Mixtape Degree Show | Illustration

 The show had been done and had launch party yesterday, it was good, the show was brilliant. I took some photos of my best work, both Illustration projects and Final Major Project, being in the show.

"Working drawings for animation : Animating takes a certain type of passionate obsession! Laura has a natural affinity with moving images and seeks every opportunity to bring her illustrations alive. Her dedication to detail is seen here through a glimpse into her working drawings - the movements which has brought her birds to life in her animated gif." Captioned by proud lecturer.
" The Firetails Nest - Tweet pipes the robin as the cat creeps bye
Her nestling young that in the elderns lie
And bluecap tootles in its glee
Picking the flies from blossomed apple tree
And pink the chaffinch cries its well knows strain
Urging its mate to utter pink again
While in a quiet mood hedgsparrows trie
An inward stir of shadowed melody
While on the rotten tree the firetail mourns
As the old hedger to his soil returns
And chop the grain to stop the gap close bye
The hole where her blue eggs safety lie
Of every thing that stirs she dreamth wrong
And pipes her 'tweet tut' fears the whole day long

A poem by the 19th century Northampton poet, John Clare

Reading the poems of John Clare, i tried to visualise what he saw around Northamptonshire, having this feeling and illusion of being in the British countryside environment in the 19th century and hearing the sound of British wild birds.

This poem captures the emotional moment  of what living in nature is like for wild animals. It suggest the beauty of nature as well as its fight for survival.




Before the show started, we were gathered around for the speech, as well as giving out the awards, i have received the 'award' for Passionate Obsession for animation, the award is a pack of Haribo sweet! Yum. 


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