After the first character design session at the beginning of March I began to note down some of the points coming through from our discussions that morning and found that I wanted also to include images the students had created and to comment on their work. To ensure anonymity I ascribed a capital letter to each student. Read More...

Writers' portraits: Doris Lessing 25 February 1992 an imperial presence in Mary Poppins' misty rooftop world, chimney stacks behind her. I notice a large ring on her left hand. Read More...

We recognise a (human) face more easily and quickly than any other image. Read More...

Possible definition? A collection of individual features arranged in such a way that the whole is recognisable as unique. I think it's the distinctiveness from that-which-already-exists that is important, the presentation of selected features to emphasise difference. Read More...

Sweet stone baby Jesus, outside the main entrance to Plymouth Guildhall. Read More...

After lunch I took a short cut through the library on North Hill. On my way through I took a Magritte book off a shelf. Read More...

In yesterday's session - the first for the character module, I asked the students to work in pairs, taking turns to sit for and draw the 'likeness' of the other as a head and shoulders portrait, and to swap roles after 20 minutes. We had an equal number so I didn't need to step in and be the other half of a pair. Read More...