The most interesting caterpillars move. The ones that don’t move look a bit like slugs. I took my daughter for a drawing trip to Sheffield’s Butterfly House. They were very helpful and provided a box full of caterpillars to draw. They weren’t very colourful but one of them caught my eye – black and spikey with bright green bits. As they are small creatures, and I am not a super-dooper photographer, I couldn’t get a decent photo but the drawing went alright.
Later this developed into my caterpillar period of art
. I got a bit caterpillar-obsessed. Potato prints, collage, lino cut ….they all crawled off my sketch
book.
After a while, I explored other species of caterpillar. The black spikes of my first caterpillar were too dominant. (I also had a lot of blue toddler paddling pool, as you would imagine ). I found a caterpillar to match. I think this would be called a Materials-led project.
Right then, the next logical step is to take all the art work over to the loom and see whether I can create anything caterpillary out of recycled PVC.
Next installment…. (you already know the ending, don’t you)…….
October 8, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Great to get a peek inside your sketchbook!! I think the recycled toddler pool is a great idea and I’ll be interested to see what you come up with from it.
First pinecones, then caterpillars…..will beetles be next? Moths? Or will you jump to a whole new realm??
I look forward to watching and finding out!
Sue