The Mini Degree Show

Mini Degree Show 

After the first few weeks I feel like I have had a lot of experimentation when it comes to producing some art work. I had only used clay once before and I was dying to try it out again. I love working with clay, constructing and manipulating a material to make something brand new brings a lot of satisfaction to me. I was heavily inspired by the theatre masks, I appreciated the dramatic expressions they give off. I wanted to make masks that were very clear in what emotion they were expressing and I believe I was very successful in doing so. 

When it came to painting I went with colours that corresponds with the emotions and I began to write with in the eyes adjectives related to the expression however it was soon pointed out that I didn't need to justify something that was already being betrayed. 

I started researching via the internet, other words that could be used instead of the obvious ones. I found loads and this gave my creations much more meaning. Before hand the masks represented the emotions of leaving Ireland and coming to University in Liverpool, looking at friends and family in the rearview mirror. Now it shares the underlying emotions and issues that no one likes to talk about.