new york project

this is my final piece for american work instead of taking photos i decided to take a video

zine cover

Monique Jivram

I HEART NY

i am now obsessed with this project! which is great, i keep getting some brillant ideas which is great i have now finishes the front cover for my zine which was hand stitched now i just have to stitch it onto some paper and put the pages together so everything is on track!

http://www.fazzino.com/gift_shop.htm

i came across these illustrations, i really love the image on the left as it is busy, vibrant and it reminds me of the wheres wally books i used to have, however the image on the right is a bit childlike and it brings down the other image which is quite sad because on its own the left image is very strong, but i am defiantly inspired by the bright colours.

I NEED MORE ARTISTS!!!!

Please can some one help i need some artists that relate to my work if any one has any ideas please comment on this post

Front cover

this will be my zine/artist book front cover the statue of liberty has been stitched on, i really like the way it has turned out especially when it has taken over 5 hours to sew. however at the moment i am debating weather to sew New York below it!

FLAGS

FLAGS

this is a photocopy of a photo, the reason that it is faded is because i had it raised a bit so the image now looks a bit old and warn. this was a very happy mistake

lamp post in the park

lamp post in the park

photograph edited using sharpie pens

pipe

pipe

photograph edited using sharpie pens

New York Truck

new york truck

photograph edited using sharpie pens

statue of liberty edit 2

statue of liberty

i have traced over a photo of the statue of liberty but instead of using straight lines i have dotted them

statue of liberty

statue of liberty

photograph edited using sharpie pens

New york policeman

new york police man

photograph edited using sharpie pens on tissue paper

New York Apartments

New York Apartments

photograph edited using sharpie pens

New York

Police motorbikes

photograph edited using sharpie pens

so this is the very beginning of my new project all about america, i have chosen new york as my main focus above is an image of some motor bikes i too when i was on a trip. I printed the photograph off and realised that the ink was running out (hence the green lines) i then started to draw the outline of the bikes and coloured them in before realising it i had created a really strong image

ARGHHHH

ok so for the past 4 weeks i have been struggling to put this McDonald's project together, so much so that i have been procrastinating and going on walks to draw trees, i mean what is that all about! so i felt as though i needed a new direction as i was sorting out my mac i came across my new york photographs and then it suddenly clicked! I am GOING to do a project all about my experience at new york. i will be creating a zine/artist book using first hand research i.e. my photos and i will be experimenting with different ideas, using different methods and cut and stick.