More from the foundation students!!!!

This week we caught up with Faith Pope and Chris Carpenter.

Faith Pope

Faith Pope's desk.

Faith Pope is one our Foundation students from outside of Hereford. She is from Prestigne, Wales. She completed her A levels at Hereford 6^th Form, where she studied textiles. Since starting Foundation, she has become interested in making jewellery pieces from Flymo and Millefiori. She specializes in small metals and is currently working on making metal lanterns that use a piercing technique.

Faith's metal lanterns.



Faith pierces the metal with a small saw to create shapes. Her lanterns feature shapes based on the theme of the animal kingdom which include frogs, insects, birds, and even the human form. Faith is planning to move to London after her Foundation year is over to pursue work experience in prop design. She is also planning to complete several short courses to broaden her skill set and maximize her professional options. She feels her time on Foundation has prepared her enough to begin her professional career. One of Faith’s goals is to have a market stall in London to sell her work.



Faith's metal lanterns lit up.



Chris Carpenter

Chris's desk.

Chris Carpenter is one of our local students. He studied at the Hereford Sixth Form College before enrolling onto the HCA Foundation. Chris has always been interested in art and especially computer based media. Though during his time on HCA Foundation, he has become interested in introducing more hand printed techniques into his work.

An example of Chris's work.



Chris has been inspired by the work of Alberto Seveso, especially his subversion of the human form. He has also been inspired by the typography of Nik Ainley. Chris thinks his time on Foundation has allowed him to experiment and broaden the media he uses.

Chris's digital illustration entitled "Teamo"

Chris's goal is to become a freelance graphic designer. He's on the right track already having set up his own graphic and web design company called Squidgy Triangles. Chris and his partner, Jake Macklin, have already completed designs for Solar Fit, Vintage Volumes, Hereford Brick and Stone, Oak Tree Stoves,and Shires Gas Services.

An example of Chris's typography design.

He would next like to develope a website for visual artists to showcase their porfolios online. Chris plans to take a gap year to decide where he would like to go next. He is leaning towards Cardiff University.