Born Free: Birds & Cages

Born Free was a project based on the quote by William Blake,

"How can the bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?" 

I had to design a thaumatrope which had a overlying design for both the bird and the cage and then follow through with this to create an A3 poster design. It was a decorative piece using different types of lines and patterns. 

A3 Print: Born Free Poster

Thaumatrope: Cage

Thaumatrope: Bird

Original Bird Painting

Drawn Poster Plan

The bird I used within my A3 poster was originally the same colours as those on my thaumatrope, but due to tonal issues and directing the focus, I adjusted the colours in photoshop.


Mediums used: THAUMATROPE: gouache and watercolour for the painting and fine liner. POSTER: photoshop and drawing tablet. 

'Tis the Season to give presents

Amongst my crazy end of term deadlines I managed to whip up this crafty Christmas gift.

I used a glass bauble with a removable top so that I could insert the artificial snow, and the name tag. Then I tied the bow on top and attached some nice embroidery thread to have the decoration from.

The little "homemade" label was just a silly little idea, but it was fun to pretend like it was a product.

Then to top it off I created a quick christmas card, to go along with the snow in the bauble. I used some doilies and stuck them onto white card. This gave a very subtle background, but with the brown christmas tag I think it worked well in looking quite elegant.