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151122 - Traces (continued)
Today I tried using latex to create a very thin layer - it smelled horrible and it was difficult to estimate the drying time I have to...
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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101122 - Live drawing with John Close
Today we learnt about proportions. In John's words, think of proportions as a set of relationships - the sum of the parts in relation to...
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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161122 - Studio work
While doing my Dunhuang Project I have seen many wall paintings from Mogao Cave that showed people's diary lives, which had many...
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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021222 - Theory with John Murphy-Woolford
We had a really interesting class today with John who took us through a series of short workshops and talks on abstract art, its history,...
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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011222 - Live drawing with John Close
Can you see where I am in the painting...? ; )
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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231122 - Studio work
I continued with the work today in the studio. While the current PM declared "golden era" between the UK and China was over, and China...
Katie Poon
May 1, 20241 min read
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091122 - Feedback
Thanks to Susi who gave me many fresh ideas during our 1-2-1 conversation in our studio. I will further develop these ideas and carry out...
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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241122 - Art lab with Rachel Mercer and live drawing with John Close
Another great day with Rachel and John!
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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171122 - Stone carving with Paul Badger and live drawing with John Close
It was a great fun to play with the concrete blocks and we received a lots of help from Paul who was such a nice tutor! Each of us came...
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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181122 - Full day Printmaking With Theresa Pateman
I have never realised printing could be so much fun until today! We were lucky to have Theresa who was so gentle and patient to go...
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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221122 - Art lab With Susannah Rosenfeld-King (Susi) and Alessandro Cervizzi
Seeds symbolize life. When Susi asked us to choose an object from a collection of materials she gathered from the office, I picked up the...
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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061222 - Art lab
All of our work were put together to make a nice piece of art! Fantastic!
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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291122 - Art lab
We practised using clay and plaster again today and I fall in love with making stuff using them!
Katie Poon
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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081122 - Traces (continued) - explore entropy
Perhaps many of us has made "rubbing art" before? According to Britannica, this technique may have been used in China since the 2nd...
Katie Poon
Nov 13, 20221 min read
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031122 - Oil painting with Rachel Mersey and live drawing with John Close
What a smart, bright and patient artist Rachel was! She showed us how to mix colours and corrected some of the bad habits I have when...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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021122 - Presentation and ideas sharing
Today I showed Isabel the work I have been working on over the half term break, including paintings of my daughters in a Mogao Cave...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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131022 - Glazing with Anna Bingham and live drawing with John Close
Glaze is a continuous vitreous layer attached to the surface of a ceramic body, or a mixed layer of vitreous and crystal. The glaze may...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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121022 - Lino making and discussion
Today I first made a 3D bus for one of our classmates to send our best wishes to him. With the help from my friend Lydia I managed to...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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111022 - Invisible Cities (continued) & film night
Today we continued with the Invisible Cities project and I was delighted that I was able to finish all of the planned work on time. I...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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011122 - Traces and film night
From today we started on a journey to explore the idea of Trace via two sub themes: the body ("as absent & substitute", and "as energy &...
Katie Poon
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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