So my latest project... we had 4 weeks, to do
anything we wanted. A completely self-directed brief! So the best place to
start for me is always with a brainstorm, and a trip to the library for
inspiration!
I had just come back from a day in bath, one of my favourite
cities, and whenever I am there I always wonder to myself, "what would it
be like to live in one of these Georgian buildings?" "What goes on
inside?" "Who is it that lives there now, and back in history?"
"And what do they look like inside?"
I have always been fascinated
with interiors and architecture, especially floor plans.... I have a weird love
for them. But anyway, why not base my project on the houses of bath?! So I
did.... and below is my final outcome of the 4 weeks. But before I came to it, I
researched many artists, and researched into the history of Georgian
architecture, and the architects that built the city of bath. I came to the
idea of making little paper bath houses, illustrating both the exterior and interior.
With each house, having their own personality, there own story.
I want people
to pick them up, and imagine their very own world, to stop and think for a
minute. Each house also has a little bit of history written on the side too... I
have currently produced 4 different houses, but I want to do more, each one is
hand drawn in a very fine pen, then added watercolour on top, taking an average
of 4 hours to create each one!
My wish is to make them "real" by this
I mean, make lots to sell, so people can have their own little bit of bath, to
take away and treasure. But first I really want to know your thoughts! Would
you buy one? Would you like to collect a whole city? Let me know what you
think.... then I will put them on etsy, and see what happens!
I have so
many ideas on how I could take this further too, I know for definite that the
project wont stop here! I could make so many different cities and villages from
around the UK... I could leave the houses empty for you to design your own interior;
I could produce separate pieces of furniture for you to stick onto the walls...
I could increase the scale... literally anything, the possibilities are
endless. But what is so important to me, is to keep it hand drawn, and if it
did become big, I really wouldn’t want it to be produced in a big scary
factory... I like the idea of me in my bedroom, designing the houses, and re-printing them from my printer in my bedroom, and making all the packaging
myself... a cottage industry!
So yes, please tell me your thoughts!
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