Sunday 2 June 2013
Timeline continued...
As I was researching pictures of Amy, some pictures came to my attention more than others, pictures that the media had become involved in. I looked at how the media had presented these images, how they had put their own input on them and destroyed her as a person, they pointed out all the bad points of the image and completely disgraced this musical legend. This is a prime example of how the media take advantage of somebody falling apart and make a totally negative image of the girl, almost taunting her.
Amy Winehouse's timeline.
As I have researched Amy Winehouse and come to more of an understanding on how her life is, I began to look at pictures of Amy. I wanted to look at it from both angles, look at the good and the bad pictures. Just by research and looking at photographs of this girl I could see myself how her life was going downhill. These images show the young, extremely talented artist in her prime. I then went onto looking at the more negative images of Amy. You can see the difference and how her life was changing just from these still photographs. She begins to loose her self respect, stops taking pride in her appearance, her body language has completely changed, she's lost a lot of weight and begins to look ill. Take a look at these images and see for yourself.
Fading away.
Here I have taken an image of Amy Winehouse and created my own collage using photoshop. As Amy's life began to go downhill because of the effects of the Media, fame, alcohol and drug use, I felt as a public person her life was slowly fading away. I wanted to create an image to express this emoticon in a still picture. I used a picture of Amy when she was in her prime and still looked great as an artist and a person, I used a newspaper print background, and created 7 different images using different effects on each picture. I wanted to get a point across of how Amy was still there, but slowly fading and being taken away by the media and life in general. There is a lot of meaning and thought behind these images. I wanted to create a look of Amy's face still being there but slightly covered by the newspaper print (the media). As I went along with my images I wanted my end result to be just a small piece of Amy's face, still covered by the newspaper print, to show that she is still here with us, but slowly fading away in the darkness of the limelight. I thought these images expressed how we was losing her as an artist, but also as a young human being. I really feel I have got the result and end picture and effect I wanted to get.
Friday 10 May 2013
Amy Winehouse
The album was also a critical success, winning the artist a BRIT award for Best Female Solo Artist and a BRIT nomination for Best British Album in 2007. Less than a month after her BRIT win, Back to Black made its American debut. It was an instant smash, hitting higher on the Billboard music charts than any other American debut by a British female recording artist in history. The album stayed in the Top 10 for several months,
In April of 2007, Winehouse's relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil also blossomed into an engagement. Winehouse revealed that her romance with the 23-year-old was the inspiration for several of the Back to Black tracks. The couple married May 18, 2007, in a ceremony in Miami, Florida.
Unfortunately, when it came to on-stage appearances, Winehouse returned to her old habits. The first night of a 17-date U.S. tour opened to an incapacitated Winehouse, who showed up to perform while under the influence of illegal substances. The crowd at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, responded with boos and walk-outs. Winehouse responded to the crowd with sobbing and swearing. Her erratic behavior caused an uproar with fans and turned her into tabloid fodder.
Winehouse, an admitted marijuana smoker, was dogged by reports of continued drug abuse and strange behavior. On August 8, 2007, the singer slipped into a coma after overdosing on several drugs. First claiming exhaustion, Winehouse later told the News of the World that she overdosed after she had used a mix of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, whisky, and vodka during a bar crawl in London. The episode put a planned tour of North America on hold. The August 21, 2007, announcement indicated that Winehouse had been ordered to rest and was working with doctors to address her health.
Erratic Behavior
Her European tour in the fall of 2007, however, was scheduled to continue. But while in Norway in October of 2007, an anonymous tip led police to the star's hotel in Bergen, where she was arrested and held in prison overnight for marijuana possession. Winehouse, her husband Blake, and a third unidentified person were jailed. The trio was released after paying $715 in fines.
In November 2007, Winehouse's husband was arrested again for allegedly offering a $400,000 bribe to a bartender whom he he had allegedly assaulted in June 2007. Shortly after, he was taken into custody, and Winehouse canceled all concerts and public appearances for the rest of 2007, again citing "doctor's orders." A month later, Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of attempting to interfere with her husband's case. She voluntarily reported to a police station and was arrested before questioning. She later blamed her husband's legal woes for her inability to continue her tour.
Despite her inconsistent touring schedule, Winehouse's album continued to sell, going platinum nearly five times that year. It became the best-selling album of 2007 in the United Kingdom.
In January 2008, a video allegedly showing Winehouse smoking crack cocaine surfaced, leading to a brief stint in rehab.
She was arrested in May 2008 for questioning, but wasn't formally charged in the case after police said they could not officially determine what the singer was smoking. After publicly admitting to illegal substance abuse, Winehouse was denied a U.S. visa due to her "use and abuse of narcotics." The visa prevented her from performing live at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Instead, the she performed in London via satellite. During the evening's ceremony, Winehouse won five Grammy Awards,including for best new artist, record of the year and song of the year—becoming the first British singer to win five Grammy Awards, as well as tying with singer Beyoncé Knowles for the record of the most Grammy wins by a female artist in a single night. (Knowles broke that record in 2010, when she won six Grammy Awards in one night; and Adele tied that record with six Grammy wins in 2012.)
Personal Setbacks
Despite her musical success, Winehouse's health and personal life began to quickly deteriorate. Her erratic behavior continued in June 2008, when she appeared to punch a fan during a performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival in England. Londoner James Gostelow, 25, told BBC News that Winehouse elbowed him in the forehead after someone in the crowd behind him threw a hat at her. In a widely circulated video of the incident, Winehouse was seen throwing a series of punches into the crowd. Gostelow said he had no intention of making a complaint to police, and Winehouse escaped criminal proceedings.
After the concert, Winehouse returned to a London clinic, where she had been receiving treatment for "traces of emphysema" and an irregular heartbeat caused by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes. Winehouse's father told reporters that his daughter was warned that she would have to wear an oxygen mask if she didn't stop abusing drugs. That same month, Fielder-Civil and his three co-defendants pleaded guilty to assault and obstruction charges. The courts released Fielder-Civil from jail time on the condition that he stay in a drug rehabilitation center for long-term treatment.
By the end of 2008, the singer's marriage had dissolved. During Fielder-Civil's court appeal to leave rehab, Winehouse spotted German model Sophie Schandorff mouthing "I love you" to the singer's husband. Sources say that Winehouse's spouse later told his wife that he wanted to end their relationship. "It's over," Winehouse told reporters. "There's no way back for us now. It was never going to last." In January 2009, Winehouse's spokesperson confirmed that divorce proceedings had begun between Fielder-Civil and Winehouse, claiming adultery as the reason for the split.
Attempted Comeback
Regardless of personal setbacks, 2009 proved to be another strong year for Winehouse. In 2008, her album Back to Black was declared the second-highest selling album in the world, and in 2009, she earned entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Grammy Awards Won by a British Female Act."
Additionally, Winehouse announced that she was starting her own record label, Lioness Records, later signing her 13-year-old goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield, as the first musician on the label.
Sadly, at the end of her life, Winehouse's enormous talent was overshadowed by her addiction to drugs and alcohol. The singer died tragically on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27, from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Source-Wikipedia.
In April of 2007, Winehouse's relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil also blossomed into an engagement. Winehouse revealed that her romance with the 23-year-old was the inspiration for several of the Back to Black tracks. The couple married May 18, 2007, in a ceremony in Miami, Florida.
Unfortunately, when it came to on-stage appearances, Winehouse returned to her old habits. The first night of a 17-date U.S. tour opened to an incapacitated Winehouse, who showed up to perform while under the influence of illegal substances. The crowd at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, responded with boos and walk-outs. Winehouse responded to the crowd with sobbing and swearing. Her erratic behavior caused an uproar with fans and turned her into tabloid fodder.
Winehouse, an admitted marijuana smoker, was dogged by reports of continued drug abuse and strange behavior. On August 8, 2007, the singer slipped into a coma after overdosing on several drugs. First claiming exhaustion, Winehouse later told the News of the World that she overdosed after she had used a mix of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, whisky, and vodka during a bar crawl in London. The episode put a planned tour of North America on hold. The August 21, 2007, announcement indicated that Winehouse had been ordered to rest and was working with doctors to address her health.
Erratic Behavior
Her European tour in the fall of 2007, however, was scheduled to continue. But while in Norway in October of 2007, an anonymous tip led police to the star's hotel in Bergen, where she was arrested and held in prison overnight for marijuana possession. Winehouse, her husband Blake, and a third unidentified person were jailed. The trio was released after paying $715 in fines.
In November 2007, Winehouse's husband was arrested again for allegedly offering a $400,000 bribe to a bartender whom he he had allegedly assaulted in June 2007. Shortly after, he was taken into custody, and Winehouse canceled all concerts and public appearances for the rest of 2007, again citing "doctor's orders." A month later, Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of attempting to interfere with her husband's case. She voluntarily reported to a police station and was arrested before questioning. She later blamed her husband's legal woes for her inability to continue her tour.
Despite her inconsistent touring schedule, Winehouse's album continued to sell, going platinum nearly five times that year. It became the best-selling album of 2007 in the United Kingdom.
In January 2008, a video allegedly showing Winehouse smoking crack cocaine surfaced, leading to a brief stint in rehab.
She was arrested in May 2008 for questioning, but wasn't formally charged in the case after police said they could not officially determine what the singer was smoking. After publicly admitting to illegal substance abuse, Winehouse was denied a U.S. visa due to her "use and abuse of narcotics." The visa prevented her from performing live at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Instead, the she performed in London via satellite. During the evening's ceremony, Winehouse won five Grammy Awards,including for best new artist, record of the year and song of the year—becoming the first British singer to win five Grammy Awards, as well as tying with singer Beyoncé Knowles for the record of the most Grammy wins by a female artist in a single night. (Knowles broke that record in 2010, when she won six Grammy Awards in one night; and Adele tied that record with six Grammy wins in 2012.)
Personal Setbacks
Despite her musical success, Winehouse's health and personal life began to quickly deteriorate. Her erratic behavior continued in June 2008, when she appeared to punch a fan during a performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival in England. Londoner James Gostelow, 25, told BBC News that Winehouse elbowed him in the forehead after someone in the crowd behind him threw a hat at her. In a widely circulated video of the incident, Winehouse was seen throwing a series of punches into the crowd. Gostelow said he had no intention of making a complaint to police, and Winehouse escaped criminal proceedings.
After the concert, Winehouse returned to a London clinic, where she had been receiving treatment for "traces of emphysema" and an irregular heartbeat caused by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes. Winehouse's father told reporters that his daughter was warned that she would have to wear an oxygen mask if she didn't stop abusing drugs. That same month, Fielder-Civil and his three co-defendants pleaded guilty to assault and obstruction charges. The courts released Fielder-Civil from jail time on the condition that he stay in a drug rehabilitation center for long-term treatment.
By the end of 2008, the singer's marriage had dissolved. During Fielder-Civil's court appeal to leave rehab, Winehouse spotted German model Sophie Schandorff mouthing "I love you" to the singer's husband. Sources say that Winehouse's spouse later told his wife that he wanted to end their relationship. "It's over," Winehouse told reporters. "There's no way back for us now. It was never going to last." In January 2009, Winehouse's spokesperson confirmed that divorce proceedings had begun between Fielder-Civil and Winehouse, claiming adultery as the reason for the split.
Attempted Comeback
Regardless of personal setbacks, 2009 proved to be another strong year for Winehouse. In 2008, her album Back to Black was declared the second-highest selling album in the world, and in 2009, she earned entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Grammy Awards Won by a British Female Act."
Additionally, Winehouse announced that she was starting her own record label, Lioness Records, later signing her 13-year-old goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield, as the first musician on the label.
Sadly, at the end of her life, Winehouse's enormous talent was overshadowed by her addiction to drugs and alcohol. The singer died tragically on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27, from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Source-Wikipedia.
Amy Winehouse.
Whilst I was growing up, Amy Winehouse was a huge part of the media limelight almost everyday, her music, songs and lyrics touched a lot of people throughout the world. Amy was looked upon as a style icon and I noticed women and girls around taking on a persona of Amy's dress sense, makeup and wild hair up does. I feel its relevant to research Amy for my project as she is a prime example of how life can be taken over by media, money, paparazzi and stardom. Amy was such a big star all over the world and her death hit many hard. I want to get an understanding of Amy's life and how and when it all went so tragically wrong for this young talented, successful women.
Born in London, England, on September 14, 1983, Amy Winehouse broke into the music business when, at age 16, a classmate passed on her demo tape. She signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist, and her music later blossomed into an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back to Black, and earned acclaim for songs like "Rehab," "Back to Black" and "Valerie." Winehouse died tragically on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27,
Early Career
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983, in the suburb of Southgate in London, England. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, worked as a cab driver, while mother Janis was employed as a pharmacist. Winehouse's upbringing was surrounded by jazz; many of her uncles on her mother's side were professional jazz musicians, and her grandmother was once romantically involved with British jazz legend Ronnie Scott. Because of this musical background, Winehouse grew up listening to a diverse range of music, from James Taylor to Sarah Vaughan. At the age of 10, she became drawn to the rebellious spirit of TLC, Salt-n-Pepa, and other American R&B and hip-hop acts, and founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet 'n Sour.
At 12, Winehouse was accepted into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School, and a year later she received her first guitar. But by the age of 16, Winehouse was expelled for "not applying herself" and piercing her nose. That same year, she caught her first big break when a schoolmate and close friend, pop singer Tyler James, passed her demo tape to his label, A&R, who was searching for a jazz vocalist. The opportunity led her to a record deal with Island/Universal.
Her debut album, Frank (2003), was a critically acclaimed mixture of jazz, pop, soul, and hip-hop. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize as well as two BRIT awards for Best Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Act. The debut single on the album, "Stronger Than Me," earned the new artist an Ivor Novello award. Frank also hit double platinum status.
During this time, Winehouse began developing a reputation as an unstable party girl, often showing up to her club or TV performances too drunk to sing a whole set. She also started a tumultuous, on-again-off-again relationship with music video assistant, Blake Fielder-Civil, who admitted to introducing Winehouse to hard drugs. In public, the couples' arguments often devolved into fist-fights and dramatic scenes. In private, their romance centered around drugs, alcohol, physical abuse and even self-harm.
International Star
By 2006, her management company finally suggested that Winehouse enter rehab for alcohol abuse. Instead, she dumped the company and turned the experience into the lead single for her second, critically acclaimed, album, Back to Black (2006). The song "Rehab," which discussed her refusal to receive treatment for substance abuse, became an instant Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, and earned the artist another Ivor Novello award for best contemporary song.
Source-Wikipedia.
Born in London, England, on September 14, 1983, Amy Winehouse broke into the music business when, at age 16, a classmate passed on her demo tape. She signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist, and her music later blossomed into an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back to Black, and earned acclaim for songs like "Rehab," "Back to Black" and "Valerie." Winehouse died tragically on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27,
Early Career
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983, in the suburb of Southgate in London, England. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, worked as a cab driver, while mother Janis was employed as a pharmacist. Winehouse's upbringing was surrounded by jazz; many of her uncles on her mother's side were professional jazz musicians, and her grandmother was once romantically involved with British jazz legend Ronnie Scott. Because of this musical background, Winehouse grew up listening to a diverse range of music, from James Taylor to Sarah Vaughan. At the age of 10, she became drawn to the rebellious spirit of TLC, Salt-n-Pepa, and other American R&B and hip-hop acts, and founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet 'n Sour.
At 12, Winehouse was accepted into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School, and a year later she received her first guitar. But by the age of 16, Winehouse was expelled for "not applying herself" and piercing her nose. That same year, she caught her first big break when a schoolmate and close friend, pop singer Tyler James, passed her demo tape to his label, A&R, who was searching for a jazz vocalist. The opportunity led her to a record deal with Island/Universal.
Her debut album, Frank (2003), was a critically acclaimed mixture of jazz, pop, soul, and hip-hop. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize as well as two BRIT awards for Best Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Act. The debut single on the album, "Stronger Than Me," earned the new artist an Ivor Novello award. Frank also hit double platinum status.
During this time, Winehouse began developing a reputation as an unstable party girl, often showing up to her club or TV performances too drunk to sing a whole set. She also started a tumultuous, on-again-off-again relationship with music video assistant, Blake Fielder-Civil, who admitted to introducing Winehouse to hard drugs. In public, the couples' arguments often devolved into fist-fights and dramatic scenes. In private, their romance centered around drugs, alcohol, physical abuse and even self-harm.
International Star
By 2006, her management company finally suggested that Winehouse enter rehab for alcohol abuse. Instead, she dumped the company and turned the experience into the lead single for her second, critically acclaimed, album, Back to Black (2006). The song "Rehab," which discussed her refusal to receive treatment for substance abuse, became an instant Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, and earned the artist another Ivor Novello award for best contemporary song.
Source-Wikipedia.
Project overview.
Throughout my final major project, I will be looking at different people in this world that have at some point in their life been in the public eye. Either this has been a good experience for them or a bad one. I am going to concentrate on the bad experience's that people have faced through being in the media, and how the paparazzi and fame has destroyed them as people and taken over their life's. I will look at the effects it has had on their life's and how it has broke their personal life down. I am interested in researching people that have simply been torn apart with the limelight. When I have enough research and understanding of theses people's life's, I am going to create my own fictional character and storyline on this character. I will write a report on my character, daily diary entries from my character, I will build up a client profile on my character, I will use art, design and styling as a form of communication amongst other things. My end result is to create a newspaper spread and two photo shoots based around my characters life.
Inspiration mood board.
To begin my project, I started off with an inspirational mood board. As my project is based around newspapers and the media, I simply used newspapers cuttings and words that stood out to me that we're meaningful to my ideas and concepts within my project.
Thursday 9 May 2013
Time piece.
Here is an amazing piece of artwork that I have been looking at. This particular piece was based on a song.
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Newspaper print dress.
I have started my research by looking at newspaper print dresses. I typed newspaper print dresses in the search engine. I found a great dress that is designed by Forever unique. This is a one shoulder dress that has recently been put on sale. I predict that newspaper print fabric and designs are going to be around a lot more over the next few months. This print design was around in the late 90's, it was seen mostly on jeans and trousers. This fashion hype has definitely taken a full circle and is going to be coming back around to join us again.
Wednesday 3 April 2013
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Queen artwork.
Here are some beautiful pieces of artwork that was created by graffiti artists. I wanted to look at these kind of art pieces as graffiti is a more up to date way of creating and forming artwork and i wanted to have a different approach to artwork that is painted of the Queen. This is not the typical style of artwork that would be done of the queen.
Some of this work was created by graffiti artist 'Banksy' for the Diamond Jubilee.
Some of this work was created by graffiti artist 'Banksy' for the Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee.
When the Diamond Jubilee took place, the whole country when crazy about it. Magazines, papers, artists, designers, shops, the Queens face was everywhere. Everybody was taking part in this celebration. Here are some magazine prints and images of clothes and styling that adopted the style of the country's Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee took place in 2012, marking 60 years of The Queen’s reign. The Queen came to the throne on 6th February 1952 (her Coronation took place on 2nd June 1953). Buckingham Palace is responsible for coordinating the events of the Diamond Jubilee central weekend (2nd–5th June 2012), as well as for organising The Queen’s programme in her Diamond Jubilee year. The Queen visited different towns and cities throughout the country in the course of her Diamond Jubilee journey. This was the reason that the giant Queens were built. They would also take place in the town of Chester in a parade. Our Queen dress that we were constructing would be mounted on the giant queen to take place in the parade. I myself went to see the Queen on her parade through Warrington for her Diamond Jubilee when she visited Orford park. Here is a snap shot I got of Her Majesty and The Duke Of Edinburgh. I enjoyed going down to the park and joining the community for this wonderful celebration.
The Queen, her reign and our country.
Here is some background information about our Queen, her reign and our country that I have researched.
The Queen.
The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren.
The Queen's Early Life
The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen.
The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.
The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park.
She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strath more.
In 1930, Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. The family of four was very close.
When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home. In the grounds of Royal Lodge Princess Elizabeth had her own small house, Y Bwthyn Bach (the Little Cottage), which was given to her by the people of Wales in 1932.
Princess Elizabeth's quiet family life came to an end in 1936, when her grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but, before the end of the year, King Edward VIII had decided to give up the throne in order to marry the woman he loved, Mrs Wallis Simpson.
Upon his abdication, Princess Elizabeth's father acceded to the throne as King George VI, and in 1937 the two Princesses attended their parents' coronation in Westminster Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth was now first in line to the throne, and a figure of even more intense public interest.
During her reign, The Queen has reached important milestones in her personal and public life. Some of these have been celebrated publicly.
Such events help reinforce the Sovereign's role as a focus for national identity and unity as people across the Commonwealth come together to mark an important occasion for their Head of State.
The Queen.
The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren.
The Queen's Early Life
The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen.
The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.
The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park.
She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strath more.
In 1930, Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. The family of four was very close.
When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home. In the grounds of Royal Lodge Princess Elizabeth had her own small house, Y Bwthyn Bach (the Little Cottage), which was given to her by the people of Wales in 1932.
Princess Elizabeth's quiet family life came to an end in 1936, when her grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but, before the end of the year, King Edward VIII had decided to give up the throne in order to marry the woman he loved, Mrs Wallis Simpson.
Upon his abdication, Princess Elizabeth's father acceded to the throne as King George VI, and in 1937 the two Princesses attended their parents' coronation in Westminster Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth was now first in line to the throne, and a figure of even more intense public interest.
During her reign, The Queen has reached important milestones in her personal and public life. Some of these have been celebrated publicly.
Such events help reinforce the Sovereign's role as a focus for national identity and unity as people across the Commonwealth come together to mark an important occasion for their Head of State.
British stamps.
Carrying on my research for British stamps, here are some more pictures of old and new British stamps. I looked at stamps as they have a picture of our Queen on them. I thought this was a nice extra touch to my research about the Queen. Stamps play a part in people's life's every day and are really important to our country.
Penny black stamp.
As part of my research for my extended project, I wanted to broaden my research. So I decided at British stamps. I looked at a stamp named 'The Penny Black'. This is the information I found out about this stamp.
Penny Black
Country of production United Kingdom
Location of production London
Date of production 1 May 1840–
February 1841
Perforation None
Notability World's first adhesive postage stamp
Face value 1 penny
Estimated value £3–4,000 (mint)
A Penny Black, with a red cancellation that was hard to see and easily removed.
A rare large mint block of the Penny Black.
The Jacob Perkins' press, that printed the Penny Black and the 2d Blue, in the British Library Philatelic Collections
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year.
All London post offices received official issues of the new stamps but other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices such as those in Bath began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May.
The idea of an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage was part of Sir Rowland Hill's 1837 proposals to reform the British postal system; it was normal then for the recipient to pay postage on delivery. A companion idea, which Hill disclosed on 13 February 1837 at a government enquiry, was that of a separate sheet that folded to form an enclosure or envelope for carrying letters. At that time postage was charged by the sheet and on the distance travelled.
Postal delivery systems using what may have been adhesive stamps existed before the Penny Black. Apparently the idea had at least been suggested earlier in Austria, Sweden, and possibly Greece.
Penny Black
Country of production United Kingdom
Location of production London
Date of production 1 May 1840–
February 1841
Perforation None
Notability World's first adhesive postage stamp
Face value 1 penny
Estimated value £3–4,000 (mint)
A Penny Black, with a red cancellation that was hard to see and easily removed.
A rare large mint block of the Penny Black.
The Jacob Perkins' press, that printed the Penny Black and the 2d Blue, in the British Library Philatelic Collections
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year.
All London post offices received official issues of the new stamps but other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices such as those in Bath began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May.
The idea of an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage was part of Sir Rowland Hill's 1837 proposals to reform the British postal system; it was normal then for the recipient to pay postage on delivery. A companion idea, which Hill disclosed on 13 February 1837 at a government enquiry, was that of a separate sheet that folded to form an enclosure or envelope for carrying letters. At that time postage was charged by the sheet and on the distance travelled.
Postal delivery systems using what may have been adhesive stamps existed before the Penny Black. Apparently the idea had at least been suggested earlier in Austria, Sweden, and possibly Greece.
Extended project. Pictures of the Queen.
I have been looking at some pictures of the Queen to get an idea of her clothing, style etc. I wanted to get an idea of how she looks now and how she used to look. I looked at how her style has changed over the years. I wanted to look at the different jewels and crowns she wore over the years. Here are the results of my research for pictures.
Pattern and print evaluation.
For my pattern and print project, I really explored different techniques and methods of printing that I had never looked at before. I enjoyed working with the heat press and using bright and different colours. I was delighted with my final pieces. My shirt, t-shirt and bow really met my expectations of how I wanted to print. I also enjoyed the sampling process for this project. I am going to consider looking at print work and samples for my final major project. If I use the print process again, I will look at different methods of printing and sampling to broaden my range. Overall my pattern and print project was a success.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Project proposal. Final major project. Power Paparazzi.
What is the title of your project? What will you work towards producing and what is your end point? Explain how this relates to your work and ideas and how it extends your knowledge, understanding, and creative ability. 100-150 words.
Power Paparazzi.
To start off my final major project, I wanted to present a name that would be intriguing and interesting to anybody that would be looking at it. I came up with a name that would attract people to look at my title and want to learn more about my project. Power paparazzi. I am going to work towards producing two garments. One of which will be glamorous, the other being not so glamorous, I am going to make a recycle garment using newspaper. I am going to create a character profile. My aim is to build up a profile of a fictional character. A character of which leads a very wealthy glam lifestyle, which is then ruined and taken away from them by the heavy media and paparazzi followers. I want to produce two separate photo shoots. My idea for my first photo shoot is to create a look of a luxury, glamorous lifestyle that my character lives and my model will be wearing the first garment i produce. On my second photo shoot I will set the scene to create a dull atmosphere, I will create the look of a destroyed person that has been ruined by the fortune and fame. My model will be wearing the second garment I produce in this shoot. This work will extend my knowledge a lot, I'm setting myself a number of different targets and work tasks that I haven't explored before. I want to understand and learn more about how the paparazzi really do change people's lives and look at the good and bad effects it can have on people. By making two garments and doing two photo shoots I'm really testing my creative ability on the styling and the layout of the scenes in both my shoots.
What are the influences, starting points and contextual references and why are they relevant to your ideas? Indicate the subject areas you intend to research and the likely sources of information including any museums, specific locations, performances etc. you plan to visit. However you should not make extensive lists in this section. Instead you should compile an accurate bibliography correctly acknowledging all references including texts, periodicals, websites and videos/DVDS etc. Put your bibliography into the appendix.
To begin creating my project, I brainstormed my ideas before coming up with my starting point, 'Paparazzi'. I found that paparazzi was the most suitable and relevant subject for my starting point for the research and political subjects I want to look at. I brainstormed ideas and starting points such as media, fame, newspaper articles, and i particularly want to explore the period at the time of 'The Sun' newspaper and the phone hacking scandal. My influences for this project are newspaper designs, newspaper prints, newspaper layouts. I will explore a variety of contextual references looking at artists that use newspaper prints. Artists that draw and base their own work around a typical newspaper article. I'm going to research fashion designers that use newspaper prints to create fabrics that are then constructed and developed into a garment. I am going to look at recycle artists and designers that use newspapers to create artwork and garments. For my information and research I am going to explore books of fashion and art, I will look at fashion designers and artists websites online. I am going to explore different examples of media including magazines, newspapers, books, films and music that relate back to my subject starting point in some way. I am going to visit Plait Hall in Manchester to gather ideas, influences and information to support and inspire me with my project.
Refer to any techniques and processes you intend to use. Describe the range of media and materials relevant to your project and how you might use them to explore and develop your ideas. Include aspects of studio practice, workshop procedures or the use of particular equipment and software etc. Provide an indicative timescale for your project and indicate the ways you intend to divide your time in order to investigate, develop, produce and evaluate your project appropriately. This should be a meaningful plan to you and should be personalised to your project. You may wish to write your plan as a daily or weekly schedule in which case enter your timescale in the Appendix.
For my final major project I am working towards constructing two different garments. As I'm looking at paparazzi, I want to create my own newspaper article using the program photoshop. Once I have my newspaper designed, I am then going to print that design onto fabric, which I will then construct into a dress. I will explore different techniques and types of printing. I am going to sample Lino printing, transfer printing, heat press printing, sublimation and cyanotype. I will sample these processes on different types of fabrics. When I feel I have sampled these processes thoroughly, I am going to evaluate each sample and look at what worked best and why, what didn't work as well and why. I am also going to do a pier assessment on which processes work and look the most effective. I am also going to sample different photo shoots. I would like to create an acetate of my newspaper print and project this onto the walls of my studio where I will be doing my shoot. If this works out I will consider using this process for my final photo shoots. I have devised a weekly action plan that I will include in my appendix.
How will you critically review and analyse your work and determine if it is successful? How will you identify directions for ongoing development? Do you have a method to record the critical response to your ideas? How do you propose to asses the success of your project and what will be your methods of evaluation? A supporting statement at the end of your project will help you to critically analyse your project.
As I'm working through my project, I will do a weekly pier review and assessment with other colleagues from my course. I am going to be uploading information to my blog page daily, so comments from other people that are wrote on my blog will guide me through my project and give me more ideas for ongoing development. My pier assessments will also give me an idea of how successful my work is and help me look at new directions I could possibly take with my project. I have created a notice board in my work room in college that I will be using daily to place new thought and ideas on, newspaper adverts, magazine adverts, photo shoot pictures, new inspirations etc. I will refer back to my notice board as I'm working through my project. To asses the success of my project I will evaluate all of my samples and my final garments and photo shoots. I will look at my garment construction to see if the sizing is right. I will look at my final photo shoots and assess if the styling is right. I will be uploading photographs of my final garment and photo shoot to my blog and the comments and reports I get from these photographs will help my evaluate my work to see if it has been. I am going to contact a photographer and artist by email to see if they can take a look at my work. I will evaluate what worked and what hasn't. What I will explore in the future and what processes I wouldn't use again. I have created an action plan including weekly dates and activity logs, evaluations and if I have achieved my weekly goal. See appendix. I will include my supporting evaluation statement at the end of my project.
Power Paparazzi.
To start off my final major project, I wanted to present a name that would be intriguing and interesting to anybody that would be looking at it. I came up with a name that would attract people to look at my title and want to learn more about my project. Power paparazzi. I am going to work towards producing two garments. One of which will be glamorous, the other being not so glamorous, I am going to make a recycle garment using newspaper. I am going to create a character profile. My aim is to build up a profile of a fictional character. A character of which leads a very wealthy glam lifestyle, which is then ruined and taken away from them by the heavy media and paparazzi followers. I want to produce two separate photo shoots. My idea for my first photo shoot is to create a look of a luxury, glamorous lifestyle that my character lives and my model will be wearing the first garment i produce. On my second photo shoot I will set the scene to create a dull atmosphere, I will create the look of a destroyed person that has been ruined by the fortune and fame. My model will be wearing the second garment I produce in this shoot. This work will extend my knowledge a lot, I'm setting myself a number of different targets and work tasks that I haven't explored before. I want to understand and learn more about how the paparazzi really do change people's lives and look at the good and bad effects it can have on people. By making two garments and doing two photo shoots I'm really testing my creative ability on the styling and the layout of the scenes in both my shoots.
What are the influences, starting points and contextual references and why are they relevant to your ideas? Indicate the subject areas you intend to research and the likely sources of information including any museums, specific locations, performances etc. you plan to visit. However you should not make extensive lists in this section. Instead you should compile an accurate bibliography correctly acknowledging all references including texts, periodicals, websites and videos/DVDS etc. Put your bibliography into the appendix.
To begin creating my project, I brainstormed my ideas before coming up with my starting point, 'Paparazzi'. I found that paparazzi was the most suitable and relevant subject for my starting point for the research and political subjects I want to look at. I brainstormed ideas and starting points such as media, fame, newspaper articles, and i particularly want to explore the period at the time of 'The Sun' newspaper and the phone hacking scandal. My influences for this project are newspaper designs, newspaper prints, newspaper layouts. I will explore a variety of contextual references looking at artists that use newspaper prints. Artists that draw and base their own work around a typical newspaper article. I'm going to research fashion designers that use newspaper prints to create fabrics that are then constructed and developed into a garment. I am going to look at recycle artists and designers that use newspapers to create artwork and garments. For my information and research I am going to explore books of fashion and art, I will look at fashion designers and artists websites online. I am going to explore different examples of media including magazines, newspapers, books, films and music that relate back to my subject starting point in some way. I am going to visit Plait Hall in Manchester to gather ideas, influences and information to support and inspire me with my project.
Refer to any techniques and processes you intend to use. Describe the range of media and materials relevant to your project and how you might use them to explore and develop your ideas. Include aspects of studio practice, workshop procedures or the use of particular equipment and software etc. Provide an indicative timescale for your project and indicate the ways you intend to divide your time in order to investigate, develop, produce and evaluate your project appropriately. This should be a meaningful plan to you and should be personalised to your project. You may wish to write your plan as a daily or weekly schedule in which case enter your timescale in the Appendix.
For my final major project I am working towards constructing two different garments. As I'm looking at paparazzi, I want to create my own newspaper article using the program photoshop. Once I have my newspaper designed, I am then going to print that design onto fabric, which I will then construct into a dress. I will explore different techniques and types of printing. I am going to sample Lino printing, transfer printing, heat press printing, sublimation and cyanotype. I will sample these processes on different types of fabrics. When I feel I have sampled these processes thoroughly, I am going to evaluate each sample and look at what worked best and why, what didn't work as well and why. I am also going to do a pier assessment on which processes work and look the most effective. I am also going to sample different photo shoots. I would like to create an acetate of my newspaper print and project this onto the walls of my studio where I will be doing my shoot. If this works out I will consider using this process for my final photo shoots. I have devised a weekly action plan that I will include in my appendix.
How will you critically review and analyse your work and determine if it is successful? How will you identify directions for ongoing development? Do you have a method to record the critical response to your ideas? How do you propose to asses the success of your project and what will be your methods of evaluation? A supporting statement at the end of your project will help you to critically analyse your project.
As I'm working through my project, I will do a weekly pier review and assessment with other colleagues from my course. I am going to be uploading information to my blog page daily, so comments from other people that are wrote on my blog will guide me through my project and give me more ideas for ongoing development. My pier assessments will also give me an idea of how successful my work is and help me look at new directions I could possibly take with my project. I have created a notice board in my work room in college that I will be using daily to place new thought and ideas on, newspaper adverts, magazine adverts, photo shoot pictures, new inspirations etc. I will refer back to my notice board as I'm working through my project. To asses the success of my project I will evaluate all of my samples and my final garments and photo shoots. I will look at my garment construction to see if the sizing is right. I will look at my final photo shoots and assess if the styling is right. I will be uploading photographs of my final garment and photo shoot to my blog and the comments and reports I get from these photographs will help my evaluate my work to see if it has been. I am going to contact a photographer and artist by email to see if they can take a look at my work. I will evaluate what worked and what hasn't. What I will explore in the future and what processes I wouldn't use again. I have created an action plan including weekly dates and activity logs, evaluations and if I have achieved my weekly goal. See appendix. I will include my supporting evaluation statement at the end of my project.
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Extended project 3-
The Queen has ridden a number of different horses since her first appearance at trooping the colour in 1947, this was the first ceremony to be held after the end of the Second World War. However, there was one particular mare that the Queen seemed to favour and have a profoundly love for it seemed. Burmese. Burmese was a beautiful black mare. She was seven years old when she was handed to Her Majesty. This mare was given to the Queen by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1969 when representatives came to England to perform at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Burmese had been trained in Ottawa and was ready for her first trooping the Colour parade later that same year. Her Majesty rode the black mare in the annual Birthday Parade every year after she was handed over to her until she was retired in the 1986 ceremony. Following the horses retirement, the Queen decided she did not wish to have a new horse trained in her place and she then attended the ceremony's there on in a horse drawn carriage. Burmese was put out to graze at Windsor Castles Park, where she later died in 1990. The Queen then unveiled a bronze statue in front of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Canada, in 2005, where she is mounted on Burmese.
Her Majesty quite clearly had a very strong connection and relationship with this black beauty and never could replace her. The mare had honoured the Queen for many years. Something that is irreplaceable, an animals love.
Her Majesty quite clearly had a very strong connection and relationship with this black beauty and never could replace her. The mare had honoured the Queen for many years. Something that is irreplaceable, an animals love.
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