Independent Client

1850s Journal Article PLATE GLASS IN AMERICA: A BRIEF HISTORY  Kenneth M. Wilson Journal of Glass Studies Vol. 43 (2001), pp. 141-153 Published by: Corning Museum of Glass Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/24190904 Page Count: 13  With the availability of the plate glass, the architecture of public buildings such as stores has changed. With the use of plate glass, the widow displays were created.  R. H. Macy and Company now know as Macy’s from New York were the first ones to invite children to their stores for special meetings with Santa. They have been also known for their holiday's widow displays.  1915 R. H. Macy and Company widow display 1914  Lord and Taylor opened their store and were the first ones to reveal mechanization it its displays.It used to be pulled down for the employee to change the display and pulled back up for the costumers to see. It meet with a great adoration. People would g...

I have went to the city center to look around the widow displays in clothing stores to see if they use photography as their display props and if they do how are they resented. I liked how some of them had a photo of a model wearing clothes that have been exhibited as well right next to the photo. I suggested such thing to my client but had no reply.

I have tried to set up an exhibition of my work at the college, however there was no room for it anywhere. I decided to ask my client if I could use my photographs as a decoration on their store's widow displays. I have also planned to set up an exhibition at Open in April.  Knowing that many strangers will see my art I decided to design a business card.  I have also decided to create another businesses card with my real name due to my unit 4 employment project.  My aesthetic is build around nature and shapes. I Love moon and moon is a part of my art persona. Therefore I decided to use an image of a moon.  Unable to take photo myself I have looked at two websites from which I can download an image. I  have look at two different websites. 1.  Istockphoto.com (https://www.istockphoto.com/gb) I have found an image of a moon that I wanted to use, however if I wanted to use it, I would be charged £7 or above. Unable to pay for an image I looked fo...