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Found this really cute girl whilst i was trying to research time...

Tate on a napkin...

I forgot my notebook so i had to write on a napkin as i was wondering around the Tate today! I mainly wanted to go today to see the new 'Watercolour' exhibition which opened today, which was mentioned in Vogue. Watercolours are 'in' by the way! The colours and hues are everywhere at the moment- in fashion and interiors, makes any piece romantic- i think anyway. In the tate had every type of painting you can do with watercolours, which, as it happens, a lot! Its not all romantic landscapes! "Colour was regarded as an addional tool for drawings and illustrastions.."

Unit 1- Introduction to Higher Education

My visual and textual research for my rough guide project, Brixton, was well observed, however i could have collected more. I struggled for the 'gallery' part of the study task as i did not have enough information. I took photos of the exhibition but did not take notes. When visited Brixton i drew from observation and also took photos. I feel the drawings have better notification of the area. Collecting memorabilia from and around Brixton helped my visual understanding. Exploring the area helped me with my knowledge and people who worked and lived in Brixton. My selected media for the final image was a mixture of photography and fabric swatches. I wanted to have some textiles in my project. I feel i have managed my time well in this unit, despite being ill a few times. However i need to be more prompt on updating my blog as soon as i have it written i my notebook. I have not done this for this unit, therefore only blogging once i remember about the event/ lecture/ visit.

Robert Opie- Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising

A lot more interesting than i thought it would be actually. I loved all the old bottles, the labels were so cute! Not like there are now..so boring! There was a LOT of Guinness advertising, so i decided to research this particular brand further.

In 1752 Arthur was born! In 1863 the Guinness trade mark label was the O'Neal harp and famous signature of Arther Guinness. Guinness is a famous beer brand from Dublin. It all begins with a signature, Arthur signing a

 9,000-year lease on a disused brewery at St. James’s Gate. The brewery covers four acres and consists of a copper, a kieve, a mill, two malthouses, stabling for 12 horses and a loft to hold 200 tons of hay. Arthur begins brewing porter and ale.

SHOES! (the threatre production!!!)

Ah Shoes!! A Play on shoes! oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! It was amazing! No story line, just songs and dances about shoes! I wore my most fabulous shoes for the occasion (naturally) no one else seemed to be bothered! People were wearing uggs! UGGS I TELL YOU!......ew..
At the Peacock Theatre, a Sadler's Wells' smash-hit 'Shoes' came round for a second time, after being on last year and being too superb to just be on once!

Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballet Russes 1909- 1929

The Russian Ballet at this time could not be more different than the English- very colourful, warm colours and very sexy! They had fantasy based costumes and men dressed as animals! "Diaghilev a likable man, but awful." Eric Satie. Serge Pavlovich Diaghileff first ballet season was marked by the exotic designs of the Russian-born artist Leon Bakst. The costumes in this exhibition was truly fabulous, refreshing to see when the 'norm ballet' outfit is rather..conventional...

Trash Fashion - Designing out waste

Newspaper, Bio-plastic,nettle fibers, all new materials being used for Eco fashion. At the 'Trash Fashion' exhibition there is a whole world outside the cotton, wool, silk material brackets. 'Cotton is the thirstiest plant on the planet.' There was this one waist coat -bio culture- which was crafted out of sugary bio film which is produced by the microbes that fermate green tea. It grows like bacteria in to a material, very durable.