Sharks

Shark on British Coast Line.

Over the past few months reports of shark attacks or encounters within British waters close to the beach have been increasing, i find these stories to be my guilty pleasure as i am fascinated by sharks in general, i have started to look more in detail at the shape and form of these intriguing predators as part of my visual research and feel they could be Incorporated into my designs in some way.

One of the most obvious signs of a shark is its large fin which is usually seen sticking upright above the waters surface creating a spine tingling atmosphere, this trademark almost half crescent shape could be played around with and duplicated to create a sharp striking ceramic piece, i also feel that the shape could be incorporated into a print or even projected onto the body using shadows etc as i have previously been looking at.

Another part of the sharks form i found interesting was its gills on either side of its body which they use to breath, i liked the flowing thin shape of the sharks gills and feel that i could incorparate these indented forms into my designs and sketches particuallarly within ceramics.