The document provides details of the artist's summer vacation inspiration and research into jellyfish, beaches, and erosion patterns. This led to experiments capturing patterns in photographs, paper maquettes, glasswork like sandblasting, and visits to artist studios. The artist was inspired to explore the erosion of land and bodies over time at the microscopic level, looking to depict deterioration and fragility in future glasswork experiments mixing glass and paints. The document outlines the artist's ongoing exploration of erosion themes through different materials and forms.

1. Intention brief
The brief this term is to look at what inspires us over
the summer vacation. This summer we visited
California and saw the sight and sound this wonderful
place had to offer. The main thing that caught my eye
was the vibrant colours. We visited an aquarium in
hotel we stayed in Las Vegas. The jelly fish in the tank
seem to come alive with the colours that could be
seen through them.
Photographing them capture the colour for others to
see.

2. The reason for choosing these
photographs are the shapes and
unknown movement that occurs
when the jellyfish move. The main
genre I picked up on was the
organic feel to their form. The sea,
beaches and creatures fascinate me
and give me the inspiration to look
further than just the jellyfish.

3. Jelly fish Artists
Sarah-Lou Newman
Sarah-Lou is a textile
artist who has captured
the movement very well
in her work .The jellyfish
seem to be able to move
freely in the water and
the threads on her work
are a good
representation of the
jellyfish body and feelers.
.

4. Superfast Jelly fish by Arkhizon
Well I don’t think I could every call them
Superfast the way in which the jellyfish
move in the water, however I think that
these lights are amazing and that they are
an excellent example of the colours that
my previous photograph showed.

5. This painting show the organic
approach I am looking for in my
work. The organic shapes scream
out at me. The artists I have
looked at the beginning of my
brief all use a different media
than I used .I feel that give the
concept and approach from all
angles and helps me explore
artists work at this early stage.

6. Myung Nam An
Myung nam am’s work is
of sea creature and not
jellyfish,I am drawn to the
sea creature forms in her
work and although her
work does look like glass .
the organic shape is
repeating its self.

7. Rachel Wong
Rachel capture day dreams
in her installations, glass is
the main material used in
her work. The colour draws
your attention to her work.
They remind me of eggs that
that have been cracked then
left to solidify.

8. New Borough Beach
New Borough beach is
situated in North Wales
, it seemed to be the
next logical place to
move on with my
project, the connect
between the jellyfish
and beaches stood out
to me, both things are
to do with the sea.
The beach patterns had been caused
by the tide moving in and out, thus
creating the shape and form on the
ground. The photograph above
caught my eye, because a small stone
has changed the sand when the sea
washed over it.It seems to have a
purpose by directing the sand to form
this shape.

9. These two photographs have
a printed 3D feel them .The
sea is able to created so
many different patterns each
time it changes direction. I’m
sure if I returned to the same
spot a day later the sea will
have created a different
pattern. These patterns
remind me of site specific
artists, who work changes
with the environment. A cast
of these patterns would
make an outstanding 3D
shape.

10. The photographs above and below have
a similarity to the stone shaped
photograph I previously took.The circular
shapes stand out above all the other
lines.

11. Paper Maquettes
The shapes are cut from the previous movement
of the sand. By using a simple shape I am able to
create a continues pattern and 3d form. This is a
good starting point , however I feel I still have a
long way to go with these shapes and forms .

12. Manchester City Gallery
The First Cut Exhibition
Going to see the exhibition inspired me to see
how other artists use the manipulation of
paper to form incredible patterns. Whether
they are 3D or 2D.
James Alridge
As above is seen below
This is a large scale
installation which filled the
wall from ceiling to floor.
Each time I looked at the
his work, I could see a
different animal, shape or
form. I think that this has a
connection to my
photographs .It is forever
changing and although no
one comes in and moves
his work it has a different
view point at each time it
is actually viewed. Much
the same as the sea on the
beach.

13. Noriko Ambe
Noriko working is an outstanding
carved layered installations. The linear
line is capture in his work . This
connects also to my work in the layering
of the sand.

14. Andrew singleton
Andrew is a paper
artist and illustrator.
He studied at MMU ,
he exploration is very
natural and his work
adapts into his work
into a collection of
intricate paper
cuttings .
Andrew work is the
most impressive of all
the artists at the
gallery.

15. Andy Goldsworthy
Andy is a site specific artist.
A small proportion of his work is created on a
beach, so with this in mind I decided to take a
look at which installations have a beach setting.
My essay for this year is looking at the work of
Andy Goldsworthy. My essay is based on seeing
if his installations that don’t last forever are
captured well enough on film or should his work
be a everlasting piece not one that changes
with the environment.

16. Penrhyn castle
The castle has a mammoth amount of stone carving on
walls , pillars, and staircases. The carvings are
flamboyant and took many years to create. I wonder
where and how they found their inspiration to come up
with some many different patterns. Although they are
not a direct connection with my brief I think I should
show them to all who want to see them as I think they
are incredible .

17. Paper Maquette 2
I have changed the idea of these maquettes,the
inspiration comes from the circular patterns of
Andy Goldsworthy and the circular patterns of
the sand. The shape of these create a more
organic feel than the previous maquettes.

18. Paper Folding
A totally different type of maquettes than the
circular ones . The paper is just folded without any
cutting involved . The paper has sharp corners and
doesn’t represent the beach patterns as well as the
circular ones. However it was worth trying it out .

19. Mod Roc
Using mod roc helped me to see the shapes
in a 3d way. It allows me to see depth and
perception of the maquettes.

20. Morfa Conwy beach
Using Andy Goldsworthy’s work as
inspiration, i deciced to go down to Morfa
Conwy beached armed with a rake and see
what patterns I could make. It was harder
work than I thought and I was shattered after.
I had so much fun, what a way to make art.
The whole beach as your blank canvas and
the idea of see it disappear before your eyes
is awesome.

22. This circular pattern seems to be repeating
itself over and over, I needed to think
about the different types of materials I
could extend this concept. Artist
inspiration has helped me to achieve this
installation , maybe more artist research
will help me move on .

23. Sandblasting
The first two sandblasted pieces of glass to
show the movement of the sea on the sand.
They are both only 2D and don’t show the full
example of the ridges in the beach.

24. The following two sandblasted pieces show
the depth in which the sea moves the sand
,like a site specific artist, nature has a way
of creating it own backdrop which can
change with each tidal movement.

25. Conwy Light
Show
Conwy has a light
show on the evening
of the Food feast
every year in October.
The lights are
projected on the side
of the castle and
surrounding building.
The photographs
don’t do the patterns
justice as they are
bright and illuminate
on the walls. The
patterns link into my
brief as it is a
continuation of shape
and movement.

26. Bark Effect
A lot of shapes in the bark are
natural formed and have a
similarity to the sand patterns.
They seem a totally different
type of texture. The contours
are following the same way as
my earlier stone photograph.
When looking around at
different inspiration it is
fascinating to see so many
similarities in nature.

27. New Mills
After chatting to Nigel , the
line in the work I am
researching connect to the
line that is created by sea
and water erosion. Taking
photograph of river erosion
shows a different type of
definition of nature way of
change the land scape.

29. I particularly like the
rock formation, and
how the rocks are
left in a saw off way.
Water can cause so
much damage to
the environment.
Another prefect
example of art work
cause by the
environment.

30. Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick’s Gazedo consists of stacks
of birch plywood layered in an L shaped
formation. It is a 6 metre construction with
contrasting curved wood that supports each
other in a uniformed manner. This installation
inspires me as it has the same layered effect as I
am researching. The photographs show a
definite connect to the beach movement. The
3d effect could work in many different types of
material. This inspires me to use paper to try
this effect.

31. Grand Caynon
Water is responsible for the erosion of the
rock formation of the Grand Caynon.

32. The Colorado River is
main cause of the
erosion of the Grand
Canyon. The carved
mountain range has
slowly been worn away
by the water. The
Canyon is 277 miles
long and has a breath
taking view.
This is a prime example
of water erosion at its
finest. The colours and
depth are outstanding.

33. Cable Bay – Wales
The beach was another research area that inspires me to look at
the layering of my work.
The sea has erosive qualities that can be seen in other places
than just the beach. If you returned to the beach in a hundred
years I think it will be a totally different setting than can be seen
today.

34. In all the water erosion
area places I have
visited ,the rocks have
different colour
definition as the erosion
has occurred. The lines
are a representation of
years of wear.

35. Sand Blasted work
These sand blasted pieces are a continuation of
line and layering, I wanted to achieve a
synchronised pattern that follows through
numerous pieces of glass.

37. Paper Maquettes
Before moving on to glass sampling I
wanted to see how these paper
maquettes would work out.

38. The pieces below are the cut off from the maquettes.

39. I have repeated the
process with
multiple pieces of
paper. The circles
were easy to cut.
Although the
shapes are not
organic. I think the
actual maquette
would look better
with un-
symmetrical pieces
than circles.

40. Glass workshops
The hot glass wasn’t easy to work
with at the beginning and needed
to careful handling. The
photographs above are off glass
that is twisted and the
preparation for fracturing the
glass.
The hot glass was poured inside
the mould to create layered
effect. This was a great way of
uses the molten glass to
respond to my brief.

41. Glass rods made in the workshop,
these have so many different uses
and can be used in future pieces of
glass.Hot glass moulds
create interesting
patterns and this one
reminds me off a sea
urchin or creature and
it connects well to the
first photographs of
the jelly fish.

43. Glass blowing
First attempt of coloured glass blowing.
Looks more like an alien head to me.
Not an easy task. Will practice more on the
next brief , I want to use the skills more and
produce some new pieces as soon as
possible.

44. Tracy Nicholls
Tracy explores the darker side, death and
disease and erosion in nature. These
photographs are a snap shot of her work.
These photographs are what cancer cells
look like under a microscope. It erosion of
the body and not the land, however they are
both a process of erosion and mankind is a
part of nature. It is a slight different angle, it
is an inspiring group of photographs, the
uneven of the layers is something I would
like to explore further.

45. The photograph above is a
presentation of the eroding bone
fragment created in glass. The lace
appearance show great fragility ,
this is a great topic or idea for
glass to show the movement and
decay in the human body .

46. Jennifer Ahrens
Jennifer works reminds me off the coves on the
beach , which have uneven edges and corners, each
one which is a good representation of the beaches
and coves I have visited while working on this brief.

47. Engler Glass
These glass bowls give me a great idea to use sea
glass to create a bowl , using recycle glass and sea
glass to recreate a similar piece. Thus making us of a
material eroded by the sea.

48. Chris Camilleri
Lime stone erosion
This is impressive photograph of limestone
erosion taken by Chris Camilleri .Again he is
not a glass artist. However I am attracted to
the formation and holes that the limestone
has become. I am wondering if I could
recreate this surface in a kiln, allowing the
glass to move freely in a hot temperature.

49. Abstract Erosion, using Erosion Testing
In order to obtain these erosion photographs. Solid
particles and erode them by using solution. The
results are scanned under a microscope and show
these impressive surfaces
I particularly like these examples as the
movement of the surfaces t have a glass like
quality. It would be interesting to see this
movement with colour and heat on a glass
surface, And to see if I could make a similar
surface myself.

50. Sea Glass
While researching I tried to find a material to slump
with new glass, I came across sea glass. Sea glass or
beach glass as it also known is glass that has been
physically and chemically weather by the sea, and the
weathering causes the frosting of the glass naturally.

51. The pieces have
been produce by the
sea, but dissuaded
by humans and
thrown into the sea.
The recycling
qualities are very
appealing and I have
ordered some sea
glass to see if I can
use it in future work.

52. Casting
Following on from the beach theme this
casted shape is of my very first beach
photograph of the stone in bedded in the
sand. This type of casting has been
successful and I will be using it in my next
brief. The glass is able to create definition
and line.

53. Three examples of casts that
I would like to use to see
what the results would be in
a glass mould.
Being able to draw them first
give me a sense of how they
would look, before the
process was completed.
Unfortunately the casts are
broken when extracting the
glass after firing so they
cannot be used again. A
mould can be taken of the
cast beforehand, however
this would give a totally
different result and would
change the glass to a
positive mould to a negative
mould.

54. Glass and paint
experimentations
With not having the workshop in university over the last few
weeks, I have been thinking of other ways to move my
experimentations forward. Moving forward I have taken
inspiration from Tracy’s photographs and purchased some
glass paint. By mixing the paints with water this speed up
their movement and I could take photographs as the paint
changed over a few minutes.

55. These slides have made to
show the beginning for my
research into cell
reproduction and erosion,
the results of this
photographs speak for
themselves. I am looking
forward to taking this brief
further.

56. The processes I have learnt this term have been
very rewarding. I would like to use them in
further experimentation while carrying on the
erosion aspect of the brief. Which involves
working on patterns, depth and the slow
deterioration that erosion creates.
Not only is land erosion in my brief. I have also
started to look at cell deterioration after
researching Tracy Nicholls installations and
photographs.
Tracy Nicholls inspires me to look further in cell
erosion, And how the erosion in the body
changes the body appearance either under a
microscope or by the naked eye either with or
without illness.
Water is a clear substance that causes so much
erosion in nature over time. This causing
irreparable and costly damage to the
environment.
I hope in my next brief I am able to look further
into this subject. I have always played it safe and
never looked at something as radical as cell
deterioration or disease. And I think it is time to
try something new.