Becca Martin

Photography by SunDust Photos

Photography by SunDust Photos.

Hanging my final pieces! They're looking great on the wall layered together, once finished the layers will hang suspended in front of each other. I'm really happy with the space I'm working with as well, us Applied Arts lot grouped together to transform a spare room on our floor into an exhibition space. The other pieces I've seen put up look great, the space made everything look so professional!

Last bit of printing done for the final piece! I used litho crayon on mark resist to keep the hand drawn element and to add texture. Up close these prints look a bit like pencil drawings. I also used a goldy brown colour ink to emulate the colour of etchings from the laser cutter.

Printing onto pre cut paper. I had to do it this way round so I could draw at the right size to fit the cut paper, bit complicated but everything lined up pretty well. The paper shapes left some pretty interesting marks on the screens, they also stuck together, so I only had one shot at printing each piece. 

My cosy little studio space. I tested a full size paper piece (210gsm) on the laser cutter. I thought maybe at a larger scale the paper would warp and fall over on itself but it seems to hold up well.

Maquettes for my final piece idea. I want to use layers of paper cuts within a space. From a direct view the audience will see a flat image, but from different views the delicate layers are revealed. I also want to incorporate shadow into my work, by suspending pieces away from the wall I hope natural light can leave some playful shadows, which may change through out the day. 

Laser engraved ply. Looks great with the grain of the wood and the burnt colours that the laser left. 

Big lasers are fun- and fiery! 

Watercolour and lasercut sample. I'm trying to figure out how to combine the print and laser cut techniques and think simpler may be better. 

I didn't think digital embroidery was for me at all but after looking at their work and seeing the actual process I have a pretty new outlook on it and would love to experiment with it in the future. 

Prints came out better than expected!

You might be able to see a bit of Rob Ryan's work in the background. He's been a great reference for me having never really worked with paper cutting before, and his beard is pretty brilliant too!

4 layer screen on its way!

Laser etched rose garland similar to the mirrored illustration I posted below. I want to use flowers to frame the central images, and by working on multiple pieces of card I can separate the layers.