Letting off some steam…

…or air as the case may be…

My friend Sean and I recently discovered a Poundcity store in the shopping centre next to our university in Belfast, and after a quick lunch decided to investigate.

Our investigation quickly resulted in purchasing a few multipacks of balloons simply because we were both in a mischievious mood and wanted to forget about project work etc, at least for the while.

Oh, we also managed to purchase some novelty christmas headwear, which we were soon wearing on our way back to Ulster University which, surprisingly enough, managed to turn a few heads, even though it was only November at the time. lol

After a few initial misshaps with some of the larger balloons Sean and I came up with the idea of brightening up our studio with a wall of colourful balloons that others students could see passing through the corridor, but after thinking about it, we decided to place the balloons against the window as we thought the balloons might give the studio a cheery atmosphere with daylight filtered through.

Blowing up all of the balloons certainly was a task all its own, and reaching the higher areas of the window was rather tricky, but after a few hours the wall was slowly filled up (although tying all those balloons left our fingertips rather bruised and tender) and we got positive feedback from both student and tutor alike.

The work in progress

Myself (left) and Sean (right)

The finished outcome

The Finished Outcome

Sean, Myself and Winnie

After all the work had been done we decided to experiment with some photography (because honestly, when are we going to see a giant wall of balloons again?)

This resulted in blurred imagery and lots of bright, vibrant colours which we thought looked interesting and would certainly help keep the place bright and cheerful even after the wall starts to come down.

Overall, I’d say this bit of fun proved to be quite successful for Sean and myself and it’s definitely something I’ll hope to continue experimenting with when the officials are looking the other way

Summer 2009

Over the Summer I was delighted to learn I was going to be taking part in the newly organised Artist’s Alley, run by the gaming society at Queen’s University in Belfast, known to many people simply as Q-Con.

Now in its sixteenth year, Q-Con has slowly been developing into Northern Ireland’s biggest and most popular anime and gaming convention and with this came the introduction of the Artist’s Alley, a chance for amateur artists and illustrators alike to come together and sell their artworks to the public.

Personally I was a little nervous with the prospect of selling artwork, especially my own as I’m not really in the mindset of thinking my artwork is worth much so I decided to try and sell a few small A5 sized prints, to at least see how well they sell and maybe gather some feedback from other artists on how I might be able to make improvements to my art style.

These were the prints that I sold at the convention

Overall, I felt that my prints had sold quite well for a first try (I had made back the money I had spent to make the prints plus a little extra) and I feel I’ve gotten a little insight into how other artists approach their work, not mention meeting a few new friends in the process.

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Hey guys and girls, welcome to my blog page!

Here is where I will be posting all or most of the current work that I’ve been getting upto since getting back to University.

Im afraid you shall have to bear with me as I get used to this layout and all these buttons o.o lol but hopefully you’ll also enjoy and find interest in some of the work that I hope to post here.

Fingers crossed! ^^