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Art & Design

Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust Exhibition

May 6, 2014

About a month ago I had a meeting in London, which placed me quite near the Tate Britain. I decided to bunk off for the afternoon and work in the evening (the joys of freelance!) Having my Tate pass is brilliant because it means I can walk into any exhibit, at any point, without having […]

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Lightbox Gallery Woking

March 18, 2014

We’re fortunate in Woking to have our own gallery. Even more fortunate that it is free to visit! When I have people to stay it is always one of the things on the list. They have tons of interesting art, and often things you wouldn’t see anywhere else.

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Crayon Hearts

March 17, 2014

I found this cool pin which shows someone putting crayons into a silicon ice cube tray and cooking them in the oven for a bit. The result is cute, marbled heart shaped crayons.  I decided to give it a try.

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Blind Paintings

March 8, 2014

We wanted to do something messy, and I had an idea. I’d been doing some “blind contour drawings” and suggested we try it with paint. Essentially, you’re drawing without looking at the paper. You can look at what you’re drawing, you just can’t see what you’re doing. A thousand times harder with paint, but so […]

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Prompt: What is your number one goal this year?

February 3, 2014

To fill people up with triangles.

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Kaleidoscope Experiments

February 2, 2014

One of my friends gave me a kaleidoscope making kit for Christmas. One of the great things about it is being able to put whatever you like in it to see what happens. Hannah and I experimented with beads, jewellery and random objects we had laying around. A lot of awesome photos after the jump!

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Paint Bubble Fun

January 24, 2014

I invited my brother over to make some art with me. I’d had this idea about bubbling paint, something which I’m pretty sure I did at infant school. It’s fun, messy and abstract. We accidentally ate more paint than is probably ok, but oh well. Read on to see our messes!

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Ink Drawings

January 22, 2014

I’m trying to get back into some art materials I haven’t used for a very long time. Oil pastels as mentioned the other day, and ink. I was struck by the lovely illustrations in my ancient Famous Five collection and so though I’d give some of them a try.

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Explore

January 19, 2014

I was challenged to make the first thing I did Tuesday morning a drawing. To remind myself when I woke up, I wrote a post-it note and put it on the kitchen door. This inspired something, and I ended up writing myself 52 post-it note reminders.

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Paul Klee Copy—They’re Biting

January 15, 2014

I was taught that sometimes copying something can provide you with valuable insight. On various courses we were encouraged to copy parts of images to get into the mindset of an artist or learn their technique. This copy of my favourite Klee is poorly executed, the background is nothing like his for example, but all […]

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Practising Lips

January 13, 2014

An evening spent practising drawing lips, and revisiting oil pastel.

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Paul Klee

January 12, 2014

Paul Klee has been described as “one of the most important artists of the early twentieth century” with a wide and varied career. Not afraid of exploring just about anything, Klee’s work is a vibrant visual delight sure to capture your imagination.

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I’m Jaz, a twenty-something web designer living and working in Woking, UK. I love tea, skulls, art, music and books. I enjoy living a creative life, and share my adventures, digital scrapbook, hobbies and interests on this blog, Jaz Journal.

Jaz Journal has existed in some form since the year 2000. An archive of older posts is available here. For my web design business, visit Jaz Design.

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