Prints and Photo Collages

I feel that I have done so much experimentation and yet need to do more. Everyone keeps suggesting to do bigger photos but I don’t think I am ready for that, plus photography isn’t a strong medium for me.

These were all done with black ink, through an etching onto a photograph. Some of the prints came out more clearer than others which I expected. I do really like the photograph after it has been used, I would prefer it to be a little more cleaned and then maybe made into books or safely displayed.

The coloured ones are with reference to the areas of my body I like and dislike. The top image came out really well whereas the second one was more of an accidental splodge (moved it while it was on the paper.) Although it doesn’t show the body shape, I like how the colours have merged together. I would like to try to create an image where the colour merges together, like this one, but where the body is recognisable.

Some of these photo collages I really liked as they were and others I am thinking of stitching onto them. Figure 4 is probably one of my favourites, as my arms are extended in the same place in each image even though they are different poses. As I have previously written, I intended to create little books for my photos to go into. So far, I have made two for just photo collages, 2 for drawings (with pockets so the drawing can be taken out and rearranged with other pieces – they are the drawings that are based on the creases of my skin) and 2 that are made from drawings from tracing paper.

I am planning to make more so that all my photos and drawings can be displayed nicely. I don’t know whether I will display them within my final exhibition as it depends on what I produce as my final piece (still don’t have an idea yet) but I hope that they can be used in some way.