Megan's Art Space

This is the next blog post in a collection documenting the shows that were on at Falmouth University at the start of June. The great thing about the illustration show is that the whole cohort, years 1 to 3s work was on display. There is so much personality in the work and a few of these people's work I first came across on Instagram or through recommendations by friends so to see it in the flesh was great! Victoria Sandoy  I love how Victoria has depicted nature through the use of colours and textures. Her muted colour schemes create atmospheric pieces of work.  Catherine Vallely I was very envious but inspired by Catherine's sketchbooks that she had on display. Her approach to media was very engaging, clearly someone not afraid to experiment which is so important. I related a lot to her work because of how she pushed how mediums can be perceived by a viewer.  Evan Hollingdale A collection of beautiful work by Evan whose work I came acros...

I've put together a selection of exhibitions that are currently on display (of will be on display) throughout June in Cornwall that I would recommend going to see. A lot of type of work by the artists is work that inspires me through subject matter or medium.  Simon Averill, Singularity at the Anima-Mundi Gallery in St Ives (Images belong to Simon Averill) A collection of 444 individual paintings I went to see this exhibition last week and I was stunned by the sheer scale of the work. The beauty of how individual segments have been pieced together to create a piece which draws the eye from one section to the next. Using something grounding like a circle and the ability to create something which is unique each time though the idea of the circle remains, allowing the viewer toquestion this notion of repetition and process.  The piece dominates the space of the gallery beautifully and in the window of the gallery are small individual fragments of the piece which...

 At the end of May 2016 the Foundation students of Falmouth University put on their final year show. This time last year I was in this position and it is strange to think that I've already finished my first year at university. Going back to Wellington Terrace was an interesting one, weeks leading up to the show the building is cleared and transformed into an exhibition space to showcase the talent and hard work of students. I remember this being a stressful experience and several of my favourite jumpers being covered in white paint. However the transformation of Welly for this years exhibition was great. In particular the textiles room, where there is very good natural light. The work chosen to be put on display in that room was curated very well!  I went to the private view and it was packed, so I decided to go back at a later date to take in the work and see what kind of art had been created. I've chosen a couple of my favourite pieces from the show to share with you. ...

I met Steph on the foundation at Falmouth here last year and since she's started studying product design at Central St Martins in London it's been amazing to see how she has developed and pushed her practice. Whenever I am back in London and our paths cross we try to meet up, and this time I was lucky to get to try out a new drawing material she has been working on. She asked me to create some pieces of work using her material named 'Apollo', which she described to me as a new tool for drawing which would deal with problems like leaving residue on your hands etc. Being left handed, and clumsy this seemed like a perfect solution to me.  The beauty of this material and how it has been made means it can be used both wet and dry. I would describe it as being like charcoal, the same texture and depth of mark but a really innovative tool which has tackled something which is an issue for people when they draw.  Below are some images of her final product: Apollo ...