John Edward Kitson was born at Coseley, near Dudley, Staffordshire in 1897, the eldest of two children born to Edward and Florence Kitson. His father was a police constable at first in the Dudley and Handsworth regions, but it seems that promotion to sergeant saw him move north to the Potteries, perhaps before John was... Continue Reading →
Hannah Dale
It was time to start the stories of Stoke and my 1st story not personal to me but one I believe has character is the case of Hannah Dale - The Child of Wonder. http://cooper314.blogspot.com/2018/01/hannah-dale-child-of-wonder.html
Tony
Talking extra with Anthony Braitewaite a lecturer i have previously got to know, he suggested some amazing technique's and finishing print places on where he believes could take my work to the next level. He talked about many methods of being able to screen print and ceramic mark making, to also the art form of... Continue Reading →
Hidden Meaning
Even though i understand and know of my route with the project and its outcome. I would love to work with some methods of hiding messages in work and objects to signify what actually is happening with objects that we don.t see....the idea that we as people place a history on an object everyday but... Continue Reading →
Crit Week 2
After a discussion and a presentation with fellow students, the critique back was that my project already seemed to venture in a direction that didn't need diversion. This was the idea that my inventors as their inventions was a complete contradiction in my research and may not help at all in the sense of class,... Continue Reading →
Style Trial
Here I have started to see if my set style works in a complimentary manner with the art deco style I have chosen. I do quite like some of the images, and believe the grainier the picture, the more the image looks real. Colour is something i really need to work on now as a... Continue Reading →
Style Inspiration
The other plan is to make Art Deco style posters. I believe this could be great to play with as i will be able to elaborate more on my style, incorporate more of the strengths in my work which is to add a lot of depth and also play with scale and paper. There is... Continue Reading →
Medium
The medium is the making of a piece of art and i've wondered how i could maybe incorporate invention into its design. Option 1- Making with the medium. There is an option to create a narrative and story of the inventor with the medium they made themselves. This is great practise for seeing inventors in... Continue Reading →
Inventors As Their Inventions.
In previous blog posts I have discovered that the idea of placing meaning upon objects is actually a global and maybe instinctual thing. This has led me to believe that a way in which i could explain my method of artistic influence is by first applying my methodology to a more public audience rather than... Continue Reading →
Imperial War Museum
I remember in my 1st year of study there was a section in the Imperial war museum that contained lucky charms. The main ones being coal, a horse shoe and shamrock. For the idea that they believed and placed superstition on these objects in this time is very interesting. The way in which we as... Continue Reading →
Kidda Kups
Some Designs of what i could possible produce combining narrative and cup together.
Tunstall Girl
Please Visit - http://liamjsproston.wixsite.com/website/black-eyes It was seeing Harriet Cole and her Burleigh inspired works that made me realise of the work of my local of the 6 towns Tunstall start Clarice Cliff. This amazing woman and designer challenged all traditional boundaries of pottery and she could be a good visual illustrator i could use to implicate... Continue Reading →