Coral beads ready for show

Took down my coral beads today with advice of Leo the technician, hw advised me to fold section by section in paper, taPE beads to a1 paper between sheets of paper, it fitted into my college portfolio case and should be ok to install in library Wed or Thursday. Kept bottles water full and broken slate, all to be installed next week, not putting necklaces on it, will use them on floor I think..maybe?will thin hair and nets out, found fake grass may use that and will add more melted sugar in situ.

Coral beads crit today

Installation of coral beads

Writing for final project Coral Beads

Lots of writing up my notes on the final project meant working until 4.30am today ready for crit today. I had so many notes and wanted to include everything, even my own claustrophobia assembling and failing with materials and installing it. I've learnt in the last 24hrs preparation with writing is key to the completion of the process and success. Regathering previous thoughts by note taking and recording will prepare me much better in the future on BA and as a practising artist. The tutors are as always right.

Coral beads#7

Structure covered with melted sugar and objects such as hair, netting, loose thread, fishing hooks have been added, not at this moment sure about the necklaces, think I will remove tomorrow before my crit..
Tonight rewriting my statement of intent just to be sure I've covered all areas. As expressed today by tutors of utmost importance to capture our thoughts research, gallery visits, influential artists and our processes of success and failures fully in our reflective writing and our blogs and our statement. Looks like a late night again.

Coral beads #6

Melting sugar at college day before crit, used my portable camping gas and gas ring, only one burn and spillage. White sugar melts to same consistency as brown sugar. Used bottom of paint brush to dab splodges onto structure to seperate beads and set sections on web. Since the 1500s sugar has been traded in Edo state with the Portuguese for coral beads.

Coral beads tangled

After transporting to college, attempting to hang, got in a tangle and had a meltdown, embarrassed I got angry with it , on reflection, I felt claustrophobic, I felt the energy of the topic, people trafficking in my hands, which is a good experience. Can't imagine what they feel daily, my,friend felt trapped, worthless, a mute..now she's out that her life can begin over.

Coral beads #5

I melted sugar to use as glue to separate beads, left of pic is the seperate beads, strands are created which adds to the web effect, im very happy with this medium, kudos to kara walker for her subtlety sculptures. Sugar cane is grown in Edo State.