The last few hours

Another day at Dartmouth Avenue preparing for our assessment and then the degree show. Today  Sophia helped me to nervously place my piece of perspex with the mounted embroidered engine into the plinth. It looked great; I am really pleased with the decision to make a plinth and the perspex added to the effect by allowing the light through to show the delicate threads. 

Just a few finishing touches to sketchbooks tonight and then finished. 

Plinths painted and wrapped (back one for engine)

My space at uni for the exam and the degree show

Placing the wooden battons on top of the perspex in the plinth

Back tomorrow to uncover work and make sure everything is ok.

Plinth or frame

Just a short update on presentation of the work. The plinth is being made thanks to the help of Steve, the technician at Dartmouth Avenue that we just couldn't do without. The fit is now good after a mad dash last week  to wood work before they closed because two of the pieces of wood were too big. Thank fully, another patient technician, Stuart, let me route the edges of the wood before he turned off the power in woodwork. 

This week I have three days left to make some items in plastics for Textiles and sand, fill and paint two plinths. It is very exciting but I will be pleased when it is all over and I can enjoy some time with the boys. 

I have also ordered a frame from Meltone Gallery. It is very large - 90cm square and 6cm deep. It will be white and contain a pice of perspex in the centre onto which I will attach the embroidery and I will use this after the degree show ready to enter the Jerwood Drawing Prize.