We had some difficulty tying down dates for the remaining sessions.  It is a very busy time of year for St. Marys.

I had been chatting tm my mentor Ann about the class making representational work, while in my head I was expecting more abstract structures.  She mentioned showing some work by Buckminster Fuller so for our fourth session I collected some imagery relating to his practice.

When I tuned into the class again and we chatted a little about the last session it turn out a lot of the kebab stick models had fallen apart, and that they found it quite difficult to work with the plastercine.

Some of them suggested using modelling clay.  So they set about making new models with the grey air-drying clay and wooden sticks.  I was really impressed by their willingness to return to the same practical work as last week.

A major concern of mine in studio is the relationship between 2d and 3d.  Looking at the images from last week that Damien posted I was interested in fleshing this idea out a little, under the overall theme of interconnectedness.

In studio I am interested in the relationship between 2d and 3d and thought that this was one of my areas of interest that reflected our theme.  I thought of looking at the shadows cast by the models as a way of exploring these ideas.  Fortunately it was a beautiful sunny day up in Cabragh so the class could take the work outside and trace the shadows.

The rest of the work from this session can be seen over on the Class’s Gallery.