tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41163422117837168722024-02-19T05:54:12.661+00:00Aneeka MakwanaAneeka Makwanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562733612875819501noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116342211783716872.post-5311716476178721142016-06-14T15:44:00.000+01:002016-06-14T15:44:23.931+01:00Typography<br />
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Aneeka Makwanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562733612875819501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116342211783716872.post-65615701281885239792016-01-07T18:48:00.001+00:002016-01-07T18:48:49.158+00:00I've been posting some real treats on Pinterest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aneeka Makwanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562733612875819501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116342211783716872.post-6290538934949351082015-07-09T16:33:00.002+01:002015-10-21T00:37:15.141+01:00Calligraphy<br />
I bought some nice ink, nibs and pen holders, timing it just right so a parcel would arrive present-like for me in the wake of having my wisdom teeth out. Even then it took me 2 weeks to finally use them and they worked beautifully. I felt a real difference between these and the scratchy small nibs i bought for drawing when I was on my foundation, though these ones did start to bleed on the paper in the book (most noticeable on the big numbers at the bottom of the page).<br />
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I started off using my drawing nibs on sheets of paper, but thought it would be better to use a small A5 sketch book instead, doing a double page spread (at least) every time - some warm up exercises and then alphabets in various typefaces. I bought copperplate nibs and a holder too so that'll be fun to do. Here they are, looking a bit wonky, but it's a start.<br />
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I've been quite slack with it, but i'm finding it a lot less practical to find the space and the time to practice a little every day. Although I do have to say, it's a lot <i>more</i> practical than sign writing (the paint, and the brushes, the paper, an easel...)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My parents brought home packets of tomato and sweetcorn seeds and, along with two packets of wahaca chilli's, I planted them in little pots in early April and all started sprouting a week later. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Raspberry and redcurrent bushes are stating to grown fruit (after not growing last year) and the strawberries, though happy enough in bags, look beautiful and taste disgusting. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I did everything wrong, planting all the seeds (who knew you weren't supposed to) multiple plants to a pot, but they've grown really well. They all love the (gross) greenhouse-like heat of the conservatory and the warm weather this spring has really been a help. I think I ended up with around 50 tomato plants, at least, and we've given away a good amount to friends, neighbours and still there's so many.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Still, I'm not complaining. There's something so satisfying about growing something, particularly food, from tiny seeds to beautiful summer scented plants. </span><br />
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Aneeka Makwanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562733612875819501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116342211783716872.post-32264708006619805222014-12-10T18:54:00.000+00:002014-12-10T18:54:41.687+00:00Weaving: Updated<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've updated my website with some recent weavings, documenting those I have created from April 2014 to present. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They can be seen <a href="http://cargocollective.com/aneekamakwana" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been experimenting with textures, pattern and colour to create small scale textiles and am currently working on </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and it ended up being almost the whole thing. But these bit in particular are wonderful:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I later found out that was mainly because I kept tying off the thread rather than continuing along; so for the pink I started on at the end of the lesson, I was tying it off when it came to the edge (so would have tied it off where I'd stopped) rather than continuing down all the way to the right. Will try again next week and make it go all swerved and curvy. Only 3 weeks left! Time for me to get my own frame and weaving materials now I think. Close up of the last two weeks work below; spotting, hatching and (not very) eccentric weaving. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The imagery of a 2nd place rosette is used to reflect the <i>almost but not quite </i>good enough quality of the duo's show.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With upcoming shows this year at both the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, they asked me to design a simple, bold, text based logo that also referenced their offkilter and often absurdist act. This would be used across their social media and on promotional material and branding. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The idea of an inferior alternative and of being <i>almost</i> good enough developed into the logo below; the unbalanced nature of the NEXT edging into the BEST THING gives a clear indication of this idea of being <i>almost</i> there, but not quite.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Carl Turner Architects, published by Artifice Books (a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">vailable to buy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.ct-architects.co.uk/shops/shop-test-3/" target="_blank">here</a>)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I interned as a graphic designer for the studio last summer, and one of my jobs was to aid in the design of a practice monograph that would later develop into the final book; organising images, photographs and text, designing initial spreads and ordering the projects so the designers at Artifice could get an idea of what Carl had envisioned for the book. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at the Whitechapel Gallery, Stephen Willats: Concerning Our Present Way of Living (for more information</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, <a href="http://whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/stephen-willats-concerning-our-present-way-of-living" target="_blank">click here</a>)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I started a hand weaving course last month and after <i>years</i>, finally </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">figured </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">out how to get photos out </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of my ancient phone! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Week 1</b> focused on the basic techniques, how to set up a hand loom </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(with clips and clamps) and getting to grips with the warp and weft - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think I only got about 4 tiny rows of weft done (in green at the bottom). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Week 2</b> was continuing with building up the weft and learning how to tie </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">off</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">once the yarn has come to the end or if you wanted to add a new colour - </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's a photo I took last week of my weaving sample, at the end of the session on</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Week 3</b>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Learning how to do circles this time! I focused mainly on filling up the pink background and started to build around the base of the circle, so everything from the around the base of the triangle and up was done then. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And these ones are better quality that I took yesterday, after my class on <b>Week 4</b>; Filling in the circle and the adding the shaping around it. I stopped with the pink half way up and am thinking of starting with a bright orange to continue up. Circles are HARD, but this could mainly be because I wasn't paying attention to the number of passes I was doing as I was so content with the process and the technique and having such a nice time that I was just filling up the outline. I also think I started pulling too tightly as the width is starting to narrow and there's gaps around the circle edge - probably a mix of pulling the yarn too tightly and from the uneven number of passes. The pink on the right hand side also started sloping upwards. Weird. I think I just need to focus on technique more and take my time </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to do it properly than trying too hard </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After working Whitechapel Gallery since last September and then staying on for a freelance job this past month, I've now finished my time there as design and production intern/freelance graphic designer. A book I designed in conjunction with the upcoming Stephen Willats exhibition is due to be printed soon, can't wait to get my hands on a copy!</span></div>
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Aneeka Makwanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562733612875819501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116342211783716872.post-30534158421339259662014-02-03T16:11:00.001+00:002014-02-03T16:11:15.065+00:00Where Are The Girls?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been <a href="http://www.ct-architects.co.uk/" target="_blank">interning at a wonderful studio</a> for the last month and a half // spent a couple of my weekends making decorations for Imfest 2013 - <a href="http://reenamakwana.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">R</a> took the pictures (thanks brah) // listening to Jarvis Cocker's Wireless Nights on the gross balmy commute home in an attempt to grapple some magic from the mundane // trying to make a start on a self initiated project that I've been mulling over since December //</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20130521news-womensci&utm_campaign=Content" target="_blank">reading this</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in the hopes that indignation will kickstart aforementioned project (it hasn't yet) // </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHl80Wmpj40" target="_blank">watching this</a> (and making notes - even though it's been a year since graduation too) // <a href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/07/blurring-the-lines-enjoying-maybe-sexist-music.html" target="_blank">“the pains of loving pop culture while female.”</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or, around this time as it took so long to do and i remember missing the opening ceremony amidst mild coding induced hysteria. It looks great, now with bulked up content and a range of subject posts, from exhibition reviews and gallery tours to documenting workshops and events</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Have a look at it here <a href="http://createvoice.blogspot.co.uk/">http://createvoice.blogspot.co.uk</a></span></div>
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