Drew
Contemporary Art Space Chester
CASC plays host to a selection from the University of Chester degree show 2020. Open until 26th July at Forum shopping centre in Chester.
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Drew
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
Vinyl countdown
It’s the final countdown to the deadline for the degree show submission and tensions are running high. During the preparation for the...
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Drew
- May 22, 2019
- 1 min
Degree Show Prep
It's been a busy few days and I've done more running about than I care to think about, but the gallery spaces are starting to look...
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Drew
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
Degree Show Prep
After a slow start on the organisational and marketing front, the degree show is now approaching and we have to prepare spaces for...
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Drew
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
It's what's on the inside
Creation and development of an LED sign
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Drew
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Learning about fixings
The basic premise of the French Cleat allowing for semi-permanent wall fixings.
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Drew
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Degree Show Catalogue 2019
Here is a copy of my entry into the Degree Show catalogue 2019. www.drewwestdesign.com facebook - drewwez13 instagram - @drew.wez13...
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Drew
- May 15, 2019
- 1 min
Some Hero Images
"They Don't Teach You This @ University" - yet the techniques have been learned and executed while I was there.
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Drew
- Apr 30, 2019
- 1 min
Degree Show - Is this thing happening?
There is a buzz about getting things ready for the Degree Show, and we have been given a breakdown of the next 4 weeks leading up to it,...
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Drew
- Apr 29, 2019
- 6 min
Glossary for Gilding
This post is not intended to cover everything than can or should be used when gilding or sign painting, but is here just to give you a...
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Drew
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Flamboyant Blue
I bought some Flamboyant Blue paint from Wrights of Lymme and went straight into painting my sign. I was shocked to see that the paint...
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Drew
- Apr 26, 2019
- 1 min
Colour Checking
I decided to take my sign into the print rooms at the university to see if I could decide what colour to paint the glass. I thought it...
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Drew
- Apr 18, 2019
- 1 min
Gold Standard (No peeking)
I couldn't resist having a look at my handy work. So I should explain that during the many times of having to pick up the glass and put...
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Drew
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 3)
With the gold removed from the places I didn't want it, it was time to start the oil gilding process. Oil gilding requires an oil based...
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Drew
- Apr 10, 2019
- 1 min
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Round 2)
With the first gild having been laid, I found that there were lots of gaps, so I went back over it repeating the process from the...
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Drew
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
Aiming for the Gold Standard (round 1)
I decided that I wanted to try a few different techniques for my gold sign, the first being water gilding which gives a nice mirror like...
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Drew
- Apr 5, 2019
- 2 min
Degree show update
I decided to report my concerns to the Head of Department about the lack of movement on anything relating to the Degree Show preparation,...
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Drew
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
Aiming for the Gold Standard (Gilding as a Beginner)
So I've seen a quick demo on how reverse glass gilding is done, and had a couple of tries on a smaller scale. I've also tried my hand at...
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Drew
- Apr 4, 2019
- 4 min
Show Your Working - and your mistakes?
I will say this again. The first thing to remember when doing reverse painted glass is to reverse your template so that it can be placed...
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Drew
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Degree Show Prep - nothing to see here
While we were being sorted into groups for the degree show earlier in the year, I had been put into a group to look into Marketing, but...
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