Cultures Series

Totem Pole- Coloured pencil on black construction paper

Dreamcatcher- watercolours with coloured pencil

Dreamcatcher Print- Using 'Dreamcatcher'. Edited using photoshop

Bear with Fish- Pencil sketch

Bear with Fish 2- Poster paint. Based on Northwest Coast Art

Pot- Sketched on black construction paper using white pencil

Pot 2- Traced from 'Pot' and then drawn into using promarkers. Looking at Islamic art for inspiration for the pattern design

Lion with Acetate Overlay- Lion drawn on parcel paper, using coloured pencil, with an acetate ovelay which has an Islamic stlye design on it, which was created using promarker

Batik Landscape- Looking at Japanese art, a batik on cotton with fabric dyes

Butterfly Wing- Tissue paper with glue to create a translucent background with inks

Origami Pieces and Print- Using origami paper I folded the pieces so I could understand what sections of the paper were visible when folded as I wanted to add graphics to the pieces. I developed the print by scanning the origami in and then editing it using Photoshop

Origami Graphics- Butterfly: The butterfly was created using tissue paper and glue as a backing and then using drawing inks to colour in the individual sections so it has a translucent appears just like a butterfly wing does. The Crane: I used drawing inks on paper to paint the individual sections

Mount Fuji- Wax Oils

Mount Fuji 2- Using 'Mount Fuji' to create a foam board stamp. Printed onto cotton using fabric paints

Fish- Watercolour fish with coloured pencil exploring Japanese art style

Watercolour Fish- watercolour on parcel paper with coloured pencils

Kimono Portrait- Drawn using transfer dyes then printed onto polyester (see 'Kimono Portrait 2')

Kimono Portrait 2- Polyester with heat transfer dyes