The student recorded their place of question by taking photos of different areas on their college campus. There was variety to focus on and develop. Lighting was important to see objects differently. The student focused on objects with different shapes. When developing initial ideas, the student used different media to see what works together. This included a large drawing and 3D cardboard model. Research on other artists helped inform the student's brief to produce a piece of furniture incorporating nature. The student created chair designs and researched artists John Makepeace and Spencer Jenkins. A final chair design was selected with leaves engraved on slanted legs. The student evaluated their time management, research, development, and final outcome which communicated the link between nature and

1. Place Of Question Summary
By Whitney Henderson Reilly

2. I recorded my place in
question by taking pictures
in different areas as my
location was at a wide area
of the college. There was so
many variety of things to
focus on and develop.
Lighting was important
because when looking at
certain objects you can see
them in different ways as
they could brighten up or
cause shadows to appear to
give the object more of
affect. I focused on different
objects that consist with
different shapes so it could
look more unique.
Location studies
b use of materials,
processes and technology
or a combination of
materials, processes and
technology to develop ideas
What did you learn through
your initial enquiries?
Experiments and
techniques, use of an
experimental process to
generate new ideas,
suitability of some rather
than others?
I learned that when using different
medias things look different then they
originally look. Also drawing the
different objects like the wood
sculpture and fence they are similar in a
way even though I didn’t use the same
material they remind me of both wood.

3. When I first was using sketch up I
had no idea what I was doing. I
have never used this software
before and I had to make sure that
I understood how each tool works
before I do what I chosen to do as
my inspiration for my 3D model and
brief. When I did my sketch model
and wanted it to look like the
original object that I was looking
at. So I made sure it is the same
measurements, tried to make the
colours similar and the look of the
wooden sculpture. As you can see
that the middle panel of wood is
the lightest as the object I was
looking at it was the lighter colour
as im guessing it doesn’t get a lot
of rain it so it doesn’t make it turn
darker.
Location
studies
SketchUp and
Movie
Adobe premiere pro is where I created the
movie of my sketch up model and images, I
found it difficult at first cause I had no clue
what things were. Effect control is one of the
tools that I knew so I understood what to do with
that as it is something that I used in a different
software.

4. I recorded my place in question by taking pictures in different areas
as my location was at a wide area of the college. There was so
many variety of things to focus on and develop. Lighting was
important because when looking at certain objects you can see
them in different ways as they could brighten up or cause shadows
to appear to give the object more of affect. I focused on different
objects that consist with different shapes so it could look more
unique.
When doing my initial ideas I used a variety of different media to
see what works well with each other. The large drawing was my
starting point. That’s how I came up with incorporating the leaves
with the wooden object. Using different media gave the large
drawing more of a better look, meaning that it doesn’t look boring
because it isn’t just using one media. It has many. I wanted to use
tone to give it more depth to the drawing. I first made a 3D model
out of cardboard and it wasn’t really that good but it had all the
shapes of the object I was looking at. I then went into the work
shop to create a replica of the wooden sculpture. I put a frame in it
as I wanted to make it look different and also I wanted to include
leaves. As I wanted a bit of nature involved in my model. I cut out
the negative space because you can clearly see through it and I
found it different then having tracing paper and brown paper
showing.
Making and
developmental
work - (Large
drawing, 3D,
print)

5. Using
historical
and
contemporar
y research
When looking at other peoples
work it makes me question what
art really is. Art is such a wide
range thing. Artists all have their
different styles and I have my
own, but seeing the artists that I
researched made think about the
way I approach things in my book
and in how interpret things. I
mean that they have made me
seen different angles in art, I
don’t just do my own style I try
and incorporate other artists work
within my own. When looking at
other artists work I make sure
that I write what I think about
their work. I like to go in detail as
I have so much to say about the
different artists that I looked at. I
find it very useful to look at
others work then you get more
inspired and have much more new
knowledge to share in your
sketchbook, well that’s how I see
it.
When looking at art works I
make sure that I comment on
tone, line, colour all of those
visual language. It is very
important that I understand why
artists do what they do. Such as
the colour that use is important
they don’t want to use the
wrong colours in their piece of
work or it will be ruined. Each
colour has a meaning if you
really think about it and that is
one thing I have learned not all
artists have the same meanings
when they use the same colour
as they all produce different
artworks.

6. Developing
your personal
brief a) My brief was that I was making a piece of furniture which
incorporates nature. I created different initial ideas of
chairs that have nature inspired designs. Before I thought
my brief I did research on artists that do art by making
furniture and I found two artists: Spencer Jenkins and John
Makepeace. These two artists had very different approaches
with their furniture. I really liked how Makepeace did a
design of branches in the chair and that inspired me to
create some initial ideas based on putting nature in a
chair as I found that very unique. As I wanted to create a
furniture that has leaves within it. That was my starting
point. I knew that by brief will be around nature and
mostly leaves. Also I had the idea of leaves from my 3D
model as that incorporated leaves on it.
b) I came to my final decision on what design to go to as I
really liked the shape of chair as I found it very unique
with how the legs aren’t straight, but slanted and on each
leg there are leaves engraved to make it look different
from other chairs as they don’t usually have designs on the

7. Developing
your personal
brief
a) I was trying to keep with the theme of the place of question as my object was a wooden
sculpture and I found the shapes very intriguing. As the object looks like a chair shape but
you can not sit on it. So that’s how I started to develop my brief. I developed my brief by
seeing what company I can put down that makes sense for my brief. The decisions I have
made to refine my ideas is that I have to narrow my ideas down and make sure that the
material I use its appropriate for my client and for the company that I have for my brief.
b) When planning my final product I have to check that the materials that I am using I have
enough of it all. Also the design of my product has to be in a clear layout so I know what I
am doing, measurements, colours and designs have to be correct I would not like a mistake
on my final design as I wouldn’t want to make a mistake when making it. Making a very
detailed chair was the best approach as I want the chair to bring out a room and make
people want to buy it as it would be very eye catching maybe not in the colour but the leaf
design will be very fine and realistic. Wood was definitely the best option to use (oak) as it is
very easy to work with the shaping and design. The leaves will be engraved so that its
actually in the wood ad not painted on. The back of the seat will be a shape of a tree for the
resembles the tree it came from.
b)

8. Applying
Professional;
practice in your
work
 As I wanted to look at an artist that is a sculpture and that’s uses
wood to create their artwork. Lasserre’s drawings and sculptures
explore the unexpected potential of the everyday through
allegories of value, expectation, and utility.
 b) It helped me design more of my of my initial ideas as I was very
inspired by Lasserre’s work. It was very unique. Not only did
Lasserre did sculpture work he did drawings which made me
approach my drawings different and made me think more about
the uniqueness of my designs and make them my own and not
follow what someone else had created in their work.
 c) Health and safety was very important for making a chair this is
because making it has a lot of machinery involved. So gloves and
goggles should always be worn when producing my final outcome.
Always be aware of your surroundings as when making/producing
the product as if you bump into someone you can injure them if
you are using a machine.

9. Unit 8
Personal,
Portfolio
Development &
Progression
In my sketch book I laid out all my work in a clear way so it will make
the examiner or any other people can understand what I have done.
Sometimes I added boarders round my work to make things look
secure and not messy. I haven’t used any presentation boards to make
any of my work stand out. My sketch book has a lot of information on
what I have done on each page so that the examiner will understand
what I have been looking at.
 My personal presentation of my book is good as I presented each
part in order so nothing looks out of place within my book.
 The written communications within the whole of book is really good
cause I made sure that who ever is reading/looking at what I have
done they will understand fully what is going through out my whole
sketchbook. My writing is clear and shows the stages of what I was
thinking at the time I was drawing or researching.
I have been looking at applying for apprenticeships as I don’t want to
go to University and that I would find it easier in going into
employment.

10. evaluation
Time Management: at the very start of the project I was quite behind as I didn’t know what I was really focusing on in my place of question. When I finally figured
out what section I was focusing on, I believe that’s when I was able to keep up to date with the work and the research. I believe that the most difficult thing was
the final out come as I really didn’t know what my brief was and that made it hard for me to think of any ideas for the final product. What went wrong was that I
didn’t have enough time to do any research into what I want to do next after college . The thing that went right was the lay out of my book as I took time to make
it look neat and understandable.
Research: I researched different artists that use different media. Such as illustrators and furniture design. I used drawing by drawing from images that I have took
from the place of question or when I was observing. Also when I was looking at other artists I tried to do a copy of each of their work in their style to give me more
of an idea of what I want to do for my final outcome. The research I did was all useful as it helped me make the decision on what my brief should be and what I
should do. I incorporated both of my research together to make my final outcome.
Development: I tried to develop different ideas on what my final outcome could be as I wanted it to have a piece of what I researched into and what my place in
question was. I used the style of John Makepeace as to me it felt like he communicated with nature and that6 is what I wanted to do as I wanted create something
that had nature elements. I used the drawing I did of my object that I was studying as that helped me think of the idea of my final outcome as it looked like a chair
but it was not suitable for anyone to sit on as it wasn’t a chair. So that’s why I thought I could make a chair. I also made a 3D model which helped me design what I
would put on my final outcome. Also I did a big mix media piece of art work which was about the object I was looking at, this made me look at tone, colour and
design of what my final outcome could be. I looked at Picasso and Andrew Hutchinson that helped me develop my work.. I was looking at Picasso as he used tone
quite a lot in his work and made me think about the concept in colours if use colour for my drawing, 3D model. The 3D model made me think of Matisse as he used
a collage in his art work and that is what did, I used multi-coloured paper and created leaf shapes where the frame is in my 3D model. I wanted to try and
communicate by saying man made objects can still have a link to nature as I was inspired to do a nature final outcome but make a chair which is man made. There
were some problems as I didn’t know the colours or how big my final out come is going to be that was hard when I was actually making it.
Final Outcome: The most important feature od my final outcome is that I did make it have some elements of nature and it was also a man made chair. The final
piece communicates that everything has a link even if it is made by nature or man. They both can make something unique/different. I have achieved this as I have
made a chair which has been put together by a glue gun and then painted leaves which I used acrylic paint to create them. Even though what I painted aren’t real
leaves I still am trying to portray that nature and mad- made things can be as one. I followed what my brief says as my brief is to produce a furniture sculpture
(any for of furniture) that has been inspired by nature. And that is what I did even if the leaves weren’t real I was inspired by the leaves that I have drawn though
out my book to put that on the chair that became my final outcome.