University Journal Work!

So then guys, it`s been a while again, and I do have my reasons!
The university load is huge, and I`m working my ass off once again.


If you don`t keep up with the live diary blog then here`s a quick break down:
I`m timetabled in every weekday, 9am till 5pm and I have to travel quite a bit to get there each and everyday. Along with being there all day, I`ve also got to stay behind or go home and just do Journal work for a few hours. Luckily they have free Wifi at the university, so it`s easy to do Journal research.

But I just haven`t had a lot of time to myself lately, when I get home at night I just sit and do nothing because I`m so tired, I just don`t want to do anything in my spare time.

So then, after I`ve been at University for four weeks and I`ve done quite a bit already... Well I feel like I have.

We had an Acclimatisation week where we just got to know each other and get to know the studios a bit more, and then for three weeks we`re experimenting with simples materials. So far I`ve done Photoshop and paper and card work; tomorrow I`m beginning to work with wire for the week.

However, I also haven`t been very well... At this moment in time I`ve been doing journal work all day long whilst everyone's had a good day out in Matlock. I`m too ill to go out right now, I`m showing all of the symptoms of a chest infection and pneumonia, I`ll live though.

It probably sounds stupid, but the Journal work is the most time consuming, every little thing you produce has to be documented, every artist you like has to be documented, any songs or films you like has to be documented... Basically just document every time you blink or breathe.

Then because of all of the documenting, I`ve almost completely filled an A4 sketchbook full of work from just over four weeks, I`ve got a very thin book that has larger images of my photoshop work and the card work, then I`ve got a quick sketchpad, Then a small Contextual Reference book and a small journal for sketching on the bus, or when I`m just walking around.
Our course leader, Carl, likes the idea of drawing different things but in the same location; most probably after learning about an artist who draws different people on the bus every single day and documents them all in a little sketchpad.
The journals are extremely important for University, just to get a good pass rate for this first year, we`ll need about three filled Journals; it`s even harder for me because mine are A4 size and most people have just got A5 size.

I`ve almost finished the journal, I`m just swamped with work at the moment. You can find pictures from University on my Instagram account and if you click on the images above then they should appear larger for you!
See everyone soon!


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