Fridays
are all about Synthetic Anatomy, although learning and working with new
software to be able to create 3D pieces has been my obsession this week in between the gaps of general
teaching, running a smocking and pleating workshop for BA students, a folding
workshop for MA students, interviewing prospective students for Textile Design
BA, briefing the last unit for the current year 3 on the Textile Course at
Norwich, tutorials for year 2 OCA Fine Art students, seeing The Comforter by the
wonderful (you will laugh you will cry) Stacy Makishi https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/artists/stacy-makishi at the glorious Norwich Arts Centre which was really fantastic and then finally tweaking designs for planning committee for the Goldlay Square commission.
This
Friday at Kings the afternoon session was run by Celia Pym. http://celiapym.com/ Life drawing. If you ever need a drawing
workshop I cannot recommend her more highly. The level of serious fun and
energy in the room (for 2 hours) was awesome. The medical students went from 'this
is a laugh', which it was, to taking the whole thing very seriously as they became
focused and realised that drawing is not so easy and needs practice and a way
of thinking to develop your skills. The drawing techniques and rules that
engaged in by the students were so relevant to thinking about anatomy and 3D
printing.
