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Projection * I experimented with rear projection and back projection at home using the same distances as my degree show space. Neither was successful: the image from the rear of viewers at that distance was too big for the wall […]

Hanging my work is something that I’ve never been to precious about. I’m more than happy to bang a couple of nails in the wall or drill some screws into a painting and that be it. Funnily enough, for someone […]

Before I started hanging any work on the wall I had to decide a) what I was going to put up and b) how it was going to all be situated on the wall. I didn’t want to start randomly […]

I was very happy with the space I was allocated for the degree show, it was a long corridor style space which actually looked quite over whelming at first. I’ve seen this space before, obviously, but never this bare. It […]

Well, I’m busy busy, on the 10am to 10pm shift, in preparation for the Degree Show, 2016 UCS. Working non-stop, till I drop. I am blessed with two amazing daughters’ that have dinner ready for me! #degree show, #homelife walls, […]

Deadline is fast approaching, busy doing the build, decisions, decisions, some visions are not possible …prepare, experiment, express!   #degree show fill holes, Check paint walls, ongoing Measure, cut wood and fit fixtures, ongoing Make art, and finish …ongoing mind […]

Physiognomy: this term is used to describe a character or personality from an outer appearance. Ontology, another term used to describe the essence of nature and being relating to metaphysics which is the concepts of being and knowing time space and […]

My studio space, more photos: These photos are relevant for potential hanging of work. Notes I use the Notes app on both my I-pad and I-phone a lot, I find it is easier than pen and paper for general notes […]

‘Single Black Female’ 2015. Tissue paper découpage 71.5 X 25 cm (due to technical faults this image only shows when you click on the space it should be in #annoying #confused why does this happen?) The lightness of the cast […]

The ‘Perception series’ continues as I sketch on, basically focussing and exploring about the Afro hair type. The Afro hair is very versatile, the natural hair coil, in its original state would be half the length of it, if it […]

I continue to illustrate the physiognomy of the Black female figure. I am trying out digital drawing using a digital pen and Ipad or my tablet, as I previously did some on braided hair , the idea was to see […]

Reflecting on this blog… I find grammar a struggle. (I guess you may have noticed). #dyslexia. However, this medium has given me the platform to express my thought processes about my artwork and continue to seek out relevant artists that […]

I am currently working on this new piece so far it’s taken 3/4 days to get this far, I am happy with how it is progressing, it is definitely a creative flow that I’m experiencing, I am just going with […]

While reading the ‘The Art of Illusion’ page, 291, I came across this quote… ‘ I believe it is only by considering these psychological aspects of image making and image reading that we may come closer to an understanding of […]

‘I’m the head, not the tail’ 2016 The last time I created a clay sculpture I was in high school, and Lionel Richie was singing  ‘Hello’, and my hair was exactly like the girl in the video. Hahaha. #memories. Today […]

Settled series; An Essence of G, Uncle, 2011 oil on canvas, Loleithaart One Sunday afternoon, as I visited my Uncle and family, we were all chilled out after our lovely meal of chicken, rice and peas, mac and cheese, roast […]

‘Preceptions may cloud your vision’. 2014 so…. I’m dyslexic and spelt it wrong .. Oops! #typo The model in this image I took, is very sweet natured, loves photography, graphics and has a passion to chef. She is always known […]

4’weeks ago, I started to work on this… However, it is still a work in progress. Having to leave Uni and go to work has stopped the creative flow. But hey a girls gotta eat, right? #livebreatheart  

Perception Series: Perception is communicated as a result of Identity, attention and understanding, the interpretation of sensors, memory, and expectation.  #Loleithaart Perception 1 #Loleithaart #perceptionseries …identity and perception a continuation. So I continue with drawing heads with no faces. These […]

  October/November 2015… To begin my dissertation, I researched Augusta to express her depiction of race and identity. image: ‘Realization, 1938’. Scale, Unknown, clay/plaster Empowerment. The Harlem Renaissance 1918-1937 promoted civil rights for the African-American cultural identity, it was a movement […]

#loleithaart ‘hair done’  pastel on paper. 58×42 My reflections on preparing hair, washing, conditioning and blowing drying, straightening and a quick trim until we get the perfection we desire. I drew this as I was waiting for the potatoes to […]