Megan's Art Space

For the first 3 weeks of the term we are working on a project titled 'The Emergent Process'. We had a lecture and spoke about the idea and importance of process when making work. To me, this is very much part of my practice and how ideas evolve is often done through the process of doing, rather than spending my time planning. This is why finding the process of print-making on my foundation was a turning point, as it gave me direction and enjoyment in the actual making of my work. Art for me has always been about the making and the finished result, means I can move onto something new. I have learnt that I engage with mediative and repetitive processes in my practice as a way of organising chaos and clarity in my muddled brain. When I first started to really consider pursuing art (at a-level) this developed into an obsession with pointillism drawings. I really engaged with the repetitive process but also the sensitivity to application of media. I look back on this work now as a

As I sit and write this (in bed, obviously) it's pouring down with rain, which will hopefully make for a good sunrise in the morning. Only time will tell. I've just started my second week back, into my second year on the BA Drawing degree at Falmouth University. So far I've spent much of my time in the print room pushing myself with colour and working BIGGER. It's only taken me three years of being here to finally have the confidence to do it. A lot of the time I work small because I like the intimacy of my work, people will ask to look through my sketchbook and actively want to look and feel my work. It is this tactile quality within my collages and drawing that is something that is very important. I have found it hard to have the confidence to push myself into working bigger because I fear my work would lose this sense of intimacy and tactility. However we got set our first proper project this week titled 'the emergent process' and I've been using i

Music is a huge part of my process, rather this be going for a walk with Radiohead blaring so I can't hear the seagulls or in my studio space (currently my bed) which is a very dangerous game to be playing and has resulted in one too many naps....My music taste varies a lot and I used to listen to a lot of soundtrack music while I drew.  This has changed a lot recently where I live with people who have shown me amazing music and now when I can't draw or work I will just listen to albums on repeat in the hope that something sparks. I thought I would share with you some songs and artists I've been listening to recently in the form of a Studio Soundtrack which I've made on Spotify and will link at the end~ These are songs which I've been listening to for the last couple of weeks. 1) All I Need - Radiohead 2) 33 'God' - Bon Iver 3) 22 (Over soon)  -Bon Iver 4) White Water Hymnal - Fleet Foxes 5) Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear's Den 6

I have followed Claire's work for the past two years on Instagram and she was one of the first artist's I came across on there whose work I could relate to in the terms of process and how she chose to present herself online. She showed progress, and honesty, she shared both the good and the bad days when it came to her work. It is this honesty which made me really connect with her way of working. Her way of drawing is similar to mine in the terms of repetitive mark making. We both share a love of similar books, in particular, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. In recent months we've been speaking about our creative process, both the highs and lows as it seems we are quite similar in how we deal with them. She says that '"as an artist, I use my creativity to help me sort through every day life. It's my coping mechanism when things in life go awry, it's my peaceful meditation and it's my source of joy. When however, things aren't going well creatively