Charlottes sketchbook

27.01.11

Research. Research. Research;
The 'My Pictures' folder on my laptop is exclusively and entirely full of photographs of things that I find interesting, references from past projects, generally attractive items (and about 30+ folders of my own photos.) Lucy's presentation and work reminded of quite a few of the images I had saved so I thought I would revisit these as a start point to my research...

soho sideboard exclusive furniture design from boca do lobo
Carpet bag & Vintage luggage
Mary Engel Folk Art mosaic dogs

Mary Engels mosaic dogs are made entirely from small porcelain animals which Lucy said she collects. The other luggage items I was reminded of by her need to organise and compartmentalise, coupled with her Victorian/vintage style. I love the look of the mismatched draws, the carpet bags and battered suitcases.

In 'my favourites' on the website www.stumbleupon.com I had also saved the video below, 'Going West'. As I said in my last blog I am interested in 'paper cutting' and thought this piece was really amazing. Maybe something to consider for when I make my own video later in the project?

One of the paper artists I love is Su Blackwell, www.sublackwell.co.uk, she cuts into book and creates magical miniature wonderlands, bringing the story to life, like its exploding out of the text. She also makes larger scale installations:

'Hope' 2009 & 'Secret Garden' installation 2006

Could I create a temporary space like this for Lucy? An enchanting environment for her Bibliotherapy sessions where clients can literally get inside the stories and escape their own thoughts. The piece could even fold away like a book and fit inside the back of her van...