by Julie Ellis | Jan 5, 2022 | News
Update on work in progress. Drawing on surface with charcoal and graphite to guide and add layer and interest. Overdrawing shoes, cutlery. very roughly to scale. Mixing acrylics and oils – making interesting textures and resist effects. Colour pallet still quite...
by Julie Ellis | Jan 2, 2022 | News
The short paragraphs below are to do with home, place, memory and getting to the root of where the whole thing ties together. House/Home We had moved house so many times that I could no longer see a house as a home. I always love going for a walk in the early evening,...
by Julie Ellis | Dec 30, 2021 | News
I have been writing about objects of commemoration … Achievement objects such as Trophies and medals designed for the purpose of marking accomplishment and triumph which are often treasured. On occasion these may be worn on our bodies with pride to inform others of...
by Julie Ellis | Dec 18, 2021 | News
Ideas: I am thinking about how I can include the main body of my essay into the physical book. I am thinking that it will be there as a kind of introduction to the main body of the book. I want to set it aside as it has a different tone to the rest of the text and...
by Julie Ellis | Dec 16, 2021 | News
Taking time over the painting; Five ground layers, textural. Writing is progressing similarly; Thinking about abject objects… I have thirty six of my children’s baby teeth, three dirty envelopes of baby hair and an umbilical cord. The ritual of saving a long...
by Julie Ellis | Dec 13, 2021 | News
As the wordcount is fairly low I am having to think carefully about the content of my writing. Moving on from the Place, Muscle memory and Dreamlike memories heading discussed in my second year essay I decided that objects of memory would narrow things down....
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