Through the eyes of a child

For our alternative miss world project our theme is "through the eyes of a child" or "playfulness/play. Whilst i was looking around on the internet at the theme for inspiration i came across these illustrations by Pierrette Diaz which i though really summed up how i wanted to interpret the theme.

I want to interpret it in a similar way as i want to do something about how children see everyday objects differently to adults.
 

Alternative Miss World

The alternative miss world was started by Andrew Logan who is an English sculptor, performance artist, jewelry maker and painter. It started out as just another excuse for a party. Logan and his siblings had dressed up – as cowboys and vicars, among other things – since they were little. But it was a visit to Crufts that was the catalyst and, suitably, the event’s contestants were judged – just like Crufts dogs – on poise, personality and originality, rather than on beauty.

The first alternative miss world was "just another excuse for a party", it was held in Andrew's first studio a converted jigsaw factory. All invited guests were asked to come in costume that they had made themselves and would be judged on the same merits that dogs in crufts are poise, personality and originality with the added category of glamour.

1972 - party 

1973 - Andrew Logan's Miss World

1975 - Wild

1978 - Circus 

1981 - Royal Imperials 

1985 - Water 

1986 - Earth

1991 - Air

1995 - Fire 

1998 - Void

2004 - Universe 

2009 - Elements 

2014 - Neon Numbers 

Gerard - The Hoodening Horse

For our folk art project i decided to make a puppet/prop based on the hoodening plays. I decided to make it out of wire structure as it was easier and quick to make that out of wood like the original ones are made from, i also thought that i would be able to get more of a horse shape using wire than wood. I first constructed a simple wire structure to make a head and bottom jaw before covering it with chicken wire.I then covered this structure with a layer of paper mache and then a layer of paper pulp to give it more strength. I then attached the jaw and head using string and a wooden stick to the head so that it could be held.   

Life Drawing 23/01/15

Horns

I decided to make some horns to go with the mask that i had made. I decided to make as the mask was based on the wilder mann, i based them on animal horn. I made them by creating a simple wire structure which i then stuffed with newspaper and covered with paper mache and painted an off white colour to make them look more like bone. I think that the construction of the horns went well as they are strong and have the look and effect that i was after, i then attached them to a wire helmet like frame so that they could be worn on the head. The problem with them is that they are not very piratical as they are heavier than i intended meaning that they are slightly to heavy to wear on the head so they move around and are a little unstable. This could have been solved by making a more stable structure to attach it to the head or making them lighter by removing the metal frame within as the paper mache would be strong enough on its own.   

Latex Mask

Towards the beginning of the folk art project we made masks, we made them by first making a mod rock cast of the face. Then when it had dried taking it of the face, i was able to pour a plaster mix into the hollow of the cast. Then when taking the mod rock cast off to leave just a plaster block which was the basis of the mask, which i then built upon with clay to make the features a bit more unnatural. I think that i could have thought more about what i was basing the mask on an made it more interesting by basing it on something like krampus etc.  

Then using the block with clay on as the structure to build the mask of i then brushed on about 6 or 7 layers of latex, then a further 6 or 7 layers of latex with thickener and a bit of white paint added in to get this (below)

I then decided that i was going to add hair so that it look more like a something from the wilder mann. I added the hair by cutting bit of hair of a old halloween wig and glue gunning it on to the mask. I like the mask but i don't think that it work as well as i intended to as i didn't make it interesting as i could have.

Clay Models 2