Another thing I have come to realise this term is that even though I really like the drawings' aesthetics and process, I don't feel that they can just be drawings as they are, presented or hung on a wall. I want to push them further so that they can become something more interesting than just being presented in a traditional way.
At the moment, I think the most important part of these drawings is the phenomenological process - over the outcome/aesthetics.
Returning the drawings to the ladscape from where they were created
ECO-FRIENDLY CONSIDERATIONS
To put the drawings in the sea, I was conscious of the materials that I used. I avoided materials like chemical inks, shop-bought paints, toxic pencils etc. Also, I felt that by making my own paint using natural materials from the landscape, it added to the site specificity of the drawings.
Ephemeral materials
Water soluble paper
Water soluble fabric
water soluble pencils
Paint made with natural toothpaste and crushed shells
A sense of touch drawing of a rock
Water soluble paper, water soluble pencil, 2B, 4B and 9B
SOT drawing of edge between a rock and sand
Water soluble fabric, water soluble pencil and homemade shell paint
Critical Reflection
This idea hasn't been as successful as I'd hoped. I liked the materials used and the IDEA of letting these drawing dissolve into the sea. However, I feel that the documentation spoils the idea (other forms of documentation such as writing or drawing from memory have also not worked suitably). The aesthetic of the images is awful and practially, the task just didn't work at all. It was tricky because of the constant wind from the sea, so I could never get a decent image or footage of the dossolving process.