Preparing for risograph workshop through research- FMP

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Inspired by my 'look to the moon for guidance' poster, I wanted to research how Christianity views the moon as a 'guide'. I looked at Christian art and how the symbolism of the moon is used. I became inspired by the glorifying and romanticising of the moon, which was portrayed through positioning it either above or below the main character of the art piece. I wanted to explore this further in my own work; portraying the moon as a glorified 'guide'.




I was particularly inspired by 'The Mond Crucifixion' and its personification of the moon. I found the face within the moon effective as it appears as a person- wise and as a 'guide.' I feel this is the most effective way of positioning the moon as a 'guide' and so I wanted to experiment with this in my art.



So I decided to experiment with this personification within my risograph workshop. I wanted to use my face as a baby as this feels personal to me, and I, as an artist, want to create work that is a reflection of myself. Placing my face inside the moon is claiming that the moon is my guide and therefore I am my own guide. I enjoy the idea of the 'moon as a mirror' to the self, so I want to explore this in my work.


This is the planning I did for my risograph workshop. I decided to research how the process works so I could appropriately prepare and generate useful and achievable ideas for my session.


I found preparing in advance for a workshop very helpful as I had time and space in my mind to generate ideas during the session, rather than worrying about getting the process right.



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