Eesti Project Brief: To create a personal outcome based around my Grandma and her Estonian heritage Process: Firstly I sketched imagery associated with my Grandma and Estonia, then turned these into paper cuts. I then scanned them in and used the magic paintbrush on Photoshop to turn them into screen print positives Outcomes: Twelve roughly A7 mini screen prints Reflections: This project was a result of my tutorial where we discussed my mini screen prints from my Student President Campaign, and how they looked good, but didn’t have a personal intent. I really wanted to make a more personal, sensitive outcome, which I was excited about working on. My Grandma was such an influential woman to me, and I am so proud of my Estonian heritage, so I wanted to really celebrate her life and passions through a tangible outcome. I felt that the initial drawings I did didn’t do justice to her personality, and looked a bit stilted. Them I stuck some negative space scraps I had down and I really liked their simplicity and inclusion of white space, so decided to pursue this kind of outcome. I was heavily influenced by the work shown on Match Bloc Instagram of old, often Eastern European, matchboxes. The artist is often unknown, but they have a concurrent theme in their aesthetic style. I really wanted to create something which would fit in with them and be funky and fun, just like my Grandma always was.
Megan Ojari || LAUIL603 || Eesti Project