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Drew
Jun 30, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
It's what's on the inside
Creation and development of an LED sign
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Drew
May 16, 20191 min read
Learning about fixings
The basic premise of the French Cleat allowing for semi-permanent wall fixings.
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Drew
May 16, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20192 min read
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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