Amanda
Gilbert – Me, Myself and I
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How
do I like to work?
I
like to paint on canvas with acrylic paints. I like to research an idea and
work towards a finished piece of art. I like to create clear stories with my
images. I take a lot of photographs of nature which I use as the basis for some
of my work.
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Who
or what will inspire me?
I love the work of John Howe,, Julie Bell,
Josephine Wall, Bente Schlick and Bernhard Vogel. I am inspired by themes of
fantasy and magic, dreams, spirits and the natural world.
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What
materials do I like to work with?
I like working with water colours, paper, canvas,
ink and oil paints.
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Have
any other modules/projects influenced my ideas?
I particularly enjoyed the book making workshops,
which I have continued to explore in my practice. I also liked the ‘After Song
to the Siren’ task and the way in which I was restricted from using black.
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What
scale do I like to work at?
Some of my canvas work can be as big as A1, though
most of my ink and watercolour work tends to be A4 or A3 size.
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Do
I want to make a zine, a sketchbook, a magazine, a portfolio a comic, a unique
object, a journal, an altered book…?
I intend to have a portfolio as well as an altered
book.
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How
could I make my book?
Using a needle and thread I intend to make the pages,
which will then be attached to a hard cover. I am also thinking about adding a
lock and key.
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How
big will my book be?
I am not sure yet, possibly A4 or A3
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How
many pages does it have?
I’m not sure. I am working on a storyboard to
determine how many pages I will need.
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Does
it still function as a book?
It will function as a normal storybook.
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What
are it’s contents, it’s themes?
The book is about Mother Nature and the Snow Queen,
it is a children’s story.
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Is
there Text & Image? Just image? Or Just text?
The book is a children’s book, there will be text
to support large illustrations.
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Does
it have a visual style?
It will be a sort of fantasy art style
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