Warriors and Heroes

Why, hello there my honeybees. I decided it was defo time for another blog since I haven't written for donkeys.. You see madames and sirs I have been awfully busy with my work *sigh* and getting chubby on those easter eggs, but I trust you will enjoy this blog post for its all about my new project XD entitled - Warriors and Heroes. An exciting challenge to make real armour, made out of uhuh a special plastic (forgot the name its tougher than polystyrene!) We get to choose 3 warriors/heroes of the past that are of interest to us, henceforth I have chosen Beowulf, Joan of Arc and Boudicca. You know why I chose Boudicca she is a personal fav of mine simply because she is the icon of my Colchester town (was Camulodunum).
The preliminary pin-up consists of 30 total experimental drawings 10 for each character in many ways as possible. I am interested to see what I can achieve, particulary attempting to do collage. Then 3 final drawings with technical sheets for the warriors. Then we progress onto making the fake armour of any body part we like. So far, I have only done sketches and research of all characters so I had better make a move on now as next week is the pin-up :/
I would also like to write that I visited an amazing exhibition in Cardiff from the Society of British Theatre designers to which I have included some secret snaps! shhh. The work is soo good that I have to show you. Some of my uni lecturers work were in the exhibition quite nice to see their style for once.

Oh yessss, have u noticed I have made my blog wall look more mature and uhem simple :) Hope you like it! Will defo be posting more often now that the summer is soon here = more relaxation = more time to blog!

Take care honeybees

                                  Victory of Samothrace 190 B.C Musee du Lovre, Paris

                                                Beowulf Illustration By Charles Keeping 

                                                    Design idea reseach for Joan of Arc?  

                            Evening Gown and wrap in pleated ivory and beige silk chiffon
                                                  1974. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 

                                                                   See the resemblance?
             BA Hons Costume Design and Making students on our Grecian Goddesses night out

                                                            Brilliant costume making :)
                                                     Photos from the Cardiff Exhibition

                                                   & Proud to present Curry's work! ^





Bibliography:

•KODA, H. 2003 Goddess: the classical mode, Yale University Press

•LACOMBE, M. 1902 Arms and Armour, London: Gibbings & Company Ltd.

 •KEEPING, C. 1982 Beowulf, Oxford: Oxford University Press