One day in our first week we were simply given a plain Moleskine and told to fill it with something that represented a journey; any journey and with any materials. I tried to maintain a book that was visually interesting and detailed in order to convey my thoughts and feelings about my Ravensbourne induction which has been a journey in itself. I am someone who has to have everything looking aesthetically pleasing and neat, preferring to work in neutral and complementary tones as it is this which bring uniformity to my work. This is represented in the first page of my passport that displays a photo and any important, relevant information. I completed it in pencil and watercolour; focusing on the line work which is an illustrative style I like to adopt when working. I drew the portrait from my imagination rather than copying an image before adding my name, date of birth and star sign. I like using watercolour because of its versatility and my ability to control it with its tendencies to bleed, resurrection of used colours with just a bit of water and translucency - It is certainly my preferred media of choice. Layering it up and splashing it around the page to add effect are my favourite things. 
The double spread above uses grey and blue colours to represent the general atmosphere within the carriages on the long commute from Broxbourne to North Greenwich, along with the spikes made from sheets in the Metro. Adding layers and experimenting with lines and shapes is something I find particularly enjoyable which is why I arranged them in the book like this. I used biro to fill in the little me walking over the newspaper and also to add the train times in the background.
The next pages showed the names of all the artists I listen to on my commute within the outline of my phone. A piece taken from a scan of a graphic design book in the Study Zone was torn up and placed around the edge of the phone after carefully being cut with a craft knife. Again, I love the blue and turquoise hues that this page displays which I used in creating the headphone cord with a swish of watercolour. I like the torn, white edges of paper and these are likely to be seen a lot throughout the passport.
This is yet again another page on the journey to Ravensbourne. I focused heavily on this as I feel that it is a crucial part of my university life as it took a lot of planning on mine and my family's behalf. These pages in particular were just a play on the tickets that I found in my rucksack. I used masking tape and watercolour to create the base stripes before cutting the tickets up and adding them for effect. Using fineliners I added more lines and then words to describe the key parts and aspects of the journey.The monochromatic colours were sourced from the colours of the suits and coats that flood the platforms during rush hour.
This double spread represents how I initially came to Ravensbourne alone and gradually made a valuable set of friends. This aspect of my journey is of vital importance, as building relationships with new people was one of my goals before coming here and it are these people that make this course a little less daunting and more enjoyable. After the busyness of the last pages, I wanted the next ones to be a little more simplistic, which is why there's a lot of white space. Watercolour, coloured pencils and pens layered up in earthy colours are what were used to construct these pages and the co-ordination of colour is something very important to me.
One of the easier pages to create, this one consisted of a graphic representation of thoughts from book in the Study Zone and corresponding coloured blocks that feature some text. This draphic stood out for me because if visualised thought processes in a completely different way. The mind map is so complex and detailed that it looks like a biological phenomenon which meant that I barely needed to add anything else in fear of creating something too overwhelming. I thought that the words connecting resembled the friendships and links I need to make as part of this new journey.
The photo's on this page continue with the friendship concept and the notion of making memories in the form of photos. The photos were random ones taken from a scan but work effectively in this piece with the colour and ideas. I drew over them with a black fine liner to add personal touches the the photos that illustrates the idea of friendship and capturing the best moments forever in film. They hang on a fine liner chain in front of a splash of colour created by dipping one paintbrush into two complementing watercolour shades.
This page reflected upon our trip to the V&A in the week. I took clippings from the museum map to create a piece surrounding fashion that is able to relate to the section of the museum that I enjoy the most with the clothes through the years. The skirt of the dress is made up of writing saying 'V&A and the torso was cut out using a craft knife. I stuck two pages together to create the dark leaf patter on the right page which is also taken from the site map as I thought the colours matched well with the whole theme of the museum and the page.
This is my favourite page in the book. It represents the amount of time I spent drawing the old sculptures at the V&A because I love to draw the human body, particularly in the challenging positions in which these sculptures rest and their realistic interpretation of skin and muscle. I just created a ton of shapes, lines and sketches and mushed them all together in this collage, and I feel that the results are very abstract but pretty. The mix of media in this piece includes pencil
This page was a little more colourful and bright as a took the neons from the Serpentine Gallery pamphlet and applied them underneath a cut out travel card for the day. Lines, shapes and watercolour are all the materials I used and continued with the ethos that less is more by using simple shapes to make an aesthetically pleasing piece. The second page incorporates my main issue with the tube on a watercolour background placed between coloured tabs that protrude from the sides of the book. I like the different colours and neons that bring these two pages together and enjoyed getting the balance right between the bright colours.
This page was done in a bit of a rush, but still conveys the ideas I wanted it to. The page on the left shows my love for our cat called Ebony, showing her in the middle and surrounded by charcoal which was smudged slightly. There was no hidden message on this page, it was just about cats because I really freakin' love cats and I felt like that had to go into my passport! The last page I managed to complete within the time limit was this cut out of a heart with the word 'peace' written in it. I used tape to apply it because we run out of glue, but it looks really effective and i'm glad that this is how it turned out. The dark, bubbly water was another scan that fit well within this page and the green splashes within the heart were created using watercolour and a bristly paint brush. The overall concept of this page was to highlight my pacifist attitude and chilled out demeanor which was achieved through the colours and use of water on the background.
This is a drawing of my favourite sculpture featured in the gallery in South Kensington park. The contrast between the white walls and the bubblegum pink really stood out in the light and airy space these people were displayed in. This transcription was completed in watercolour and pencil, with only the pink coloured because that was the aspect of this set up the stood out to me the most. The strong lines as an outline and the finer detail completed in a more delicate technique is one I used throughout AS and A-level and has quickly become my favourite way of presenting images.
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