Narrative and sequence module

 For my narrative and sequence module, we are looking at artists books, and how they can be presented. I've decided for my final piece to make an artist book in the shape of a fan, because I'm interested in historical society, particularly the Georgian and Victorian eras, and fans were an important tool for the higher class, because there was a hidden language in them.      In the 18th century, fans were a common fashion accompaniment. They could be made from very expensive ivory and silk to cheap wood and paper. Most were around 10 to 12 inches long, and had some general characteristics: 3 images/scenes, curly floral decorations; and sticks with some space in between.    The language of the fan became an important part of a lady's expression and body language, commonplace at dinner parties, balls and social gatherings, as they could send messages across a room without saying a word. ...

  In the narrative and sequence module I have created three unconventionally shaped wordless artists books. Inspired by Victorian secret languages and etiquette, I have made three dance card fans containing images that tell an emotive and romantic narrative with the use of symbols and patterns. Originally I was going to make a different type of fan that had a lot more vignettes that told the story, but in this project I have learned to not be too logical with the storytelling and allow it to become more abstract so the reader can decide for themselves what they're seeing. I have been introduced to new methods of working for this project, such as sourcing wood and using the laser cutting machines in the fabrication department, I have gone back to digital art again for this module, but I can definitely see an improvement of my skills when comparing to my final piece from the Introduction To Illustration module. I managed to go to galleries as well to further my research...

 rough ideas: given the word prompt "zooming". Looking at different ways to express the word   final GIF: Got good feedback on the follow through of the ears. Lines could have been more smooth.