So, I’m currently a part-time tutor on the Foundation course at Hereford College of Arts and each week I take a discourse session in which the students talk about something that interests them to the rest of the group. This week one of the students mentioned the work of Charlie Engman which I found really interesting, particularly his ‘Domestic Diorama’ series.

These look to me like tubes of meat, or chicken carcasses squeezed into uncomfortable positions until you realise they’re human bodies- I find them creepy but strangely compelling and the series makes me imagine some sort of secret murder has taken place. I think their vulnerability is emphasized by the fact that the bodies are a bit blue and goose pimply looking i.e. real people rather than the tanned honey toned limbs we’re used to seeing in modern advertising and imagery.

Visit his website to see some more of this work:

ENGMAN

A friend of mine has been working on a community garden project in Cardiff. Recently the project was featured on TV as viewers voted for the charity they believed was most worthy of the donation money, and the community gardens won! take a peek at the website and see what it’s all about.

HERE

This is currently one of my favorite things. It makes me feel happy inside.

And this is the making of.

Earlier in the year I helped my brother in designing a quick logo for the University of Bristol’s ‘The Cell’ CMM society of which my brother is secretary. It’s nice to see it on a shirt.

In the town in which I live, the Malvern Hills conservators are holding a competition asking residents to design a poster to promote responsible dog ownership, this is my entry. I wanted to keep the tone light and playful as well as getting a message across to the viewer. What better way to achieve this than a hi-fiving dog!??

Today I mostly liked this!!

I’ve updated my black and white Bird of Paradise pattern I created before Christmas with some colour, this makes me feel very summery, I’d love to put it on a dress.

Hmmmmm…. I’m currently trying to capture the essence of ‘Responsible dog ownership on the Malvern Hils’ for a local competition.

So I’ve perfected my balloon pattern with a little help from Photoshop, the repeat can be seen in my portfolio.