Visual Metaphor Workshop

Yesterday I had my Visual Metaphor workshop with Pete Murgatroyd. We started this workshop by looking at a variety of images and writing words that we associated with the images. For example, a image of scales made me think of the word 'Libra' and a ladder made me think of the word 'Up'. Pete wanted us to explore the ideas of associating two words.

For the next part of the workshop, we had to pick one image, and use it to relate to 6 other words. For this, I picked the pen. I then had to draw associations between the pen and the words 'science', 'memory', 'relationships', 'fashion', 'buildings' and 'parties'. Here are my outcomes.

For 'Science', I drew a syringe pen.

For 'Memory', I drew a post-it note with reminders on it.

For 'Relationships', I drew some toilet cubicles with couples writing on them - an idea that my tutors particularly enjoyed.

For 'Fashion', I drew a Tie-Dyed t-shirt.

For 'Buildings', I drew a blue print of a house.

For 'Parties', I drew a party invite.

The next part of the workshop involved the selected texts in the Narrative Unit. As I am still undecided as to which book to choose, I picked the extract that produced the most vivid settings and scenes, and the one I chose was from William Golding;

"Ralph grasped the idea and hit the shell with air from his diaphragm. Immediately the thing sounded. A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountains. Clouds of the birds rose from the tree-tops, and something squealed and ran into the undergrowth."

I produced a four-panel narrative for this scene, focussing on the impact that blowing the shell had on the forest and setting the scene.