Vickie Rutter

My placement started at plantology.

My first day i made these decorations for a bar in sheffield called the anchorage and I was totally in love with my placement already.

Photos taken by me for documentation.

Still image of outcome from my video on last post.

Did not turn out as i thought it might have.... but.... I and the viewer can see the carnation flowers but not as much as I wanted.

Vickie Rutter

My work taking place in my studio space at Sheffield Hallam University

Carnations encased in plaster thrown at my studio wall to brake and realise them from within the plaster.

Picture outcome coming up on blog soon.

2015

A random idea of dipping carnations in plaster to create another way to have to get to view the flowers within.

First time using video will take place within next few days.

2015

I have decided this year that i will not be taking up writing a dissertation document for PAP 3. Through august 2015 I chatted to Plantology Florist in Sheffield about doing a replacement with them and they was so helpful and said I could.

My placement will take over a month or two finishing roughly just before christmas 2015.

I will also have to keep a journal of what I’m gaining from the placement and what I’m learning and research too.

I also will have to think up of a question so i gather evidence on my placement and write a report.

My crit session for my final year..

Showing in my own studio space a plinth with a box placed on top with the opening facing the wall where a mirror is placed. In the box is flowers which you can only view via looking at the mirror.

My new works currently making and will create possibly in my degree show in june 2016.

Currently showing today this in my crit 13th Oct 2015

Source found on Facebook.

I screen shot the image and caption “ The passive aggressive way of getting your town to deal with potholes”

Trip to Winter gardens Sheffield.

Album 2 of my trip to botanical gardens Sheffield.

Album 1 of my trip to botanical gardens Sheffield.

Took a trip to Nottingham Contemporary on Friday 22 May 2015.

Image of Gallery guides given out in the gallery, documented in journal

No actual gallery images allowed.

Glenn Ligon Encounters and Collisions Exhibition.

Currently changing my studio practice from textiles to working with botanical. This is very new to me but I have been wanting to change to botanical subject for quite a long time. My last practice (stitch work) was just not working out anymore and it was very much angering me. I just knew I at to change and get the courage to do what I had been wanting for so long. I am very interested in botanical living nature. I have always been surrounded by plants and flowers and everything else, I have always appreciated it all.

My main aim for my work at the moment is research from how botanical pieces have been used in art. I also need to find my feet in this very board subject and not loose what I’m wanting to achieve. I need to figure out which part I am more interested in this could be the busy side, botany (science Side), I am also interested in using botanical sources to challenge very raw subjects within the news such as immigration. I want my work to become very contemporary and differ from small to very large pieces, depending on the location I am working in.

My new practice is a very deep with research but I am not intimidated by this at all, I welcome it. My new art practice is actually making me feel excited for future work.