prints

Working on maps, cutting them and putting back together in a new way, gave me an idea to make prints. I prepared 3 woodblocks altogether and printed them one on the top of another, using the map colours. While preparing them, I took some rubbings.

...and some colour....

the best three presentable prints ;)

A Busy painting

When I started the urban environment project, I traced Limerick city map, LSAD building plan and St. John's cathedral plan. Later on, I layered them together and traced them again. The result is visible here:

I didn't come back to the traicing until I became interested  in maps again and started cutting them, tearing, etc. Then, one day I thought about painting...... I haven't used oils for a while and in a way missed them! So i started the painting...... Busy one, full of colours one can find in maps, and based on the tracing I did long time ago. 

After watching the programme on Art 21 about Mary Heilmann, an American painter, I really liked the way she used canvas to give her paintings different approach. I decided to do the same with my painting, as the layout remined me of the crossing streets.....

cubed!

lose yourself..........or find??

my idea of pocket maps ;)

ceramic samples

samples inspired by lines, maps, plans.......

good fun!!!!

silicone moulds, casts and all the fun while waiting ;)

these are the shapes I took form the people I sketched and one is from the building plan. I enlarged them and then they were cut from mdf board and glued to the one too. 

Next, I had to apply a layer of vaseline so the silicone that was poured later on, would come off easily. 

Then, I coverd the shapes with plaster so the silicone moulds would stay in shape.

The ready moulds. Later on, I used only one of them.

I had to find proper material I could make the cats with

The plaster turned out to be to fragile, the long bits just broke

Wax wasn't strong enough either

Only the synthetic resin was strong enough and didin t brake, giving nice transparency and shine.

In the next casts, I used different colours by adding pigments to the resin.

city sounds

I recorded this video back in September 2010 while doing the research for the project. 

The city is in a hurry, is busy, loud, impatient..... just like me and you........sometimes....