Peer review

I got my class to help me review my project by far, asking their opinions as to which direction they would take the project in, where my strengths and weaknesses are so far and how I can continue to improve. The feedback I got was helpful. one suggestion was that I should create dark opaque jars to put objects in for people to smell and then guess what the smell is. This would be very interactive art and not really what i am used to, but it does link well to the idea that our senses are linked to memories.

Making sweets out of latex, pva glue, paint and modrock!

My practical experiments are starting to take off, I've started to use different materials to recreate sweets that look tasty and edible, playing with the idea of senses. The objects should look real but have no smell no taste but trigger the mind to want them. I really love where this project is going.

chupa chups painting

using acrylic paint on a canvas, i tried to do quite a realistic painting but i didnt like the actual canvas, it looked much better after i had taken a picture of it so i plan to print this photograph on a large scale and have it as the background to my ediable room!

collecting and reviewing results!

A common theme about childhood was books and reading, this has given me thought to continue with the idea of fiction and Roald dahl illustrations.
Another theme that popped up which I hadn't thought of was music, such as 90's pop, would be interesting to see how I could link this into my work.

surveying people

So I have decided to do a short survey about childhood, to gain some insight into common themes. I haven't entirely decided what I am doing with the results yet but I think some of the information I have gained is very interesting and helpful to broadening my ideas.

My first attempts, sweet photography

I am planning to do some drawings and paintings from these images.

other influences- museums/themeparks

Every year at Easter time my family head down to Cornwall to stay for a couple of weeks, this is definitely one of my favourite childhood memories and annual traditions. Looking back and trying to remember things to focus on with my art work I suddenly remembered visiting the Flambards Victorian village, it's almost like a walk through museum that transports you back in time with wax figures placed within the buildings, old fashioned sweet shops and Pharmacies. Streets that stunk of horse manure and the smells of fresh bread pouring out of the houses. One thing that really grabbed my attention was the idea that  placing artificial smells through a museum could create an atmosphere that makes you believe you are really there. It would be really cool if I could incorporate this into my final major project. Being able to make smells trigger memories. http://www.flambards.co.uk/exhibitions/victorian-village/