Seed Sculpture

Whilst flicking through the latest edition of Gardens Illustrated I came across an article about the sculptor Barbro Raen Thomassen who examines weed seeds close up, then sculpts them in Portland limestone.

This, together with her landform art, has triggered off all sorts of ideas for my detailed area. Seating, impressions of seeds in paving materials, mounds representing the shapes of bits of old mechanised farming machinery...my head is spinning!

Her web site is www.raenthomassen.no - worth a look!

It's always good to talk through ideas with others (preferably with other designers/design students). As Kemal commented, often your own ideas become stale and can't move on in isolation. Perhaps there would be some benefit in setting up an additional student workshop to talk through ideas before presentation (a pre crit crit for students?).


Dickie