points of inspiration and making a start!

My 10 minute art project
is going to be based on a series of photographs

that I took last week on Smeatons Pier in St. Ives harbour

these photos were inspired by elements of the work of artist Simon Starling that I saw at The Tate St. Ives recently, where the artist focuses more and more closely on an object and then takes it further by putting the photograph under a microscope creating further inspiration and magic

CORNWALL

rather than using a microscope (as I don't have one)
mine will be a digital photography project
where I will digitally enhance my macro shots to create further inspiration by manipulating, distorting, altering colours and adding texture
then I will create a series of mixed media collages and stitched pieces (machine embroidered/mixed media stitched collages) based on the photos

I shot these photos of one of the fisherman's workshops on the pier

the workshop windows had a mesh covering so that it was impossible to see what was inside but my lens revealed and captured the hidden fishing paraphernalia so typical of a Cornish working harbour

silver metallic mesh

revealing random tones of red

the mesh covered windows within the wooden frame

frame

my starting point

Simon Starling is an artist who is fascinated by the processes
involved in transforming one object or substance into another
He makes objects, installations, and pilgrimage-like journeys which
draw out an array of ideas about nature, technology and economics
He pursues these ideas with fine detail and quite often
takes his finished pieces back to where they originated

I have also thought about how this project will reach completion
by taking my sketchbook and photography back
to the fisherman's workshop at the end of this project

Carolyn ♥