Final Major Project Has Begun!!

So it's the first week of FMP. Our final 10 week project of Foundation year. I began by exploring my idea for the project. I thought of the idea when browsing on an Art blog. The colours and textures of the sweets seemed like they would work well as a drawing material. First I decided to explore the properties of Jelly Babies by melting them in different ways. I wanted to use the substances as materials rather than just as sweets. I used the microwave, the oven, a frying pan, a heat press, a blow torch and the grill. Each method gave different results. It became apparent that I needed to find the amount of time they melted best at so as to keep the colours and prevent them from burning. Once I had worked this out, I was able to create a few different compositions with the colours which I think look really effective. I also took some really nice photographs. The only problem with the pieces is that they are very sticky and wont last. I need to find a way to make them less sticky, or solid.