Sunday, 14 February 2021

Eleanor Kill

A series of images which show different types of whales which have somehow been affected by humans. I started out by researching and drawing different types of whales. Then my research took me to looking at captive whales and how humans seem to exploit them. I found mostly Orca whales are most famously known for performing in shows and as a result deaths have occurred, however I also found that Beluga whales are also commonly found in captivity but because little is known about them they don’t seem to be a focus point for stopping captivity of whales. I also found that Blue whales have also been affected by human activity. Therefore I focused my drawings around these three whales. I started by sketching, then I tried out different media. I liked using procreate, so I decided to use this for creating my final piece. I wanted to create a series of images which where also informative and therefore could be used to educate as well as look effective. I wanted to include the skeletons of the whales because it shows if humans carried on treating the whales how we once did the skeletons would be the only evidence that these creatures existed but however in recent years our attitudes have changed towards these creatures.
 
Simran Gurung

I have studied the sequence of bee pollination and how crucial it is to our natural world and ecosystem. Using textiles and sewing inspired by the natural, organic process of pollination, I have created a piece portraying the vast power one bee alone holds in the prosperity of our living world, inspired by a powerful statistic included in my image. I have really enjoyed exploring textiles and sewing for the first time across my work, incorporating machine embroidery, hand sewing, tactical composition of fabrics and using the back of my sewing work in some areas to create interesting layers, textures and lines in my image. I think my image could be seen in an educational magazine or online campaign for environmental awareness. Overall, I loved exploring textiles, a medium which is new to me, and feel I have created an impactful, interesting sequential image.

Elise Costain

I chose to look at a more broad idea of animals in sequential imagery, I decided to look at people who have rare species for pets. Especially with the cultural boom of the docuseries Tiger King, I have a heightened awareness about people with extraordinary and endangered animals as pets. Also the idea of the modern social media influencer advancing to a stage where the new ‘in’ thing is to have a crazy pet seemed like a fun idea to me.




Laura Louise McDonagh


My project researches into the history of the London zoo, in particular focusing on a tale of a ghost bear seen at the Tower of London. In my final piece I wanted to illustrate this story in a tarot card style print, combing ideas of three dimensional space and aiming to make it seem like the prints are moving to bring the story to life.