Heather Beardsley
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Frankensteinian Transfers

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Through my Continuous Drawing project I developed a set of building blocks to create and ever-growing system.  Working with transfers became a way to use these same building blocks while speeding up the process.  This enabled me to start researching the functions of the different components while upping the number, scale, and complexity of my systems.

I took pictures of my drawing then isolated specific components in Photoshop, turning them into brushes.  These brushes were then printed out in various sizes using an laser printer.  The components are cut into individual units so they can be engineered into a system one piece at a time by transferring them with a xylene colorless blender.

I have made these brushes available to download so others can create their own systems using these components.  Follow this link to find the brushes and learn more about the process and the logic of these systems.

Lab Report

Brush Collection

Transfers in Lab Notebook

Color Transfers





Other Projects:

Continuous Drawing
Continuous Installation
Lab Notebook
Specimen Vials
Muscle Wire Specimens
OCD Drawings
Model Magic Cultures