The brief given; to create a gesamtkunstwerk bowl. Which typifies the values identified during my gesamtkunstwerk presentation (nature, diversity, juxtapose, traditional methods, illustration and storytelling). this bowl can be seen as an object or concept in the context of design and craft.
After talking to Ingrid in my personal tutorial, the ideas that i should consider to be present within my work is the use of traditional methods in order to explore my interest in book binding.
Developing my interest and technique in bookbinding needs to take primary position for this year as this is what I feel I want to continue after my degree. therefore I feel this needs to come through and be combine into this bowl project. To do so I need to think less about a physical book bound form and more of an object that uses the traditional forms, methods and material values of a hand bound book. considering stitching, materials, printing, lettering and illustration.
My current thoughts to explore paper cut and paper mache vessels that explores the restoration and conservation and building technique of bookbinding that I seek to become competent in by the end of this degree.
To do This I am going to explore paper mache as a means to create a delicate form that I can control the scale thickness and opacity of to explore the fragmentation seen when repairing older book. This I will then be able to experiment with colour illustration print, text and paper cut.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 