Accordion book on a whole new scale

MFA exhibit Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition

ten contemporary Chinese artists re-imagine the work of past masters from the MFA's collection. This series of oversize accordion books included giant brush stroke paintings set up in a series of tiers like an audience.

My Final Illustration Pages

Final type pages

I have produced three typography pages which I will use for my final book and A2 installation piece, I have cut out the negative space between the typography and also the counters in some letters

experimenting with paper cutting

I have experimented with paper cuttings I think the technique was successful but i don think it was suitable for the type of illustrations I had produced

Final Type Designs

These are my final typography designs I think these designs are more suitable than the ones I had produced previously, they have more of a shape and form to them rather than three or four straight lines

Test: Illustration and typography

Typography development Final Idea

Typography Development ideas

Typography Inspiration: Alison Carmicheal

Typography inspiration: Seb Lebster

Inspiration: Lucy Mclaunchlan

lucy Mclaunchlan has inspired me to create my illustrations, my illustrations are quite similar to hers, as her illustrations involve mostly women and their shapes, forms and silhouettes. Her illustrations include faces and emotion in the shapes forms and silhouettes.

Mary Wollstonecraft - Quote

In my illustrated book I will use a quote from Mary Wollstonecraft

I think this quote will go well with my illustrations and explains what i am planning to do.

~ I begin to love this creature, and to anticipate her birth as a fresh twist to a knot

which I do not wish to untie ~

brainstorm ideas

idea 2

For my second idea i may use a different style of illustration

the illustration will be of a pregnant woman with the fetus showing on the right page, on the left page will be type connected to the fetus somehow

here are some ideas

More ideas........

This is what it may look like when in a book ( just and idea for layout )

I really like this idea and will definatley develop further into it, I may use this idea as my final.

The narrative behind the idea

I chose this because originally I wanted to do my book in the style of a pregnancy diary, but didn't want to be too literal, so instead I have illustated it in the style of photo strips with the focusing detail which will run throughout the book, To show the mothers experiences. on the left side i have inclued a quote from Mary wallstonecraft.

idea 1

I have done some illustrations in the style of lucy mclean which will go with my hand rendered typography, The illustration will be of a fetus in the womb. instead the unbilical cord will be connected/ attached to the mothers mind, which will be conveyed through my hand rendererd typography.

Here are a few layouts how

it will be

connected

here are some fetus ideas

here is a sketch of what it might look like in the book

Prenatal and perinatal psychology

Prenatal psychologists see the very core of human personality forming in the womb.

Studies show that this personality formation takes place through intensive communication

between parents--especially the mother--and the unborn.

We know that most of what a mother eats, drinks or inhales is passed through her

bloodstream into the body of her baby; maternal emotions are transmitted physiologically

as well.

Stress hormones travel through the mother's bloodstream to the fetus, inducing the same

stressful state in the unborn child.

Babies respond not only to a surge of adrenaline, but also to mother's behavior.

When she pats her stomach, talks, sings, or dances, the unborn child knows that mother is

actively there.

Communication also occurs on the psychological plane, with baby responding to mother'sdeepest thoughts and feelings.

This does not mean that every fleeting worry, doubt, or anxiety a woman has rebounds on

her child.

What matters are deep persistent patterns of feeling, such as chronic anxiety or a wrenching

ambivalence about motherhood.

On the other hand, thoughts infusing the baby with a sense of happiness or calm, set the stage

for a balanced, happy, and serene disposition throughout life.

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lynn fox

Connected to the Mother by Feelings and Experiences

the unborn child does indeed feel the mother's experiences. And studies have shown the feelings the mother has during the pregnancy about the child or the relationship she is in can affect the outcome of the child physically and emotionally.

Mother's experiences were also the subject of another study (Ibid, pg. 43) conducted by Dr. Gerhard Rottman, University of Salzburg, Austria. The study was conducted on 141 women, who were psychologically tested and then placed into a category based on the testing. The test included four categories.

The 1st category was women who were happy about the upcoming birth, who wanted the unborn child consciously and subconsciously. They were considered the "Ideal Mothers."

The 2nd category consisted of women who had negative attitudes. They were categorized as "Catastrophic Mothers."

The 3rd category was women who had doubts about becoming mothers. This was the "Ambivalent Mothers."

The 4th category was expectant mothers who gave reasons for not wanting to become a mother at this point, but were happy about the pregnancy on a subconscious level. They were classified as "Cool Mothers."

In each category, when the babies were born, they exhibited behavior that showed evidence of their prenate experience of the feelings of the mother. The babies of "Ideal Mothers" were happy and healthy, emotionally and physically. The "Catastrophic Mothers" had children who were born premature, had low birth weights and were emotionally troubled. The mothers also had more medical problems during pregnancy.

The "Ambivalent Mothers" had babies that suffered from stomach problems and behavioral problems. The "Cool Mothers" had babies that were listless and not energetic. Therefore the wide range of differences in the babies indicated that the prenate had picked up on the mother's experiences.

My Proposal

Theme

The theme for our final major project is based around parents.I want to explore the Idea of the relationship between a mother and her unborn child (fetus).

Research

for primary research i will begin to look at my mums pregnacy diary where she recoreded her emotional expericences,how the baby felt etc. I will also research the issues surrounding motherhood

Development and ideas

Eventually I will create an pregnancy journal that will consist of words and images/illustrations/that convey the emotional feelings the mother and her unborn child a going through.