one to one with karen

I talked to Karen last week because I felt abit lost in my work, so we came up with the idea of different materialised panel's to represent my work.

Week 4 of Final Major Project

Week 3 of Final Major Project

Tribes

Kenya is a multi-ethnic state in East Africa, made up of 52 tripe's.

Bantu
Luhya, Kisii, Kuria, Gusii
Kikuyu, Kamba, Meru, Embu, Tharaka, Mbere
Mijikenda, Taveta, Pokomo, Taita, Digo, Giriama Duruma

Niloti Paraniloti
Luo
Iteso, Turkana
Maasai, Samburu, Njemps
Nandi, Kipsigis, Elgeyo, Sabaot, Marakwet, Tugen, Terik, Pokot

Cushiti
Somali, Rendille, Galla, Boni, Borana, Gabbra, Orma, Sakuye

Swahili
Bajun, Pate, Mvita, Vumba, Ozi, Fundi, Siyu, Shela, Amu

Hunters Gatherers
Dahalo, El-Molo, Ndorobo, Sanye

Kenyan flag meaning

The black stripe represents the African people, while the red stands for the struggle for independence. The green represents Kenya's agriculture and natural resources. The thin white stripes symbolise peace and unity. The central emblem represents Kenya's fight for freedom and the their preparedness to defend that freedom.

Laser cut wood carving

I wanted to develop my inner beast painting further, therefore I went to see the 3D work shop technician. It was a real hassle to get a scanned image of my painting because in the college they only have A4 scanners instead of A2, so instead I photocopied the A2 image into a black and white A4 print and used that in the scanner for the laser cut. The dark image photocopy lead to a different end piece than expected, by only highlighting the lightest part to the image. as a result I thought it was a good experimental piece which I would like to use in the future.

Week 2 of Final Major Project