Doodle Project

The doodle project started off by having the class get split up into groups of three to five and within each group was an A2 blank piece of paper, we got told that we had to doodle what ever we wanted onto this plain piece of paper but we wasn't aloud to communicate to each other at all, so we had to sit and doodle in pure silence.

Two weeks on from that we then got our A2 doodle sheet back, but we got split up into another group so there was different ideas and doodles that could be placed onto other peoples work, we had to fill every gap of the page with only a little bit of white space showing.

The weeks after that our doodle sheets had been cut up into thick strips and we had to choose which strip we would like to use as our final piece.

I chose this piece which had some of my floral waves and patterns as well as someone else's work which had owls and logos on it.

We then got told that to make it our own we had to cover up parts of the doodle strip that we didn't want, with tissue paper and PVA glue, by layering the part we didn't want with tissue paper it made that particular section gradually disappear.

I then added more doodles to the strip, covering up the blank spaces which previously had drawings already on it, I tried to make out the swirls on the picture were branches and there was already an owl on the page so I carried on with the bird theme and drew more birds like swallows and robins.

I enjoy doing textiles so I've added a bit of materials to my strip and I have began to sew different colours into it to give it a 3d effect and for me it makes it stand out even more.

As you can see, I have finally completed my doodle strip, since the last picture and update I have now added pink tissue paper to the background so the objects in the foreground stand out even more.

As well I have sewn into the majority of my work using different styles of stitching, I have sewn into the music notes, the rest of the branches, and even on a couple of the circles. I love the way it gives it a more 3D feel to it.

I have also used a variety of acrylic paints to add some solid colour to the strip and made sure to choose colours that go together rather than picking random colours that clash, but making sure that they look fairly realistic.

I think the hard work finally paid off and I am extremely happy with the way this final outcome as turned out, I even added a border that matched the colour of the tissue paper in the end so it could tie everything in and it didn't look as messy as it did without it. I have also stuck down a piece of plain card to the back of the strip, so my stitching doesnt come out and so it looks neater.