with them (including myself) as despite being of a close age-range, we are all very different. I am asking for 3 never/seldom worn items from each subject.
I think if they are lit well, the images could turn into something quite weird to look at, I am usually aiming for that kind of effect so I'm quite pleased with that.
What I'm worried about is that the Interim Crit is on Tuesday and it's unlikely I'll have much more to show than this due to not really having the time over the weekend...
I'm going to be hanging clothing that has not been worn by it's owners in a long time or ever and turning them into more desirable objects. So as I mentioned, this still relates to consumerism and slightly to the identity of the wearer but it's much more simplified and conceptual. These are the items that Abbie gave me this morning, it was a mad rush to create something interesting last night.
© Ruth Johnston 2011.
Obviously there isn't anything particularly interesting about these images, but I will eventually be lighting everything properly and using a more interesting backdrop. I am thinking about perhaps steering away from black or white as it could turn more into product photography which isn't the idea, and bringing brighter colours into the images.
As the subjects I was going to use with my last idea are still at hand, I am thinking about just sticking with them (including myself) as despite being of a close age-range, we are all very different. I am asking for 3 never/seldom worn items from each subject.
I think if they are lit well, the images could turn into something quite weird to look at, I am usually aiming for that kind of effect so I'm quite pleased with that.
What I'm worried about is that the Interim Crit is on Tuesday and it's unlikely I'll have much more to show than this due to not really having the time over the weekend...
From Moon's birthday.
It was Moon's birthday on Wednesday, it was a pretty unexciting day, I mean 22 isn't exactly a big birthday. So I gave him his presents and he was out at Uni for most of the day. Then in the evening we went to Harvester for dinner with the house and Gabriella. It was fine, but we spent a lot of the time complaining because the service was terrible, even to get the bill and it took an hour for us to get a table after being told it would only take half that time. If they had been honest, we would have taken our business elsewhere and probably had a more energetic night.
But here are the obligatory photos of Moon blowing out his birthday cake. I baked the cake, it had chocolate chips and broken up bits of Oreo in it and was orange flavoured, pretty tasty.
But here are the obligatory photos of Moon blowing out his birthday cake. I baked the cake, it had chocolate chips and broken up bits of Oreo in it and was orange flavoured, pretty tasty.
© Ruth Johnston 2011.
Scrap that.
I have a new, more interesting idea. It will more studio-based work but completely different from my last project. I guess I wasn't really getting into what I was doing so I'm glad it's changed and it's not like I can't work quickly, in Art Foundation we were doing a new project every 2 weeks. Plus the half-Chinese project was practically completed in 7 weeks if you disregard printing time. 8 weeks is doable, and it is still vaguely related to identity and consumerism so it isn't as though I'm starting completely from scratch. So watch this space.
In other news, I have been asked to cover the NUJ Delegate Meeting in Southport in April, I'm just waiting to have my travel details confirmed by them. 1 of 25 people selected, I guess there are a few more as people will pull out and they'd need back up, but I'm feeling pretty lucky right now. They're covering my travel there, which although is quite trip from Portsmouth, I don't really mind that much, and I'm staying in a hotel with my meals covered too as well as getting paid.
I wouldn't necessarily say that journalism is an ambition of mine but it is something I'm interested in and to have a chance at something that will lead on to more is great. Plus a lot of the general work is blogging and that is definitely something I enjoy, and it will mean people might actually pay attention to me.
They provide us with feedback forms at the end of the weekend, if I get another form that says I need to be more outgoing I will be sad - that was one of the criticisms from the interview I had with InDarklight last year. I am working on it though, it will be scary to me all the way up there all by myself, but I'm sure the other students chosen will be nice.
In other news, I have been asked to cover the NUJ Delegate Meeting in Southport in April, I'm just waiting to have my travel details confirmed by them. 1 of 25 people selected, I guess there are a few more as people will pull out and they'd need back up, but I'm feeling pretty lucky right now. They're covering my travel there, which although is quite trip from Portsmouth, I don't really mind that much, and I'm staying in a hotel with my meals covered too as well as getting paid.
I wouldn't necessarily say that journalism is an ambition of mine but it is something I'm interested in and to have a chance at something that will lead on to more is great. Plus a lot of the general work is blogging and that is definitely something I enjoy, and it will mean people might actually pay attention to me.
They provide us with feedback forms at the end of the weekend, if I get another form that says I need to be more outgoing I will be sad - that was one of the criticisms from the interview I had with InDarklight last year. I am working on it though, it will be scary to me all the way up there all by myself, but I'm sure the other students chosen will be nice.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Abbie.
I have decided to simplify the text even more and accompany the images with one-word responses. Maybe this is becoming more about identity than consumerism, which is annoying because I seem to always end up within 'identity' confines.
"Surprised"
Abbie has even more clothes than I do but it didn't take that long so my time spent shooting won't be so bad, if I eventually end up with any strangers. People have taken the tear-offs but just not utilised them, annoying.
I quite like the close ups of the wardrobes and I've put the three next to each other in print form and it's looking quite promising. I just hope I'm not told to light the wardrobes from within with 'cool' lights again tomorrow. It's lame, I don't need to elaborate on it any more.
"Surprised"
Abbie has even more clothes than I do but it didn't take that long so my time spent shooting won't be so bad, if I eventually end up with any strangers. People have taken the tear-offs but just not utilised them, annoying.
© Ruth Johnston 2011.
I quite like the close ups of the wardrobes and I've put the three next to each other in print form and it's looking quite promising. I just hope I'm not told to light the wardrobes from within with 'cool' lights again tomorrow. It's lame, I don't need to elaborate on it any more.
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