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[itskateart]

A short video, shared at the Duncan of Jordanstone 2021 Online Degree Show opening night.

Many thanks to all of the people who made Wyvin Wyes possible (ye ken fa ye are).

[animatedshortoftheday]

Bus, Stop! (2022) [4 min] by Melinda Buharova and Maude Stubbings | UK

[georgiagabbsgraphicsblog]

[libbydd]

I present my first ever printed comic: ESAU!

If you want a copy of ESAU or want to see more comics by my amazing classmates, come see us at the DJCAD/University of Dundee table at TAGS Fest on December 2nd in Edinburgh!

This comic is a real labour of love, and I'm so excited to finally be able to share it.

[nataliabojarska]

[promotionlisag]

Notes for Evaluation1 prep

Instagram accounts that I followed, give examples 

My own Instagram account, use of hashtags and engaging with similar content to create a professional space 

Promoting through word of mouth, in conversation with friends and family 

Business cards, handing these out to people  

Putting ig account on business cards so people can see what kind of work I make 

Writing clear and concise potential artist statements that represent my work well 

Inviting friends from other art schools eg GSA and DJCAD, planning to attend each others degree shows as a form of collaboration/promoting sense of community 

Should I make a website.... or online gallery type thing hmmm 

Make a linktree on Instagram  

Documentation of developments  

Capturing and editing to produce high quality images of work 

Looking at posters/ways that other small galleries usually voluntarily run – promote their latest exhibitions, specifically WHEN- noticed its always a few days before that i see these on social media and think more notice eg a week-10 days would also be good to plan ahead 

Talking to guy in wood shop about degree show 

Signing up for mailing lists/becoming a mamber- society of scottish artists, glasgow connected arts network, scottish contemporary arts network  

Looking at opportunities on Creative Scotland, for post graduation 

[promotionemmamilligan]

Open Studio Event

This weekend I went to an open studio event that was taking place in fife. In total I went to four studios, all unique is space and mediums being used.

The first artist studio I went to belonged to Jane Keith, and after conversing with her I learned that she was a lecturer at DJCAD and teaches a friend of mine. I showed her some of my work and she was really friendly and was asking about what plants I was using to create my dyes as she is a textile artist. I loved the way she displayed her textiles for this event as they were hung up to allow full view of her work. Below are the images of her studio.

The next few studios weren't necessarily relevant to my own work but It was interesting to see how these artists used space surrounding their homes to make their studios, giving me plenty of ideas for my own future studio space. These studios belonged to, Kate Downie, Michaelson Design and Nichola Martin. Their works ranged from oil painting to digital media printed on fabric (below are the images of these studios).

[megsgdes]

Fraser Muggeridge outside DJCAD

[itskateart]

A wee commission up in Aberdeen fae mony moons ago.

[avillainousmagician]

I should not have looked up if the OU has practical art degrees because they do and I'm just really upset now because I still wouldn't be able to do it no matter how much I would like to finish the other half of my degree because I know I would just freak out about e-mails and not be able to handle deadlines just the same as what eventually happened during my third attempt at a degree. I'm in a much better place mental health wise and physical health wise and I wouldn't be in and out of hospital like I was but I just feel it would be another expensive disaster.

Maybe if the ADHD screening is positive maybe that'll give me the right kind of help. Since being on mood stabilisers got rid of my hypomanic ability to check e-mails and meet deadlines (that doesn't mean I in any way want off the mood stabilisers) which helped me through the first and second years that went well at DJCAD, I'm left with my extreme flakiness and problems finishing things and being late etc etc. It's the last thing I want fixed, I didn't notice as much when I was getting the other things fixed. Like, being Autistic was Thing 'Wrong' Number 1 and then the mood issues were Thing Wrong Number 2 and I have them under control, now I am left looking at my chronic, severe disorganisation and how much that in fact causes me terrible problems. I hope I get it fixed. I'm worried my high achieving, high masking childhood that made the first bit of the questionnaire seem like a very definite 'no' will be the end of the endeavour. I was still the same way as a child, terribly messy and problems with deadlines and stuff, I just had a proper routine with school and everything and lots of supportive adults plus I was like, 'gifted' type smart and that made up for the fact I put practically no effort into anything the whole way through school and so still got five As at Higher regardless.

I dunno how to explain this properly. I need to finish the form...it's been months of avoiding it...

[animatedshortoftheday]

ChemisTree (2019) [5 min] by Gosia Chlopek and Lukas Gecas | Scotland

[sams-animation]

28/01/2024

This past week, we pitched our ideas for our fourth year films, and my Pitch, expectations, did not get picked. To be honest, I'm a little relieved, as being showrunner is a lot to handle. I got assigned to the group "Heavenly Accomplice", where we found out that the entire group is actually background artists (nearly).

I also worked on my assistant brief for a while this week, tweaking the perspective of the boy according to Lorena's drawover.

Before:

After.

On Tuesday there was a Schoolism talk, which I attended since I am interested in learning about 3D development and art. Specifically, I'm very interested in the gaming scene. I know there are a lot of job opportunities in that area within Scotland, so I'm very curious about it.

Speaking of games - I attended my first ever Game Jam!

The above video is what I produced for the jam, which was a short introductory sequence for the game. It went through many iterations due to difficulties I will mention below.

I thought it would be more tiring, but there was actually many DJCAD students attending, so our team was overcrowded (a good thing workload-wise). As a first experience, it provided everything I was looking for - a calm insight into what it's like. It was extremely valuable for me, but I do regret not managing to do more for the team. For a couple of reasons, my progress was stilted. 1) I was trying to learn a new software since I believed it would be useful, but ultimately had to give up due to the amount of time I was spending and results produced. 2) There was a member of our group not in our year who I don't think had really experienced much groupwork yet, and was very difficult to deal with for the other animators there and the game devs. This also led to me doing a lot of managing of the group - trying to wrangle a lot of highly ambitious ideas, make sure nobody was getting too frustrated with each other, and ensure everyone was doing something and knew what that was.

We didn't manage to complete the game, however, I definitely want to repeat this experience, and try to enter another game jam at some point for my portfolio. The devs were also so lovely and it was a very welcoming atmosphere.

[saskianimation]

Week 18 ♡ 12/02 - 18/02 Further Character Design Development

Monday - Woke up unwell, messaged my team/Susan/DJCAD that I wasn’t able to make it in today.

Tuesday - Lecture on Networking and Professional Set Up (add notes)

Thursday - Today I was just focusing on further character development.

[reflective-research-journal]

Year 3 - Colour and the Word

Colour & the Word

In this the final project of the semester we require you to study the subjects of colour and language. This is a three week project. It is not simply enough to make something ‘colourful’. As you will recall from the first project, John Berger, in his essay, To Take Paper, to Draw … writes: ‘There are certain paintings which animals could read. No animal could ever read a drawing'. I would extend Berger’s observation further by adding that any pig can make something approximating a colourful artwork (see ‘Meet “Pigcasso” SA's painting hog' and ‘Swatch launches “Pigcasso” watch’ on the Yuja channel) The aim of the project is that you add to your stock of knowledge about the subject: that you study the subject by undertaking bibliographic and online research; by looking (and trying to understand what it is that you are looking at) and by making and doing things in the studio and at home. There are no designated tasks associated with individual artists or writers in this project. We expect you to make your own way in response to the material we have provided; material which is drenched in colour. Many of you are already ranging freely in the material resources we are giving you. In this project we actively encourage you all to do this; to draw motivation, influence, inspiration, curiosity, experiment … from any of the references (visual, literary or both) to make a start with. You will be looking specifically at the relationship between colour and language. Ask yourself how words can be translated into colours; what do individual words or sequences of words ‘say’, how can your choice of colours evoke this? As in previous projects there are substantial research documents to help you. There are texts for wider reading in the 'Reading List' of the module and in the Yuja channel there are short videos related to the project.

Studio and Independent Study tasks While there are NO studio and independent study tasks on this occasion this should not prevent you from creating your own if you have found them useful. Remember: You do not always need to know why you are doing something, or what the result might be before you have done it. In this, as in all our projects, you can enter into a realm called what if …? letting your natural curiosity and intuition propel you forward. Do things, and then think about the results afterwards. Creating and analysing are different processes and should not be confused with each other. The word research is to be understood as a verb. DJCAD, level 1 Art & Design Module DJ11003

[bethfuller]

the wayfarer and their destination

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[rchrgd]

Lost In Limbo

The beginnings of another photo zine, cause I’ve become obsessed with folding paper, but not skilled enough for origami