Starting My Art & Design Degree - Initial Research

Just under a month ago now I started university, and moved to a new city. This is partly the reason for my absence from this blog as I have been busy just getting to know people and having a great time.

Now i'm into the third week of teaching things have become alot more settled and I have finally started deeper research into my theme which this semester is 'Identity'. When the project was first delivered to us I was having alot of ideas based around portraiture, but I feel that portraiture is something very easily linked to identity and therefore may be slightly predictable? 

I've spent the last couple of weeks just experimenting with drawing, making loose connections to the theme in terms of meaning. I feel that today I had a breakthrough and I definitely have a better sense of direction after a couple of meetings. I know that photography works really well for me when I'm exploring a subject matter, so I don't really know why it's taken me so long to get snapping.

So I'm currently going to explore the idea of familiarity and how that effects identity and identification, here are a few examples of what I've been up to. 

Uni Essentials

It's almost less than a month until I take a big step in my life and move to Leeds for university. So i've decided to write a post showing you what I have bought in preparation.

Just so you know these things are what you could call the bare necessities and are what I need to survive for the next three years, i'm sure there will be plenty of posts about organisation and decoration once I am officially moved in, but for now- enjoy!

Bedroom

• Single duvet cover set, ASDA, reduced to £5.00,
• Geometric throw, PRIMARK, reduced to £3.00,
• Fleece, PRIMARK, reduced to £2.50,
• 50x50cm polyester cushion, IKEA, £0.50,
• Single Duvet,
• 2x Pillows,

Bathroom

• Bath & hand towel set, IKEA.
• Toothbrush/Toothpaste Holder,
• Clothes Airer,

Living

• Black Stool, Dunelm Mill, £3.99,
• Iron,

Kitchen

• TOLERANT Wok, IKEA,
• 3x Saucepans, IKEA,
• 4x Drinking Glass, IKEA, £2.00 (50p each),
• PLATS salt & pepper shakers, IKEA,
• 2x illustrated mug, IKEA,
• PRUTA Assorted food storage (17 items), IKEA, £2.50,
• 3x Blue Kitchen Utensils, POUNDWORLD, £3.00 (£1.00 each),
• 3x Black Utensils, IKEA, £0.90,
• Black sink brush, IKEA, £0.50,
• CHOOSIEST Enclosed grater, IKEA, £2.50,
• Blue dustpan & brush, IKEA,
• 3 pack, 100% cotton Tea Towels, POUNDWORLD, £1.00
• INELDA 16 piece cutlery, IKEA,
• White colander, IKEA,
• Small red mixing bowl, T K MAXX, reduced to £2.00,
• Glass Cheese Board 'Say Cheese', T K MAXX, reduced to £1.00,
• Russell Hobbs MAGNUS 12 piece Knife Set, B&M Bargains, £9.99 (RRP £35.00)
• 500 pack, Food & Freezer Bags, POUNDWORLD, £1.00,
• The Hungry Student Cook Book,
• Pasta 100 Everyday Recipes, T K MAXX, reduced to £2.00,
• 2 x White chopping board, IKEA, £0.90 (price per item),
• Oven Trays,

P.s, If items are in grey like this, then I am yet to purchase them and also please not that the prices I have given may have changed since the writing of this post.

Thoughts on new content | STUDENT LIFE AWAITS

As you may (or may not) know, I am headed to university in September to study Art & Design.
In my mind it feels like the perfect thing to use this blog as a platform to share my preparation for university so i'm going to be sharing things I purchase, as well as recipes and just general thoughts about how my life is going- I hope that perhaps in the future some people will read this and benfit from what I have to say, however for now i'm happy just chatting to myself and anybody who drops in.