Part 1: Getting Started: the key is communication - Assignment 1 - say hello

The brief for this assignment was to tell your tutor about yourself, your interests and inspirations and the materials that you feel happy working with - presented as a greetings card.

I started by listing things that are important to me and my life. I wanted to include these in a single illustration. I also wanted to show that I don't have a lot of confidence about my work, but I do have enthusiasm.

I started to sketch - ideas about format, how to convey the messages, our cats, gardening, drawing, watercolour, lino printing. Also I wanted the word 'hello' to be major part of the card.


Gradually the ideas came together - and here it is!



It is folded so that the first part of the image is mainly pencil lines - tentative, unsure, lacking in confidence. When it is opened out there is more colour and vibrancy - to represent enthusiasm and enjoyment. The word 'hello' is handcrafted using a variety of techniques - pencil, watercolour, fabric collage and lino cut and the images include things that are important to me.