For a month of summer I backpacked around Thailand with
friends. It was a massive culture change but I loved experiencing a completely
different place in the world. I felt that having a new and fresh starting point
would help me to be inspired about my work which is why I wanted to base my
visual imagery here. When visiting different places and monuments, my attention
was caught by the decorative architecture consisting of engraved intricate patterns
and mosaic tile surfaces. There was a very evident sense of pattern that could
be seen in many aspects of their culture. There is a strong hand made quality
that underpins most craftsmanship in Thailand. Each creative piece not only
feels beautiful but also meaningful and time and effort is very evidently
expressed in their workmanship. I want to portray this quality in my own work.
My next step was to translate what I had seen and
photographed though drawing. My initial drawings were very simple in that they
were fine line drawings of certain shapes and motifs from my photographs. I aimed
for them to be very decorative to pin point why I had found them so interesting.
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