Cultures Series

Coloured pencil on black construction paper

Lion drawn on parcel paper, using coloured pencil, with an acetate ovelay which has an Islamic stlye design on it, which was created using promarker

Watercolours with coloured pencil

Using 'Dreamcatcher'. Edited using photoshop

Pencil sketch

Poster paint. Based on Northwest Coast Art

Sketched on black construction paper using white pencil

Traced from 'Pot' and then drawn into using promarkers. Looking at Islamic art for inspiration for the pattern design

Looking at Japanese art, a batik on cotton with fabric dyes

Tissue paper with glue to create a translucent background with inks

Using origami paper I folded the pieces so I could understand what sections of the paper were visible when folded as I wanted to add graphics to the pieces. I developed the print by scanning the origami in and then editing it using Photoshop

Butterfly: The butterfly was created using tissue paper and glue as a backing and then using drawing inks to colour in the individual sections so it has a translucent appears just like a butterfly wing does. The Crane: I used drawing inks on paper to paint the individual sections

Wax Oils

Using 'Mount Fuji' to create a foam board stamp. Printed onto cotton using fabric paints

Watercolour fish with coloured pencil exploring Japanese art style

Watercolour on parcel paper with coloured pencils

Drawn using transfer dyes then printed onto polyester (see 'Kimono Portrait 2')

Polyester with heat transfer dyes