6A2 , 6D2 - OUGD602 - PPP - Grow Wild Exhibition

Grow Wild Exhibition

For a live brief I created a piece of work for the Grow Wild Exhibition that the Conscious Creatives Society were putting on at Hyde Park Book Club. I decided to submit a piece because the exhibition was about celebrating wildflowers and fungi and tied in nicely with my interest in nature. Because the piece would be for an exhibition I wanted to create something physical and tangible and I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to create something handmade and three dimensional, whilst exploring some of the techniques seen in The Set Design for Printed Matter book. My design focused on wildflowers and how a small patch of these can help support different wildlife in particular pollinators. The outcome was mainly made from lasercut paper elements which were then hand assembled to create flowers, prop insects were also used within the design.


For the exhibition I had to write a small description to go alongside the piece:

‘Bursting with Life’

Papercraft design showing the relationship native wildflowers and pollinators have in supporting each other’s sustainability. The design also highlights how wildflowers can be grown in any small area of soil from a container to a patch of lawn. Includes British wildflowers such as, Common Knapweed, Common Poppy, Oxeye Daisy, Buttercup, Dandelion and Red Campion, with pollinators feeding within the flowers.

Just a small patch of wildflowers can be ‘Bursting with Life’ and help support the sustainability of our native wildlife.

The exhibition went down really well and lots of people attended the event at Hyde Park book club. It was great to see how other people had interpreted the theme and to see some of the other processes used by other courses to create their work. Within the exhibition my design was placed on a podium in the middle of the room which allowed visitors to see the design from different angles and really get to see how it was made. I had positive comments from people at the exhibition which was great and it was nice to be part of an event like this.