Beth Brock Portfolio of

Work

Aselec'onofworkproducedsince2003.Moreexamplescanbefoundatmyrecentlyredesignedwebsite:www.buzyb.com

Oceania – Art work BATex'leCraBs–FinalCollec'on

HavingcarriedoutsomevisualresearchinLondon,attheLondonAquariumandNaturalHistoryMuseum,backatthestudioIexperimentedwithdifferentpapersmanipula'ngthemusingtex'letechniquestorecreatetheessenceoftheocean.

Oceania – Paper Designs BATex'leCraBs–FinalCollec'on

ThinkingmorecommerciallyIproducedacollec'onofhandpainteddesignswhichwouldbesuitableforuseaseitherwallpaperorfabrics.

Oceania – Fashion Ideas BATex'leCraBs–FinalCollec'on

Selec'ngsomeofthetechniquesthatIusedinmysamplingistartedtoproducegarments,exploringhowtheeffectscouldbetranslatedintofashion.Likeallofmysamplesthesegarmentswereembroideredandmanipulatedinwhitefabricbeforebeingdyed.Theywerethenembellishedwithbeadsandsequins.

Oceania – Final Collection BATex'leCraBs–FinalCollec'on

Displayedalmostasifeachsampleisfloa'ng,myfinalcollec'onoffabricsgivetheviewertheillusionthattheyarepassingthroughacoralreef.Thecolourcombina'onsaremuted,aged,warm;theyoriginallycreatedusingnaturaldyesofOnions,Coffee,Tea.Thedetailsofthesesamplescanbeeasilytranslatedintoarangeofcommercialproductssuitableforbothfashionandinteriors.

Designer Collections GP&JBaker,GharaniStrok,HandandLock,AmandaKelly,LauraAshley

IntheyearaBergradua'ngandbeforestudyingtobeateacherIworkedforavarietyofdesignhouses.Aboveare3ofthesamplesIproducedwhilstworkingatAmandaKelly,London.

The King and I TeacherofTex'les,WaltonGirls’HighSchool,Grantham

Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedincostumedesign.WhilstworkingasateacherataSecondarySchoolwithPerformingArtsstatusIwasabletoworkwiththeDirectorofMusicastheco-ordinatorandproducerofthecostumesandsetfortheendofyearproduc'onofTheKingandI.

Indian Summer WorkingCollec'on

IhavealwaysbeeninspiredbyNon-Westerncultureandtradi'ons.AttheendoflastyearIbegantodevelopacollec'onoffabricsinspiredbyAsianandIndianmo'fs.Thisheavilyembellishedcollec'onoffabricsisprimarilysuitableforinteriors.

Art Instillations TeacherofArtandDesign,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

WorkingwithAr'stinResidenceLindaJaneJamesandmyselfstudentscreatedanins'lla'onshowinghowtheyareinspiredbytheAcademy’sMuseumandtheobjectsondisplay.Bylimi'ngthepallettoblackandwhitestudentsuseds'cky-backplas'candlaminatedpapertocreatesilhoue^esandshadows

TLA Quilt SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

DuringourannualCASAc'vityweekeverystudentintheAcademywassetthechallengeofmakingapatchforaquiltinspiredbythebuildingsandplacesinandaroundSlough.Dueto'meconstraintsmanystudentsonlymanagedtopintheirdesigninplace.ThisleBmyfriends,colleaguesandItospendafeweveningssewingthemdown.Thewerethenjoinedtogethertoform4longpanelswhicharehangingintheAcademy’satrium.

Science and Art TeacherofArtandDesign,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

Workingwithar'stinresidenceDrLizzieBurnsstudentsexploredDNAandMicroorganisms.TheycreatedclayandPapierMachesculptures.Workinginsmallgroupstheycreatedoilpasteldrawingsofdifferentmicroorganisms.

DNA Identity Sticks KS3ArtCoordinator,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

InspiredbytheworkofMichaelBrennand-Woodstudentshadtodecoratea2footwoodenbaton.Theydecorateditwithimagesofthethingsthattheylikeandtheirfamily.Usingtheirfavouritecolouredinksandbeadseachs'ckwasindividualtothemakersiden'ty.Thes'ckswerethenassembledtoformaDNAHelixwhichishungintheAcademy’sAtrium.

TLA Elephant Parade KS3ArtCoordinator,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

Inspiredbytheelephantsbeingdecoratedanddisplayedinci'esaroundtheworldtheLangleyAcademydecidedtocreateitsownElephantparade.HavinggainedsponsorshipformDecopatch,France,studentswereeachgivenanelephanttodecorate.TheelephantswerethensoldtoraisemoneyforoneoftheAcademiesHouseChari'esTheElephantFamily.

Collaged Elephant KS3ArtCoordinator,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

WorkingwithAr'stinResidenceMichaelBrennand-WoodGiBedandTalentedartstudentshadadaytodecoratea4footcardboardelephant.Usingcollagedpapers,paintandstripsoffabricstudentsdecoratedtheelephantwithsymbolswhichrepresentedthe6AcademyHouses(Aribib,Darwin,Gaia,Globe,GraceandHenley).TheelephantisproudlyondisplayintheAcademiesAtrium.

Artefacts KS3ArtCoordinator,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

Workingwithar'stsinResidenceMirandaMillwardstudentscreatedcollageboxesandwrotestoriesaboutMuseumObjectsfromWorldWar1and2.InspiredbytheworkofJosephCornellstudentsfilledtheirboxeswithcollageandimagesoftheobjectsandphotosfrom18thCenturySlough.Thebestboxeswereputondisplayaspartofatouringexhibi'oncalledArtefacts.

Tree of Light KS3ArtCoordinator,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

AspartoftheCulturalOlympiadstudentsagroupof20studentsfromtheLangleyAcademytookpartintheTreeofLight.Itwasayearlongprocesswhichstartedwithstudentsvisi'ngalocalna'onalparkandcrea'ngartworkinspiredbytheshapesoftreesandplantsandtheworkofAndyGoldsworthy.BetweenJanuaryandtheperformanceinJulystudentsa^endedweeklyrehearsalstolearnthehourlongperformancewhichtoldthelifecycleoftrees.Followingaweekendofrehearsalsthestudentsperformedwithanother1000dancersandmusiciansfromacrosstheThamesValleyinanexplosivetheatricalperformanceoutside.

We Will Rock You SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

AsAr's'cDirectorIdesignedandmadeallthesetandcostumesfortheWholeSchoolProduc'onofWeWillRockYou.TheBohemiancostumeswereconstructedfromreconstructedgarmentsbroughtfromlocalcharityshops.TheGAGAGirlscostumeswerehandmadewithMachineEmbroideredGAGAlogoswhichglowedinthedark.Itwasthefirstmajorproduc'onperformedattheAcademyandwasahugesuccess.

Don’t Feed the Animals SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

TheAcademyenteredtheannualcompe''on‘Connec'ons’runbyTheLyric,Hammersmith,withaperformanceof‘Don’tFeedtheAnimals’.Asastoryaboutatravelingcircusthechallengeoftheproduc'onwasturningourtheatreintoacircustent.Thiswasachievedbyhanginglengthsofstripedfabricfromtheligh'ngrigsandaroundtheoutsideofthetheatre.CostumesfortheclownswerebroughtonlineandtheUVanimalcostumesandpaperdressweremadebymyself.

Inspirational Flight SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

AspartofMuseumLearningWeekIwasanAr'stinResidenceandworkedtowithgroupsofstudentstocreateins'lla'onsusingsilhoue^esofbirds.Icreatedanins'lla'onofimagesfrommagazines,theinternetandexplora'veexamplestoshowstudentswhatawallinanar'stsstudiomightlooklike.

Wind in the Willows, Summer School SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

Tosupportstudentsthroughthetransi'onbetweenPrimaryandSecondaryschool,theywereinvitedtotakepartina4daysummerschoolWorkingaroundthethemeofWindintheWillowsstudentstookpartindifferentac'vi'esinScience,PE,English,Art,andFoodTechnology.Inartandtex'lesstudentshadtocreatewatercolourpain'ngsoftheriverbankandsoBtoysofthekeycharactersfromthestory.Alltheworkwaspresentedtoparentsattheendoftheweek.

Alice in Wonderland SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

AspartofourannualCASAc'vityweekyear8studentshadtocreateaplayinaday.Workinginsmallgroupsonacarouseltheyhadtorehearseandcreatethemusic,setandcostumesfortheproduc'onwhichwasperformedattheendoftheday.

Alice in Wonderland SubjectLeaderforTex'les,TheLangleyAcademy,Slough

Aboveisaselec'onofsetandpropillustra'onsstudentsusedforinspira'on.