Author: Sue Hare

An October week – Paris 2018

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  • Rue Saint- Maur Paris’s first digital museum of fine art – go there! it is a fabulous immersive experience.
  • JMB at Louis Vuitton Foundation 2018
  • Egon Schiele at Louis Vuitton Foundation 2018
  • Louis Vuitton Foundation Paris 2018
  • Alphonse Mucha Retrospective at Musee de Luxembourg
  • Looks exhausted – a  taxidermy cow for sale in a Paris flea market

Two wonderful artists (JMB and ES) shown together – so different, different eras, but both died early at the same age there abouts – so raw.

Creating marks in fashion and textiles

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To begin with, a few basic sewing methods using very utilitarian materials. Here are examples of basic straight stitching, back stitching, making a simple seam, tying knots to make constructions, slashing fabric and inserting fabrics behind or in front using bubble wrap, plastic bags, bin bag, J-Cloth calico.

  • See through pockets for people with memory loss?

A group creation

  • Hold still or I’ll prick you!
  • Bina’s bows
  • The finished frock! Well I’d wear it!

Mono Printing and wire

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Drawing and mono printing using utensils as the theme

Mono print on tissue paper
  • Wire scoop given solidity using a tissue mono print

Tissue print used to give form and texture. Fabric mono print wrapped around ladle handle.

Mono printing quick samples

    Destroying work to make new

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    Paper and thread – amazing what you can do based on a picture of a brush and the word “hole”.
                             Original brush picture
      Tearing up a picture to make objects – unusual feeling – challenging

      Utensils were the theme for the first 6 weeks.

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      Week 1 Looking, thinking, researching, mind mapping, drawing, making utensils. Here are some creations based on an old metal basket. Thanks for your help Bina!

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      The inspiration – old metal basket
      making basket
      Tiny paper and string bowl

      Making basket weaving 2                              making basket 3

      Making basket 4
      Mmm … is it finished now?

      Drawing and other technique demonstrations are going to be so helpful. Using chalk, ink, graphite stick, newspaper, rubber – see what happens. Good advice. If you run out of paper add some on. Use things you are not keen on for collage. Tear them up and reuse. Such a freeing way to work.

      brush picture I cut up (2)

      Brush detail (2)    Brush detail (3) with ZEKE

      Abstract brush head. Original drawing using emulsion, news paper, ink, graphite, chalk. A new experience. Expecting Mr Twit to appear from the bristles.

      Here I go!

      | Sue Hare

      I started on the Art Foundation Course at Chesterfield College on 10th September 2018. I’m having a wonderful, experimental time.  Finally I have landed in what I hope will become my natural habitat after I throw off the mantle of regulation and control that is required during a long and successful career in Children’s Services. I like to manipulate materials to create something wonderful.  For me art is not only about painting and drawing, although I seriously need to develop those skills, I like the materials in my hands. I think you can do something very expressive with almost anything. I like using inexpensive, natural and found materials and recycling. I bring other aspects of life  into my work such as family, loss, travel, politics and history.