It’s Finished!
This week I finally finished the big bronze piece that I’ve been working on! I am so pleased, as I desperately wanted this piece to be shown in the rising stars exhibition in March. It’s taken a long… Read More
This week I finally finished the big bronze piece that I’ve been working on! I am so pleased, as I desperately wanted this piece to be shown in the rising stars exhibition in March. It’s taken a long… Read More
Posted on February 18, 2017 by rosiewesley
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This weekend, I travelled back to The New Forest to take some photos in Beaulieu – the current focus location for the collection I am working on. I documented the space with photos, audio clips and drawings. I focused… Read More
Posted on January 31, 2017 by rosiewesley
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So, one strand of my studies that I have not really discussed so far with you guys on my blog is the use of film/lighting/audio in my work. I am really interested in the relationship between craft and digital… Read More
Posted on January 21, 2017 by rosiewesley
A close friend of mine let me loose on her iPad yesterday – so that I could try out an app called Adobe Sketch. It was so much fun! The app is compatible with a Wacom pen and… Read More
Posted on December 14, 2016 by rosiewesley
Before I head back to University, I thought it would be a good idea to spend a day collecting up lots of bark from different locations in the New Forest to bring back with me to the workshops…. Read More
Posted on August 28, 2016 by rosiewesley
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Lately, I have been considering the importance of the context of my work and how it can change the meanings, perception and aesthetics of my pieces. I have been torn between the benefits of both a gallery or… Read More
Posted on July 2, 2016 by rosiewesley
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This week, I spent a few days with family, camping out in Beaulieu. This is one of my favourite places in the New Forest and it’s full of fantastic walks! Whilst staying in Beaulieu, I decided to gather some… Read More
Posted on June 29, 2016 by rosiewesley
BA (Hons), Blogging, bronze, casting, collection, contemporary craft, craft, experiments, Farnham, foraging, forest, Inspiration, Landscape, lost wax casting, metalwork, natural materials, New Forest, process, project, Rosie Wesley, sculpture, steel, Student work, UCA, University, University for the Creative Arts, vessels
So, I have officially finished my final term of second year at University! It’s gone past so quickly and it feels so surreal to think that I will be starting the final year of my degree in only 3… Read More
Posted on June 11, 2016 by rosiewesley
I recently came across an artist called Lee Borthwick and I have instantly fallen in love with her series entitled ‘The Common Gaze’. Borthwick too, works with wood in a sustainable way and embraces the unique narratives of… Read More
Posted on May 14, 2016 by rosiewesley
So today I took to an unsuspecting bit of steel with the power hammer… I made my own stamp, using weld to ‘draw’ on another piece of steel. My sheet steel was then heated in the forge and placed… Read More
Posted on February 28, 2016 by rosiewesley