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A-Level Visual Arts //

Showcase 2020

In any usual summer, I would have greatly en-joyed coming to celebrate at your final exhibition and would have loved the opportunity to explain to you in person, how much your work means to me. When I talk about art I am including all visual arts and all genres and media. All of it is important and I’d like to explain a little about why I think that.

Visual and creative arts are a source of much solace, joy and comfort and this has become even more crystal clear, during 2020. We turned to the arts when we needed to be soothed, distracted or cheered-up; when we needed to share our sorrows or stresses; when we needed to laugh, or cry, or think of others.

Art expresses what it is to be human and, Alain De Botton importantly reminds us that art keeps us hopeful, we he says...

“We need to learn to use it [art] for what it is really meant for: as a constant source of support and encouragement for our better selves”

I am so proud of all of you, and the contributions that you have made, and will, hopefully contin-ue to make, to the world through your art. The sense of community in Maple and Juniper is tan-gible and make these some of my favourite plac-es in college, as I know they were for many of you. I am sad that your time here was cut short and that we didn’t quite get to see your work

develop to full fruition in the studios. It has been wonderful to see how many of you have continued to make work and share it on a variety of digital platforms this summer and I have been hugely impressed and inspired by your creativity and talents.

Whilst it does not completely make up for not being able to celebrate your work with you in person, I hope that this book acts as a souvenir of your time here, of the fun, the friends, the new skills, the achievements you made; and makes you as proud as it does me.

I’d like to share with you this quote by Neil Gaiman and urge you to do as he advises - keep on dreaming; your imagination can change our world.

“Make interesting, amazing, glorious, fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more in-teresting for your being here. Make good art. Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It matters.”

Wishing you every success and happiness for the future

Emma FieldingPrincipal, Richard Huish College

To the Huish Visual Arts Students of 2018-2020,

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Zach AllenA Level Art & Design

Destination // Art Foundation Diploma at University Centre Somerset

Contact // [email protected]

I loved my time at the visual arts department, my skills in painting, drawing and observing have come so far in the short two years that I have spent at Huish.

We invite you to celebrate the ingenui-ty, perception, imagination and creative ambition of Richard Huish College Art-ists.

This is a unique exhibition of personal investigation and response to observa-tions and experience. Made from the summer of 2019- Spring 2020. High level independence, resilience and commitment of young Artists shines out in the originality of their multi media in-novations. We are proud of everyone’s achievements and wish each Artist a future filled with the personal success they deserve.

Hannah, Art Teacher

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Georgia AshA Level Art & Design

Destination // Cardiff University – English Literature and Language


I really enjoyed my time studying Art at Huish. My skill and confidence has improved, and I look forward to taking them into my future career.

Juliet BarkerA Level Art & Design

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Louise ArnoldA Level Art & Design

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Joby BarlowA Level Photography

Joining Richard Huish College in August 2019 I was excited and a little nervous to start work with all of the students but especially the students moving into Year 2. They made me feel incredibly welcome and I will always remember and be grateful for the openness and trust that they showed to a teacher new to them, working with them at this crucial stage of their education.

The individuality of their artwork and photography represents the ethos of teaching creative subjects that is es-sential to me. There are no pre-con-ceived styles or genre set by teachers. Their work shows each of their unique approaches to creating images and

artefacts that respond to their own personal experiences of life and seeing this so strongly here is one of the great joys and privileges of being a visual arts teacher.

I very much hope you enjoy the art-works and photography here. It is with sadness that we are not looking at the work these students would have pro-duced as their final A-Level pieces but I feel the images selected here do show the intriguing, exciting, creative work of a group of talented and hardworking individuals. I wish you all the greatest success in your future endeavours and look forward to hearing from you, as you continue your creative journeys.

Richard, Course Manager Art & Photography

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Adam Ben KekayaA Level Graphic Design

Vanna BriffaA Level Art & Design

Destination // Gap year


During my time in the art department at college, I was taught many things; notably time-keeping and detail because art has required extreme understanding in both of these. Whilst it has been hard, it has also been re-warding to look at a final piece and just think “Yeah, I did that!” That phrase can also be used in regards to finish-

ing the course, even though the end was a little jagged. However I can still be content in what I’ve made throughout the process.

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Sadie BroadbentA Level Art & Design

Destination // Gap year painting portraits for commission, afterwards I aim to study chemistry at university.


I have grown so much since starting A-level art, not just as an artist but as a whole. I have found a way to express my-self, relax myself and have learnt how to believe in myself. Though at times it was stressful and overwhelming, the skills I learnt are priceless.

The art department felt so much like it’s own community and even if you didn’t know everyone you knew you could just ‘be’ there. I will miss that. I am so thankful for my time in the visual arts department at Huish and I will always hold those memories dearly

Jemima BromfieldA Level Art & Design



My experience with the Visual Arts has been, though testing and stressful at times, overall brilliant. My stresses and uncertainty over elements of the course and which direction to take my art have been met with unwavering support from both the teachers and my classmates; thus allowing me to grow more confident with my art and within myself.

I have really enjoyed my time doing art at Huish and am gutted that it was cut short.

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Becky BrownA Level Art & Design

Ginny CableA Level Photography

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Sianne ChambersA Level Photography

Destination // Plymouth University - Photography


My time with Huish Visual Arts has been very eye opening and all round a very positive experience. Leading me to carry on in this field after college.

Sianne ChambersA Level Graphic Design

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Anja ChristiansenA Level Graphic Design

Anja ChristiansenA Level Art & Design

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Brian ChuiA Level Graphic Design

Destination // Birmingham City University - Landscape Architecture


As an international student in the UK, I have enjoyed every moment in the Visual Arts department during my time at Huish. It has been a great time, and a positive experience - which will carry me further as I aim to continue with art.

Brian ChuiA Level Art & Design

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Minty CassonA Level Art & Design

Ethan Clifton-JonesA Level Graphic Design

Destination // University of Sheffield - Landscape Architecture


The graphic design facilities at Richard Huish were excellent, the tutors were approachable and always ensured that you achieved your best potential in projects. I found that the first year effectively prepared you for second year as a result of research into design history and experimenting your design skills in Adobe Suite. It enabled you to imitate design concepts throughout previous decades and obtain your

own unique style for the final components at the end of the course. Overall, my time spent here was very worthwhile, providing me with transferable skills that can be used in the future.

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Eleanor ColesA Level Graphic Design62 63

FINAL POSTERARTIST STATEMENT

EVALUATION

The aim and focus of my personal investigation are to create illustrations to help promote a movie. I chose this because I have an interest in films and their posters.

One of my inspirations for my designs is Saul Bass, he helped influence the simplistic elements to my poster. Another inspiration is Stefano Caselli, his comic book style influenced my own style of illustration throughout my de-signs.

During the project I have learned more about the history of poster designs. I have also learnt to develop my own style of illustration.

Throughout the project I have learnt more about poster design and their history, I have discovered many artists and graphic designers that design for movies and have explored their work. I learnt how to further develop my illustrator skills and digital painting. I started to develop my own style of illustration which I used throughout my designs.

One of my strengths is good illustration skills, which is shown all through my project. A weakness for this project is that it is not linked very closely to contextual research. Another weakness is that some elements are not as well observed as the rest.

Meg ColeA Level Art & Design

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James ConwayA Level Graphic Design

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Layout 3:The idea of altering height has been further developed here as I have taken Layout 2 and increased the height of the raised posters, in-turn creating an even more distorted design with features that overlap between posters becoming more disassociated with their counterparts. The colouring

of the overlapping features may aid consumers with the legibility of the type-based features of the design. The amount that the posters are raised is unsuccessful as it diverges the overlapping features too much and takes away from the fluidity of the design features.

Layout 4:The spacing between each poster has been increased from Layout 1. The way in which all posters are aligned in an organised way projects a message of neatness and uniform. The gaps between each piece may be too large as it takes away from the fact that fea-tures should be flowing between each poster. This could lead to

disassociation and lack of legibility of copy as the audience may find it dif-ficult to successfully interpret the mes-sages the design is trying to convey. However, in contrast to Layouts 2 and 3, it is more successful having all posters aligned correctly as it has more finesse and gives a more professional feel to the piece.

Elsie CollinsA Level Art & Design

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Georgina CotterillA Level Art & Design

Destination // Bristol University - Spanish and Philosophy


I enjoyed learning how to print using different techniques and also the freedom we were given to choose our own de-signs and styles. It’s also nice to work amongst friends and watch other peoples artworks come to life.

Freya CookA Level Photography

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Emily CoxA Level Photography

Georgina CroftA Level Art & Design

Destination // University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History


My time in the Visual Arts at Huish have allowed me to develop skills such as my observational drawing; as well as explore new techniques and new mediums, such as printing using drypoint and lino, and painting with gouache.

My time in the Visual Arts has inspired me to continue the study of Fine Art, accompanied with Art History at the

University of Plymouth, where I am able to continue refining the skills I developed at Huish. The Visual Arts department has supported me through feedback and helpful resources to guide me throughout my A Level, along with fellow stu-dents who have been incredibly supportive and kind.

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Alex CridlandA Level Photography

Destination // Plymouth University - Photography

Guy CridlandA Level Photography

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Barney CroweA Level Photography

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Rhianne DeavesA Level Graphic Design

Lauren DarlingA Level Art & Design

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Lauren DarlingA Level Photography

Destination // Bridgwater & Taunton College - Art & Design Foundation Diploma

I’ve had a very positive experience, and been encouraged to work in new mediums and learn new ways of creating art. Our teachers were helpful with feedback and pushing you forward in your work.

Megan EdwardsA Level Art & Design

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Catherine EdgintonA Level Graphic Design

Destination // Apprentice Graphic Designer starting in September 2020


I have always thoroughly enjoyed Graphic Design at Huish. It has been an incredibly valuable 2 years thanks to Tjark where I have gained many new skills which has resulted in me getting me a job in the industry. I am very thankful for the feedback and help I was given to help me progress.

Catherine EdgintonA Level Art & Design

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Charlotte FitzgeraldA Level Art & Design

Destination // Apprenticeship within the creative industry

Contact //

I am so happy that I chose to study Art at Huish as it was a lesson I always looked forward to. I enjoyed the subject as it allowed me to be creative and produce artwork that I was proud of, as well as learning new skills. My art teacher Han-nah always offered support and guidance and pushed me to continuously improve and expand my ideas.

Jaq GriffithsA Level Art & Design

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Adam GoodwinA Level Graphic Design

Destination // University of Leeds - Graphic Design and Communication

I looked forward to every Graphic Design lesson, and with-out a doubt it was my favourite subject. I’m proud of the work I produced and I am looking forward to a being able to work in the Graphic Design industry.

Rhys GrattonA Level Graphic Design

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Poppy Harlow-ElsmoreA Level Art & Design

Destination // Taunton and Bridgwater College - Foundation Diploma Art and Design


During my time at Richard Huish I believe I have developed more of a passion for art, especially for painting, through the support of my teachers and the creative students that worked along side me.

The art studio was a place I could spend hours in painting and creating with my friends. I am greatfull for all the dedi-

cation all the creative arts staff put into the course and into supporting the students through their artistic journeys.

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Zac GillA Level Photography

Destination // University of Liverpool, Commercial Law Emily HayesA Level Art & Design

Destination //

Gap year, after: Exeter University - Psychology

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Amelia GrabhamA Level Photography

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Jelena HarrawayA Level Photography

Ellie HawkinsA Level Photography

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Tanjina HossainA Level Graphic Design

Destination // First: Foundation in Art; After: University of West of England - Architecture


I enjoyed my time during graphics, the staff were helpful in terms of being able to guide you and helping you find inspi-ration for work when needed.

They also helped expand our skills and never constricted us in what we were able to do. For example, in my project, I was able to teach myself how to create my own AR designs,

I was only able to do that because Tjark gave us different resources and guidance when researching about our Relat-ed Study. Overall, I’m glad I studied graphics as one of my subjects.

Chloe HowellA Level Photography

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Balas HuiA Level Graphic Design

Destination // University of Southampton


As an international student who studies in the Visual Arts at Huish, it gave me lots of memorable time when I am in the UK. During the time in the college I spent most of my time in the studio.

I have met lots of people who have become friends. Looking back at the past two years, I can see how I improved my

projects, my time management, and my skills. Also, I am so glad with what i’ve achieved and tried my best to reach my goals.

Balas HuiA Level Art & Design

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Amy HubbardA Level Graphic Design

Artists Statement Evaluation The main focus of my personal investigation is an awareness’s campaign about the effect that humans have on the environment and mainly how human affect the ocean, as the ocean is flowing continuously through my design. I choose this topic for my personal investigation as I study biology and chemistry A level and this is a topic that is brought up quite a lot in these subjects. I felt there was a lot more that could be don’t to prevent any further damage to our world and an awareness’s campaign seemed like a good way to get a message across to people. I created a leaflet which could be turned over and used as a poster, so there are two different ways of getting the message across. The leaflet is a way of get the facts across to people and the poster is to draw people in and spark an interest in the first place.

Some of the artists and designers that inspired me are Paul Rand, Julian Opie and David Hockney. The sim-plicity of Rand’s and Opie’s deigns, were they just use lines and colour to create their illustrations, inspired the simplistic illustrations in my design. Hockney’s pool paintings inspired the line effect that I added to the sea as he uses a similar sort of effect in all his pool paintings.

This project has thought me a lot about the layout of a leaflet and the fact that you can’t just print it out and ex-pect it to all fit together nicely, you have to test out the way it prints otherwise the leaflet won’t work properly. It has also thought me a lot about the damage we have caused to the earth. I had some idea of the impacts we have had on the earth, but when I was researching I was shocked at a lot of the things I found out as, I had not realised how much damage we have caused.

Throughout this project I have learnt about protest and awareness campaigns and the best way to present then in a leaflet. When I was writing my related study, I an-alysed different political and protests campaigns. They taught me that when creating an awareness campaign, you need to use bright bold colour to get the message across and make it stand out to people. Towards the end of my project I had to start experimenting with the layout of my poster and I learnt that a design on the computer can look different when you print it off and fold it into a leaflet. So, if I was to do a project like this again then I would start the project by researching leaflet layouts instead of doing that towards the end and then having to change my design to fit the layout of the leaflet.

In this project I felt that my illustrations where an important part of the design and they where key in getting the message across. Over this project I feel that my illustration skills really improved, and my final illustrations turned out well. I feel this was due to the amount of contextual research that I did through out the project as this is what inspired my illustrations in the first place.

I feel that I could have applied more of what I found out in my related study to my final leaflet design. I used big bold colours and copy but I feel I could have emphasised the copy slightly more and made that the key component of my design ahead of the illustrations. I could have experimented more with the copy and maybe tried a wider range of bold colours instead of just orange. Also, with the illustration I could have refined them back a bit more, so the design is more about the copy and less about the illustrations because at the moment the illustrations feel more prominent than the copy.

Overall, I am pleased with my final outcome and project as a whole. Looking back on it I feel that there are only a few minor changes that I could have made to the leaf-let design, but I am still happy with my final outcome.

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Kian HuckettA Level Photography

Destination // Film and Television at Falmouth University.


My experience while part of the visual arts department has been quite the adventure. Working as an individual, free to explore my own skills and viewpoints has allowed me to discover new ways to present my ideas.

As well as this, I have seen myself physically out in the world and looking at things I never knew were there if I were

about my normal day. My time on the photography course is one to remember, and the outcome can only be beneficial to me.

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Katie IsonA Level Photography

Eleanor JonesA Level Art & Design

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Alexandra JohnsA Level Photography

Emily JohnsonA Level Photography

Destination // University of Chester - Photography

I have enjoyed learning and understanding new techniques that I have been able to use to improve my work.

The course has helped my confidence in work and pushed me to create unique pieces of photography as well as mak-ing new friends that have helped my college experience be the best it could be.

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Ilyas KhanA Level Graphic Design

Molly KinnereleyA Level Photography

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Gabi KanskijA Level Art & Design

Jemima Korwin-KochanowskaA Level Art & Design

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Rob KrueanetA Level Graphic Design

Chloe LarcombeA Level Graphic Design

Destination // Apprenticeship in business after gap year


I really enjoyed my time in the Visual Arts at Huish as it allowed me to have the freedom to be creative, using lots of different methods, but also have lots of help and guidance with what I had to create. I loved the experience and I am so glad I chose to take this course. All of the staff members were very supportive and helpful and it was a lovely environment to be in.

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Dulcie LanaghanA Level Art & Design

Destination // Loughborough University - Illustration and Graphic Communication


I have loved my time studying art at Huish; the art department was my favorite place to be in college, there was always something exciting happening and always friendly faces interested in what you are doing. I have im-proved so much in two years, and hope to continue to learn and improve as I study art further.

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Ceci LawA Level Art & Design

Megan LawrenceA Level Photography

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Natasha LieversA Level Art & Design

Destination // University of South Wales – Visual Effects and Motion Graphics

Studying art at Huish helped me gain independence in cre-ating my own projects where I could choose the techniques, subjects and artists I want to study. I learnt new methods to create artwork such as printing and using wax to paint. My teacher was helpful with advice and easily approachable and all the students were very focused on their work.

Natasha LieversA Level Graphic Design

In my time on the Graphic Design course, I learnt a lot about how to use the program Adobe Illustrator, how to find and use inspirational resources, create a brand and use primary research to help develop illustrations. My teacher was really nice and helpful and the students were very focused on their work and helpful for peer feedback.

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Charlotte LongA Level Photography

Hannah MahonA Level Photography



I have enjoyed learning new styles and techniques of photography over the past 2 years. I have made many new friends throughout my photography classes as well as going on a trip to Prague which was very fun.

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Imy Mounter A Level Photography

Lucy MortonA Level Graphic Design

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GINo’clockOf all the various spirit categories that make up the dynamic culture of drink around the world, gin has arguably the most storied past. Its English heritage tells the story of British aristocracy, class warfare, technological innova-tion, the maritime industry, and more.

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“[Gin’s] core ingredient, juniper, has been combined with alcohol as far back as… 70 A.D.,” Simon Ford, co-founder of The 86 Co. (Fords Gin, Caña Brava Rum), says. At that time, a physician named Pedanius Diosco-rides published a five-volume encyclo-pedia about herbal medicine. “Within

his papers is a detailed description of the use of juniper berries steeped in wine to combat chest ailments,” Ford says. “In 1055, the Benedictine Monks of Solerno, Italy included a recipe for tonic wine infused with juniper berries in their ‘Compendium Solernita.’”

Ford laughs, adding, “I think they were onto something here.”Fast-forward to the 16th century, when the Dutch began producing a spirit called “genever.” It essentially consisted of a malt wine base and a healthy amount of juniper berries to mask its harsh flavor. It was, of course, a “medicinal” liquid like its predecessors.

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has rarely been out of fashion, but lately it has felt like cake stands have never been piled higher. They groan with cup-cakes swathed in clouds of buttercream and mouthful-sized cake pops almost too pretty to eat.

Fetishisation

So it’s reassuring that among all of this fetishisation, a more humble teatime tradition still holds firm. Every year the aver-age household crunches its way through 103 packets of biscuits. They’re what we open when friends drop in for a quick cup of tea, or when dinner seems an incredibly long way off.

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“A bourbon cream! I love the way you can dunk them and the cream melts inside, or you can take the top layer off them and then eat them,” says Becky Lyon, who is organising a new British biscuit festival at Lon-don’s Brunswick Centre, which kicks off tomorrow. “There are so many social rituals around them.”

Carbohydrates

To begin with, there was little ritual involved with biscuits. Made for sailors and soldiers from flour and water, biscuits were a practical way of pre-serving carbohydrates. “The original biscuit was a dried bread product, a rusk,” says the food historian Ivan Day. “Later came the idea of aerating the flour and eggs to make a sponge cake that was dried out, often in the oven – hence biscuit.

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Sophia MacLeodA Level Art & Design

Destination // Gap year; then Cardiff University to study psychology


My skills in art have been drastically improved by studying A level Art from the level they were at GCSE. I also got the opportunity to experiment with techniques I had never tried before such as printing thanks to a well equipped studio.

Jess Maxwell-GangeA Level Art & Design

Destination // Falmouth University - Fine Art


I really enjoyed the facilities available to me since it allowed me to expand my focuses and explore with other mediums which built my skills in many different areas.

The diversity in the course also allowed this since we ex-plored abstract mediums in lessons as well. My two years of doing art at Hush have given me strong foundations to

further my studies in Fine Art at Falmouth University. I ap-preciated the input and advice I received from teaching staff during the course.

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Claudia MeacockA Level Art & Design

Emily MeekA Level Art & Design

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Faye NationA Level Graphic Design

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FINAL POSTER ARTIST STATEMENTThe aim of my personal investigation was to create a fashion brand that is conscious about being eco-friendly. I wanted the brand to appeal to an audience of 16 – 30 year olds because I wanted a younger generation to see being sustainable as ‘trendy’. I wanted to portray that message that fast fashion companies are not the only way to shop.

I decided to focus on fashion because I have an interest in fashion, particularly purchasing from charity shops and kilo events. After visiting Preloved Kilo, an event where you can buy vintage clothes for £15 per kilo, I have realised that you can find unique, branded pieces a lot cheaper than retail price. This benefits me as a consumer because I get good value for money and also get to shop sustainably.

EVALUATIONThroughout the project, I have learnt new techniques on Illustrator and Photoshop. This includes the use of overlays, particularly the opacity tool because I now realise how much of an impact that can have on the overal appearance of a design.

I believe I have succeeded in creating a successful brand identity for a fashion company. I have demon-strated good illustrative skills by producing collateral material for my brand. For example, the clothing tags and labels feature the same overlays used in the poster. Another strength of my project is that I have developed my use of colour and been more bold with my design choices.

I believe my project could be improved by applying my brand identity to other photographs and then applying the design onto billboards. I could also improve the presentation of my brand identity by creating a brand style guide that demonstrates how to use elements of the branding.

Marina Willer rebrands Belgian cultural giant, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

A prominent design that inspired my use of typography was Marina Willer’s rebrand of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. I liked how she used typography to further emphasise the sense of movement. The sound marks featured around the copy in Willer’s design inspired me to create the broken outlines for the copy in my designs

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Karishma NatuA Level Graphic Design

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Tom PerksA Level Art & Design

Destination // Central Saint Martins at University of the Arts London - BA Graphic Communication Design

Contact // [email protected] Website // www.tomperksdesign.weebly.com

I have really enjoyed my time with the visual arts depart-ment at Huish. My time here has definitely solidified me wanting to progress further in arts to CSM. I want to thank everyone in the art department, from the great tutors and peers to the technicians for facilitating and helping me along the way.

I feel the experiences I have gained form the department are invaluable and I wouldn’t be the person/designer I am today without it. I felt my work constantly improving during my time at Huish, and I feel this was fostered from such a free and encouraging learning environment that the depart-ment provides.

Tom PerksA Level Graphic Design

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Rosie PetheramA Level Photography

Destination // University Centre Somerset - Foundation Diploma in Art and Design


During my time studying A level Photography, I have gained many new skills that I will use and remember for the rest of my life. When I first started the course, I had never before used a DSLR camera, however with the patience, support and extensive knowledge of the visual arts team, I can now independently take photographs with confidence both on location and in the amazing studio facilities.

Not only has this course enabled me to learn new skills, but has challenged me and made me realise that photography is the career field I would like to progress to in the future.

Thank you to all the visual arts staff who have made my col-lege experience both enjoyable and rewarding - I will carry the memories made and skills learnt far into the future!

Rosie PetheramA Level Art & Design

Studying fine art at Huish has been both an eye opening and challenging experience. Over the duration of the course I have explored new techniques such as printmaking, which has now lead to becoming my preferred medium, something I would be none the wiser to if it wasn’t for the great staff and technicians who are dedicated to ensuring students gain all the help they need to progress.

Although A level art has been hard work, the sense of com-munity throughout Maple consistently ensured that I had

a trusted space to carry out my work and gain advice from any student or member of staff. Not only did the people create a safe space but the spacious studio and extensive facilities throughout ensured that I had everything I needed at all times in order to produce high quality art.

Thank you to the wonderful team in Maple (that feel like a family) for teaching me skills that I can carry with me into the future and providing me with an experience that I will never forget!

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Elleanor Pinney-AtkinsA Level Art & Design

Destination // I’m looking for a future continuing my creative skills in the services or media sectors.


My time with the Visual Arts has been such an experience. I have developed and become more confident as an inde-pendent artist. It has been such a memorable subject.

Sabrina Portman-RossA Level Art & Design

Destination // University of Leeds - Sustainability and Environmental Management (International)


A Level Art at Huish has consistently managed to be the most intense and stressful A Level, as well as extremely enjoyable and fun, and for that reason I’d do it all over again in a heart-beat! The trust from the teachers and technicians enforces new responsibilities as a young adult and helps you become more independent as an individual, as well as in your art. However, the support provided is unrivalled by any other department

and I am gutted that I no longer have the pleasure of being taught by the faculty staff. The experiences shared by our class including the many, MANY hours spent in the art block has bonded us together and created a family within. Even though I am not academically continuing with an art-based subject, the skills I have gained will serve me for life as will the experiences and memories!

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Sarah PottmeyerA Level Art & Design

Destination // Gap year; then Harper Adams University - Food Science and Nutrition


During my two years in the Visual Arts department I have really learnt how to develop my skills and understanding for the subject. Even though I am not studying art at further education, art will always be something I’ll do to destress.

Even though at times it has caused more stress then ever. The amount of support from the teachers and staff always

made me feel at easy and always made my somehow impos-sible ideas come true. The art department always felt like a family and I will never forget the amount of support that everyone has given and how my confidence with my art has grown massively since the beginning. I will always take that with me, along with the life-long friends I have made along the way.

Jem RedpathA Level Graphic Design

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Lauren RobinsonA Level Photography

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Lily Reigate A Level Photography

Daisy SeftonA Level Art & Design

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Ellie TolmanA Level Graphic Design

Evie Tatterton A Level Photography

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Amelia ThomasA Level Photography

Destination // Falmouth University - Fashion Marketing


I really enjoyed photography as there was a lot of freedom to explore themes in my own way. The equipment and facili-ties at Huish were amazing and really enhanced my work.

Overall I learnt many skills that contributed to producing creative projects that I thoroughly enjoyed in photography.

Izzy TaylorA Level Photography

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Peter ThorneA Level Photography

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Nick WadeA Level Art & Design

Annabel WangA Leve Art & Design

Destination // The Courtauld Institute - History of Art


A Level Art has been an amazing course yet also made me work harder than I had ever anticipated, but I’ve loved the experience and it has enabled me to realize I want to progress studying the arts. Despite feeling overwhelmed at times, it has taught me a lot about challenging myself as a person as well as a student. The sense of community and encouragement in Maple made the time fly by; it was really

inspiring having such an open space welcome to everyone and motivated me to continue working on my project in my own time. Thank you very much to the tutors and techni-cians, I’m so grateful you were all extremely dedicated to supporting us and making our experience as enjoyable as possible – it would not have been the same without you!

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Maddie WattsA Level Art & Design

Elijah WemyssA Level Graphic Design

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Katie WestmancoatA Level Art & Design

Rose WheelerA Level Art & Design

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Ellen WilkinsA Level Art & Design

Destination // UWE Bristol - Film Studies


I have enjoyed using the wide range of facilities and resourc-es available, such as the screen printing, printing presses and large frames for installation pieces. There is a relaxed and social atmosphere in the Art Depart-ment which meant I was able to see others’ art being creat-ed around me which really helps with personal inspiration and creativity.

Connie Woods-GundryA Level Art & Design

Destination // Kingston University - Foundation Diploma in Art and Design


I have loved spending most of my time in the art room at Huish, being in an environment where I enjoyed working alongside my class and friends, or on my own!

I loved studying art as I was able to try new things and explore my ideas. Even though projects could feel daunting, it was fun to go through the process of experimenting and

untangling my ideas. Being able to be creative, have fun and make new friends through studying art has been a really rewarding experience.

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What an amazing time we had together, what an unexpected time we had together.

What started as two ‘normal years’ and ‘business as usual’ in September 2018, ended in a journey that was unexpected-ly cut short of what it should have been. Instead of launching in June into happy celebrations together with your family and friends of all the fantastic work that you all worked so hard for to create this academic year, we had to say our hastily bye-byes in March, well ahead of the time we actually expected to part.

As an art teacher you develop a close and personal relationship with all the students that study in the Visual Arts, if you (yes you, lucky YOU! ;) ) sat in my class several times a week, if you came in to use the studio to study or if we passed regularly in the corridors on the way in and out of the Visual Arts, our time here at Huish has made us grow closer, we have first be-come familiar faces, later companions and friends. That our time together would end up being cut short, that we would not be able to witness you complete your exam projects and grow into the artists and

designers you are all destined to become, I am sure that I can speak for my colleagues here too, that, really broke our hearts.

I hope this publication makes up a little for the lost time together and the ‘wild’ cele-brations we should have had. This book is full of stunning and individual work, which was completed by a very dedicated and talented group of students, some of which I have no doubt we will hear from in the future. I hope this publication will allow you to remember our journey together, that it will remind you of the fun we had and the laughter we shared, as this unex-pected ending has somewhat bonded us all even closer together, as we will one day say: ‘Do you remember? We went through this together!’.

You all should be very proud of your achievements during your time with us here, we certainly are. It has not been without challenges, hard work and even some tears here and there, yet you all worked very hard and you finally have made it, well done to the class of 2019-20!

I wish you all a bright and happy future,

Tjark, Course Manager Graphic Design

Chloe XuA Level Art & Design

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Goodbye & Fair well!xxx Hannah, Paul, Perry, Richard & Tjark

With special thanks to our two amazing technicians Paul and Perry, who have been there to help, guide and support all the way. A massive thank you to Richard Huish College who made all of it possible in the first place.

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