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Jun 21, 20231 min read
Immersion and the Sublime in Video Games: Environmental Awe from Romanticism to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Abstract  Drawing from art history, game studies and the aesthetic philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Edmund Burke, I argue that in their...
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Apr 16, 20222 min read
Reference photos from Italy
I sit in Edinburgh Airport, awaiting my bus back to Dundee. I return from Italy, where I saw my family and brought my boyfriend to meet...
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Apr 15, 202216 min read
Gender Performativity and Sexual Difference
In their 1990 book Gender Trouble ¹, Judith Butler argues that gender is performative: its norms develop through mimesis, as well as...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read
Level 3 Semester 2 Life Drawing
I attended the life drawing classes again this semester and really enjoyed myself. I didn't go to as many, but I really feel like I'm...
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
Starting a still life
In my open tutorial with Janice a few weeks ago, we discussed how I might practice painting with thicker strokes. This is something I...
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Feb 20, 20222 min read
Etching of DJCAD
I mostly worked on the DJCAD etching this week. I had to be more meticulous this time since, as I’m depicting a piece of architecture,...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
Preparing an etching
This week, I started an etching of DJCAD. I chose the subject matter for my Dad’s birthday, as he did his postgrad at the college back in...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
A couple film reviews
I went to see a couple films at the DCA this week. This is something I would like to get into more, as it’s both fun and a good way to...
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Jan 23, 20221 min read
Getting the ball rolling again
After last semester, I wanted to amp up my work rhythm. As such, I set myself the task of having multiple pieces on at once. The first...
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Dec 5, 20212 min read
Life Drawing
As I did last year, I wanted to give an update on my life drawing this semester. This would be a good way to put my research journal to a...
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Nov 28, 20212 min read
Itching for an Etching
As I mentioned in a previous post, I have really wanted to get into etching since last year. This was first suggested to me by my tutor...
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Nov 14, 20213 min read
Terrarium Tales
Over lockdown, I think we all craved a sense of control. Some took ownership of their bodies by making radical fashion choices. Others...
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