TV Frame:
I began creating my tv frame by planning and exploring the different options I had to build them which included choosing materials and making a mock up to ensure the final frame would work with little to no faults.
I started by finding a plastic tub, paper roll, some sponges and wooden skewer and used them to create a base for my images [using paper to in place of my final prints]. Using all these materials, I was able to find a stable way to make my images spin. Next, I wanted to see if I could find a way to rewind my images which I discovered would be quite difficult without creating a second hole with another skewer. I tried to avoid this as I knew the front of the tv was going to be clear and I didn’t want to have a second skewer and have it be seen through the ‘screen’.
I then painted the mock-up using red spray paint and used some card to make the inside of the tub black, making it look more visually appealing before beginning to put my prints in the box.
I found that the 5 prints I wanted to use were too heavy for the wooden skewers to spin properly which led to me reducing the amount of images used to 2. Then, I encountered another issue where one of the images could spin completely fine whilst the other kept getting stuck. Due to all of this I decided to drop the idea of the tv frame and instead focus on mounting my prints in another more effective way.
Eye Frame:
For the eye frames, I mostly needed to focus on getting various frame styles and different sized googly eyes. This set of frames was a lot simpler than the tv to create as it mostly relied on gluing the googly eyes and layering them effectively, needing a lot less experimentation and materials whilst still creating a unique and quirky outcome.
I decided on using different styles of frames in order to represent the differences between people and their experiences due to gender/gender roles, showing how nobody fits into the same box [or in this case frame].
When collecting the frames, I leaned towards older frames as I wanted to create a contrast between the worn edges and my images that portray the changing social standards for individuals regarding gender.
Once I had all my materials sorted I matched each of my images with a frame. This took some trial and error as some of the frames I collected didn’t work as well together as I had hoped leading to some more frame searching. Eventually, I managed to get my images framed to my liking which allowed me to start placing the googly eyes on each frame.
When placing the googly eyes on each frame, I made sure to start with the bigger eyes and then work my way down to the smallest sized eyes to fill in some empty spaces. I didn’t want the frames to be swallowed by the googly eyes which led to me placing each set of googly eyes on opposing sides of each frame so they were spread out form one another. I then organised my framed images and made sure that I was content with the layout before beginning to stick the eyes down with double sided tape, making the eyes easy to adjust.
