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Eternal Reefs Pods
In Australia to combat the coral reefs dying Eternal Reefs have made stone pods with holes in them that cremated ashes can be places in that coral can grow onto which can bring life back in Australia’s oceans. Development sketches of pods and some environmental ocean artists.
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Key post- Research
Research is key to my artwork, as my work can be interrupted as controversial. The facts I present in my work I focus on being true and detailed. When we were given the brief of, ‘changing the world in small ways’ I wanted to continue my interest of death positive art in an educational way.…
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The impacts of humans
We need to change the way we bury our dead. A Vox video telling us briefly of the impacts of traditional American burial practices and ways in which we could improve.
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Unit X
Unit X encourages collaboration and conversations which I’ve interrupted as collaboration used to encourage education on topics relevant to death. As someone very passionate on being clear about my plans for how I want to be looked after once I leave this life, I also strongly believe that our end should cause the least amount…
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Conclusion
I think my project developed more as I expanded my understanding of death acceptance, as I became more comfortable with confronting images of bodies and how they are looked after. Although my emotions became less affected by the images it also it also made me challenge myself to consider the eye of the viewer and…
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Design for finale work
I wanted a design to work like a tapestry that tells a story from life to death in a way that the west views as the ideal way to die, live a long life and pass away comfortable surrounded by family and friends.
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Finale work
I decided I wanted to make a garment that I would wear that tells a story of death acceptance and that people could view and approach me to ask more questions about, which furthers the discussion of death positivity. I started with taking my measurements down and then I drew out my pattern pieces. I…
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Embroidery Work
This work was based on Barbara Jones’ ‘Design for death’ from her illustration of a man in a body bag. After I had embroidered the original sketch (image 1) I found that I also enjoyed the rougher stitch work on the back (image 2). The two sides reminded me of the first moments of decease and…
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Sketchbook Update
The use of textiles has become the focal point of my work by this point. The hand piece (image 3) was based on frost bitten hands. Image 2 shows the first sketches of how I originally wanted the hand to be positioned, however I had struggled to transfer that onto the canvas. The crime scene…