Printing

Here are some pics of how my scrim experiments turned out.

I really like the effect, but I still have this feeling like they're a bit too safe and sensible. Working with materials like this is something I'm used to and in this final project I want to challenge myself a bit more to stop my work becoming repetative and boring.

From these pieces I did some prints. I like printing, because you have to work quickly and loosely and I think this approach makes my ideas flow more easily.

I also wanted to try out my Blue plaque idae of doing a lino cut of a blank English Heritage plaque which could be filled in by any crouch end resident. I think the results convinced me to take a different route in my messaging space idea. They didnt find the prospect of exploring the blue plaques further that exciting and I wanted to switch course in my development. I alos remembered Gavin Turk and the way he had reinvented the plaque in a piece he did. I want Crouch Enders to see something new and different in town. Something that stirs their curiosity a bit more and something which they can more actively interact with. The plaques would only be able to celebrate a handful of residents, I want my installation to be something more open to the whole community.

I have this idea strirring about using this map I worked with at the beginning of the project. I layered together a map of crouch from the 1860s with one from the 1920s and then made my own map of present day over them. I traced some of the main streets and the ones that are most meaningful to my day to day life. I like the traces of the broadway and the spread of roads leading off from it.

I can picture the traces becoming cut outs that could look like a wall of holes- it would look organic and natural while also having the regular pattern of the area.

For the next couple of days I'm going to explore this map idea. Also on Wednesday, I've arranged to meet colin (the magazine vendour in crouch) for a cup of tea to talk about his selling booth. He told me its been in his family for 3 generations so i can't wait to here more about his relationship with the area.

Colin in his selling booth