Here are a couple explorations of stretching fabric across boards inspired by the work of Lee Lozano. the self portrait has a naïve and amateur aesthetic. The blue fabric (an attempted depiction of my bed) drawing with cigarette ends painted on it lacks clarity and is not visually stimulating. I think I’m going to explore a different route.

continuing from my work inspired by sleeping uncomfortably, and the contortions of the spine, I have found a new way to express this idea. The spinal drawings for me didn’t convey my theme in the way I had intended them to, and my collage of myself lying in my bed out of dirty washing did not represent my theme the wanted either.

As a new method to show my theme, I have tried to capture my contorted face pushed against a dirty bed. Interested by the way the face would be changed and sculpted. I achieved this by using clingfilm and pulling my face in a way that showed the anxiety and state of mind relevent to my concept.

Using the same wooden board as used for the fabric collage experiments, I then drew myself using white house paint, blue oil bar and a touch of blue, brown and yellow oil pastels. This imagery I feel best displays the depression and anxiety I am trying to portray. The feelings that I have come to understand throughout this project relate to a dirty space. I think this image coupled with and drawing that shows the clarity and energy that comes with having a clean and organized space would be strong.