Mochou Lake Park, Nanjing, China

We occasionally had some free time in Nanjing on a Sunday so we often decided to jump in a cab and point at the map to see where we would end up, one of the best destinations we discovered was Mochou Lake.

According to one legend, the name of the lake came from a young woman of beauty and virtue named Mochou.who lived during the Northern and Southern Dynasty (386-589). She married a man from the Lu family in Jinling (now known as Nanjing City) and had a baby. They lived a happy life until one day Lu was recruited to the army. Because there had been no news of him since he had left, she missed her husband dearly day and night. Finally, it is said that Mochou turned into a lake, with the hope of flowing to her husband's side. In memory of the young woman's undying devotion to her husband, the lake was aptly named Mochou Lake by the local people.

The Statue of Mochou herself.

It was such a pleasant place to visit and it was full of locals spending a lazy Sunday afternoon in the sun away from the madness of the congested city. 

Matt 

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Happy New Year Artnthat Readers!

 

Happy New Year! 

All the best for 2011!

Make sure you keep an eye on ARTnTHAT throughout 2011 and thanks for following my blog.

Tex styles Printing....

Started our printing workshops now.... and sooo excited.

I couldn't believe all the different ways material can be manipulated simply through printing...I feel like I am being told all the secrets of the materials and I cant believe I am going to be able to do all these wonderful processes.

Our end result is to create ten different professionally finished printed materials...cant wait to show you all the results. The dyes take hours to make and mix however the end result is worth it...

12 hour days doesn't really show the true stereotype of an student does it now...

Steptoes Junk Yard!

Visited Steptoes Junk Yard with the textiles department as part of our drawing project.

During the visit we took various drawings and rubbbings discovering the wonders and hidden corners or the yard and house which was filled with more little tresures.

Part of our project was to take photos recording colours, textures and patterns....I was in my glory! haha

These are just a few of the photos I have chosen to use...

If you are interested in visiting Steptoes CLICK HERE

Motif -ated

Back into full swing of things at Art School again...feels like I have never left.

We have began making motifs that I plan to use for printing onto materials, there is eleven different ways to organise a repeat print - completely changing the way the motif looks each time.

For this project we  have to complete (due 18th October):

•  2 Colour Story Boards (one Autumn/Winter and one Spring/Summer).
• 11 A3 repeat structures in full Spring/Summer colours.
• 11 A3 repeat structures in full Autumn/Winter colours.
• All of the above has to be spray mounted on A3 white mount board.
• Presentation is very important

Below is the a few of the motifs that I have chosen to use for my repeat pattern ...

I took these prints and patterns from drawings that I completed for my summer project.

 

This is only a few that I have completed but it gives you an idea of the patterns and colours that I am using. 

Had an induction for the print studio -where we will be printing the our materials -I have to admit I got SOO excited to get back printing again...something I haven't done since I completed my master-class at the Glasgow Print Studio a couple years back...Cant wait!

Paris Premier Vision Trip

Visited for a few days to Paris for Premier Vision to buy the new materials for next years collection, but obviously we took in some other stops along the way...

 

Sacre Coeur Paris

Sacre Coeur is a really interesting part of Paris....we arrived in the centre of a hot spot for painters and artists...