Leta stands outside the cave entrance excited to know what lays inside...
Ula, Gem of the Sea, hiding behind the luminous corals within the cenote
Ula, Gem of the Sea, comes out to greet Leta
Ula, Gem of the Sea, comes out to greet Leta
Ula, Gem of the Sea, comes out to greet Leta
The final professionally printed book of Leta and the Gem of the Sea alongside two professionally printed cardboard cut-outs of Leta and Ula, inside the cenote
The final professionally printed book of Leta and the Gem of the Sea alongside two professionally printed cardboard cut-outs of Leta and Ula, inside the cenote
The final professionally printed book of Leta and the Gem of the Sea alongside two professionally printed cardboard cut-outs of Leta and Ula, inside the cenote
I transformed my garden shed into a beautiful cenote cave by draping wisteria around the doorway
I blacked out the inside using plain black material, then sprayed UV/Glow paint to simulate cave-dwelling glowworms. Then arranged the corals around the interior.
All photographs were taken with help from my friend Tom, using UV lights
Tom photographing the cave entrance
As an added extra I made the ocarina and map
The final map was printed on traditional amate paper
The magical necklace was a final thought. The topcoat never made it, but, it was great to see the design in 3D
As part of my FMP, I put together an online exhibition: https://theexhibit.io/exhibitor-profile/becky.bateson
Due to COVID a physical exhibition alongside my fellow graduates was impossible, so I created a magical world in my garden...
I made the various corals out of paper mache, wire and cement then painted them with UV and glow-in-the-dark paints. I had two cardboard cut-outs made of Leta and Ula. With a large bag of sand for the cave floor and a little bit of camera and lighting magic, I was able to create a whole new mythical world.
