tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929065562366765122024-03-21T17:10:31.673-07:00Textiles in PracticeHermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-86372163665436913412022-10-02T08:21:00.001-07:002022-10-02T08:21:14.138-07:00Threads of IdentityI have really enjoyed creating a series of sculptures in collaboration with Piers Edsall, it has been fun working with some one whose medium (metal and woodwoork) is such a textural contrast to my soft vibrant yarn work. We also have oppposing outlooks, on first glance I have a considerably sunnier disposition while Pierss tends to appear more nihalistic. However deeper under the surface our ideologies align, making us a great creative duo. We wantd to create a collection of work that was accesssible and inclusive while remaining thought provoking and inspiring.
For me, the idea of these sculptures comes from the way people identify themselves (and have done for centuries) using nationality flags, tartans, fishers knitted cable patterns, ceremonial robes, banners, football strips and all other manner of fabric that unite humans in a strong sense of identity. As a society we are doing this even more, with gender identity and sexuality now also becoming associated with colours and the gathering symbolism of the Pride flag. This can be summed up by the phrase "Wearing your heart on your sleeve" which again gives a sense that there is power in the cloth you shoose to adorn yourself with.
Although I understand that using labels for some people creates unity and validation, they can also definitely be used to creatie division and encourage intersectionalism. Intead of trying to replicate existing flags, I have wrapped metal armatuers in all colours that represent the diversity of human nature and how it is important that we interweave ourselves. I like the idea that each strand of thread is relying on the one next to it for support and all of them are relying on the structure.
In this series we have created four archways of slightly varying size and shape. These have been created from upcycled trampoline frames and tentpoles that are wrapped in long lengths of mulitcouloured knitting, spanning up to 15m in length, made as continuous strips on the knitting machine. We decided to use the arch shape as it is a universal symbol for entranceways or celebratory finish lines. We wanted to create shapes that encouraged inclusivity and a sense of community. This seems to have worked quite successfully as on their first outings they have become a fantastic frame for photo opportunities. Obviously photography is an art within its own right, so to create a sculpture that people could intereact with and create their own art from, acheived exactly what we hoped.
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Other pieces include human figures in various poses. The first is a genderless figure stretching their arms (which are slightly out of proportion) but is a welcoming stance, wrapped in various colours of yarn. The size and the colours used make it a really big visual impact piece. We are also creating an ongoing collection of yarn wrapped gymnasts that can be hung and placed in all manor of positions. We intend to put these in various setting including swinging from trees, under bridges and climbing on structures. With these sculptures we are hoping to remind people that no matter how you identify, we are all part of the same environments and are all united by our need to be seen and our need for play.
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-21002446028083716592019-10-15T08:23:00.006-07:002022-10-02T09:52:49.097-07:00WorkshopsI have been able to run workshops at lots of different venues from schools to festivals to museums. I really enjoy working in the community and helping people unlock their creative potential and helping them find the therapuetic value of practicing textile skills. The workshops often create valuable spaces for people to socialise in a low pressure environment, giving people a primary focus, helping to reduce anxiety. I also find that giving people a project provides acheivable goals, distraction from day to day problems and a practical way to expel fidgety energy without the extreme levels of energy needed for excercise.
I truly believe in the power of textiles as a universal tactile language. My proudest teaching achievement would be the volunteering for York Nurturing Community and Refugee Action York on a project called "Space2Sew". This project was a weekly session providing a safe space for refugee and other vulnerable women to learn sewing skills, which we soon realised most of these women possessed. They requested to learn to crochet so that they could make traditional lace to personalise their hijabs. I was able to to teach 5 ladies with only a few shared words of English and Arabic in only 3 hours. This experience was incredibly gratifying and I would love more opportunities to use textiles to support and enhance communities.
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I truly value the challenge of figuring out a students learning style and adapting the way I teach to make sense for them. I have had the pleasure of working with people of all ages and abilities. I feel like workshops are an important part of my practice because of how important it is to me to express my identity through the clothes, and fabric I choose to surround myself with.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3QYa32Rmx21J97rgNnh6sPhO4FpfBOyOrHI1imbemGMKZmheofJBp9jPJXx3o9sndUuMyZzd4HU9PNExxfruUBCwzoCCES6DJbZTvlphf9l8NLjFNXCoUmwtELEHL6YJyhBk4AjZfyPI-lc1_XHOHa0AKHH2-Yizv1c1R4wlVagMV0CmyQSeLXpH2g/s2000/workshop.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3QYa32Rmx21J97rgNnh6sPhO4FpfBOyOrHI1imbemGMKZmheofJBp9jPJXx3o9sndUuMyZzd4HU9PNExxfruUBCwzoCCES6DJbZTvlphf9l8NLjFNXCoUmwtELEHL6YJyhBk4AjZfyPI-lc1_XHOHa0AKHH2-Yizv1c1R4wlVagMV0CmyQSeLXpH2g/s320/workshop.jpg"/></a></div>Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-52015348323199589972017-06-02T06:11:00.010-07:002022-03-15T08:44:03.726-07:00Looking Forward<p>I am very excited to not only be exhibiting at Gawthorpe Hall but have also been asked to run a drop in workshop! I will be teaching people how to darn (the technique at the focus of my work). If you are free this Saturday be sure to drop by. </p><p>I really love producing work but I am also very excited about community arts participation and looking to make this a key focus of my work in the future. I am hoping this workshop will run smoothely and be a bit of a springboard into this area. </p><p>I am also in touch with ASMbly Fest based in Leeds who have accepted my applciation to run darning workshops with them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO7dzONvcncXmtEx1uH26njPPdh0pYcifvS2ZGUZUb8gTJCGiLQCsHC3WBd_q53cu7aD-09sR-HRgY7LBWL0Jqib5JuKz86DMCp41druQq9jnct7CKoKiOe1F64gN8Nh6YmtTl4woYqkcj5-wNtJAl6uOj6ykqyvnYdsOAEz56lkVAN47YXC8yjJreQ/s1600/GawthorpeHall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1600" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO7dzONvcncXmtEx1uH26njPPdh0pYcifvS2ZGUZUb8gTJCGiLQCsHC3WBd_q53cu7aD-09sR-HRgY7LBWL0Jqib5JuKz86DMCp41druQq9jnct7CKoKiOe1F64gN8Nh6YmtTl4woYqkcj5-wNtJAl6uOj6ykqyvnYdsOAEz56lkVAN47YXC8yjJreQ/s320/GawthorpeHall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-474900171968585762016-10-07T05:10:00.001-07:002022-03-16T07:54:40.071-07:00Knit and Stitch Show<p>Thrilled to be exhibiting with Manchester School of Art at the Knit and Stitch Show alongside my fellow graduates and tutors including Georgia Heaton, Charlotte Darby, Lynn Setterington, Jane McKeating and Alice Kettle. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI0Kleax3rXFVHzvEKA8ickrgoxYtOhgx2LIUh6bXsLpuk7xwMO57Kfv0zoOGO2_fE72CAjlVy9O6P6cTTEn2DJ_S4xJ52Jj1KBHzQYcRZ6TCjdgbDWT6N6HfckNTXoGiHmFMC55qb-F9yM8URpCbG1eUI6HyYjBo-SZomAi5Hoy_fkplwfvn_yl8tA/s528/AliceKettle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI0Kleax3rXFVHzvEKA8ickrgoxYtOhgx2LIUh6bXsLpuk7xwMO57Kfv0zoOGO2_fE72CAjlVy9O6P6cTTEn2DJ_S4xJ52Jj1KBHzQYcRZ6TCjdgbDWT6N6HfckNTXoGiHmFMC55qb-F9yM8URpCbG1eUI6HyYjBo-SZomAi5Hoy_fkplwfvn_yl8tA/s320/AliceKettle.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Alice Kettle </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kXWTwm1264IS6UYwydWXlmEv8d6CLYR3ewZipOxkqEqdUd9a9c4ML4fJfLmGIs2dPvdGZYtXy870T80dmmd_Hn0cEdfRtw3Ixstb-bl-FrCFOEY6arUrQ8Ro2tppwMXcwvs6QOMWEvyX8dPEsCVgVk9D_q9q6Z2_2a0UHJUm9S9WKwyPfziNBD_PMQ/s507/CharlotteDarby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="507" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kXWTwm1264IS6UYwydWXlmEv8d6CLYR3ewZipOxkqEqdUd9a9c4ML4fJfLmGIs2dPvdGZYtXy870T80dmmd_Hn0cEdfRtw3Ixstb-bl-FrCFOEY6arUrQ8Ro2tppwMXcwvs6QOMWEvyX8dPEsCVgVk9D_q9q6Z2_2a0UHJUm9S9WKwyPfziNBD_PMQ/s320/CharlotteDarby.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Charlotte Derby <br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQwkBAM6pmwwyOEjw42BH_QafLT10L5Qx15Ysy89M0ia1_33mZMaM9WOmtdgof58qrGpqaZHfwrupvM2kHAx3Ki6Gz0d-NozAejJ0Okqm6ipEBHuojVW3D0TN7GtqHVml_npPKSzft860FOc8S0sHxnIALuw-77Yvu4uSbNQKaEWLu_Bywt-snVy3rQ/s425/GeorgiaHeaton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="425" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQwkBAM6pmwwyOEjw42BH_QafLT10L5Qx15Ysy89M0ia1_33mZMaM9WOmtdgof58qrGpqaZHfwrupvM2kHAx3Ki6Gz0d-NozAejJ0Okqm6ipEBHuojVW3D0TN7GtqHVml_npPKSzft860FOc8S0sHxnIALuw-77Yvu4uSbNQKaEWLu_Bywt-snVy3rQ/s320/GeorgiaHeaton.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Georgia Heaton</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>I love the buzz of the Knit and Stitch Show, there is something unmistakenly feminist about it. Although there are pleny of male artist/makers and supportive partners here, there just feels like an undeniable sense of lifting up and celebrating traditionally feminine crafts. A lot of the vistors appear to be matriarchs with two generations in tow, all excited and interested by the colours and fabrics. </p><p>This perhaps has been punctuated by the fact my own step-grandma, mother and godmother have all been to visit our stand so far. </p><p>A snap of my favourite stand, there's something very texturally satisfying about edging, it often has a slightly more 3D, playful structure as well as offering an array of bright colours. Sumptuously inspiring to my eclectic minds eye...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQAUIO9rANEkt5hAcC_EVuNjmBLcB7ioVe0ismhkIoR1d3cYUEykXpG77A3fGsYeJ4H_X9hxOC_9QVcxWyVQ_zgytG7_ydsztHVAAm1omaJTqp_FeA0nifpya0xic1fuP96CIPOlOSKLBpc-aqhqszZhQXKlBd-YkWCyezFZUIC0fmT2B8pM6mzqBfg/s721/KSEdging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQAUIO9rANEkt5hAcC_EVuNjmBLcB7ioVe0ismhkIoR1d3cYUEykXpG77A3fGsYeJ4H_X9hxOC_9QVcxWyVQ_zgytG7_ydsztHVAAm1omaJTqp_FeA0nifpya0xic1fuP96CIPOlOSKLBpc-aqhqszZhQXKlBd-YkWCyezFZUIC0fmT2B8pM6mzqBfg/s320/KSEdging.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-25761257747098655062016-05-21T05:30:00.002-07:002016-05-21T05:30:48.780-07:00Evaluation<div class="MsoNormal">
I have really enjoyed this unit. Although a lot of my work
was very laborious, time consuming and mildly eye-sight destroying, I am really
proud of the samples and final pieces I have produced. I feel like continuing
my project using my colour based research from practice unit, meant I had a
chance to really develop my stitch work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Experimenting with different fabrics has been interesting
and I found using machines to explore the qualities of my hand stitch to be
very satisfying. I was pleased I managed to achieve the same intensity of
colour with machine embroidery as I have in my darning and could make them at
ten times the speed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My final pieces are not what I expected to produce, but were
reached through experimentation and I love the outcome. They reflect what
initially inspired them (traditional embroidery samplers) and they offer the
white space needed to allow you to focus on the detail. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Being entered into the Colour Competition run by the Society
of Dying and Colourists was an excellent opportunity to learn about how to
present my work for a specific brief and although I’m not sure what I entered
was entirely appropriate to the brief I was forced to come up with creative solutions
to avoid mounting white on white, keep within the four A2 board limit and trying
to show my work as appropriate for a sustainable fashion context. I was very
pleased to receive a judges High Commendation Award. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Having learnt from the Colour Competition I have created a
well presented portfolio that allows you to see the front and back of my
samples and gives each sample enough space to be appreciated. I have also been
able to make sure you can see the narrative running through my work, being sure
to include visualisation and drawings. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Although I really struggle with presenting my work, because
of the hand drawn qualities and lack of uniformity, I feel like this unit I
have made leaps with my presentational skills. Window frame mounting was not my
favourite task, however it seems only appropriate that time-consuming presentation
would be required for time-consuming samples. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was also fortunate enough to have my samples picked to be
displayed in the TIP in Progress Show which helped me see my samples in an
exhibition context and gave me inspiration for how I might present my work at
the Degree Show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally having shown my four final pieces to the curators of
the Gawthorpe Hall brief from Practice unit I have been offered the chance to exhibit
in the Knit and Stitch Show 2016 alongside Manchester School of Art students
and staff. I have been asked to create a larger scale, around 2 meter square
piece with lots of my little pieces of darning. This is an exciting opportunity
and will keep my practice ticking over after graduation, I plan to man the
stand at both the London and Harrogate show with the hope that more opportunities
will arise. <o:p></o:p></div>
Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-11717072103668969062016-05-08T07:39:00.000-07:002016-05-20T07:41:38.773-07:00Finishing Touches I have completed all four of my long samplers. The processes have been painstakingly slow, and the detail is minute but I think I have enjoyed creating larger compositional pieces. The intense colour works really well in the white/neutral space and I am really pleased with the outcomes. <br />
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This week I'm figuring out how my work will sit within the degree show. Having spoken to my tutor and attending a portfolio session I think it would be best if I could show my work hanging and laying on a table. All of this consideration has also lead me to think about the edges and finishing of my pieces. In order to try and ensure all my darning sits as it should, I have been testing out fabric starch and whether this would help fix my final pieces. However I think once the pieces are well pressed they should work fine without fabric stiffener, which ruins the drape of the fabrics. I am also having to experiment a little with the edging of my fabrics, finding the most effective solution being just to fray and trim the edges. <br />
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I got to see my samples displayed as part of the TIP in Progress show in the art school, neatly rolled in a glass cabinet. I think this is how my samples will be displayed on a table at the degree show if this is the kind of space I'm allocated. <br />
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I have also decided to create a collection of singular samples that can site alone. I enjoy displaying these as a kind of patchwork: <br />
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I may suggest this way of working for my large piece for the Knit and Stitch show. <br />
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I need to make some executive decisions about my portfolio this week - what size it will be A3 or A2 in consideration of how small my samples are. Whether samples need to be mounted or simply presented in a box. I also need to make a decision about the colour of paper things should be mounted on, whether grey like I used for the colour competition would be more appropriate or white. Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-15871999639395517292016-03-27T07:23:00.000-07:002016-05-20T07:25:09.394-07:00Creating Samplers What initially started out as a practical measure, creating small samples on one long piece of fabric allowing me flexibility of how I could cut them up and present them later, now makes <br />
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Although the main focus of my body of work is still the delicate hand stitch and machine embroidery samples. I have taken lots of close up detail photographs of my work and manipulated them in photoshop to make digital prints. I have then shown these prints in various contexts.<br />
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After a month or so of waiting I have also finally heard back from the live brief at Gawthorpe Hall, and am very excited to be offered an exhibition space on the Manchester School of Art stand at Knit and Stitch Show in London and Harrogate. I will get to exhibit alongside four other students and MMU staff, including Alice Kettle. The tutors were very complimentary about the samples I put forward and have asked me to make a new piece over the summer especially for the show. They have asked me to complete a 2 meter by 2 meter piece with lots of my little coloured detail within. This will be a mammoth task but will give me something to work towards once I've graduated and I am looking forward to manning the stand in October and November. I look forward to a tutorial with the curators of the stand to discuss the best kind of fabric to use and the frequency of the detail I shall be adding. <br />
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Because the hand stitch techniques are so time consuming I have been looking alternative methods that could be used to create similar effects. This included an attempt at hand weaving on a frame using thicker yarns. Although I quite like the end result, this is not an appropriate technique for my work. It is only less time consuming if I use considerably thicker yarns, and the structure would become compromised if I were to get more adventurous than a plain weaving pattern. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 33px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Embroidered by Marie Terese Fourbisseur found in the Cooper Hewitt Collection: </span></i></span><span style="line-height: 33px;"><i>http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18489513/</i></span></div>
Because my work is based on colour, my tutor thought it would be appropriate to enter me into the International Colour Competition run by the Society of Dying and Colourists. This was an absolutely amazing experience, and forced me to address how I present my work. I had very little time to throw together four boards that explained my samples. I also had to show that my work could be applied to a fashion context. This meant doing some visualisations and showing the process to reach them. I also had to make some executive decisions about the best way to present my boards. After some discussion with a few tutors we came to the conclusion it would be best to present my work onto a grey background instead of white because of the nature of my samples.<br />
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Not only did I enjoy a dye workshop and an excellent lecture on colour theory, but I also came away with a certificate of High Commendation from the judges as they we impressed with time, intricacy and detail that had gone into my work.<br />
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Although I think the techniques I used for Gawthorpe are very effective and create something really unique, the process is truly painstakingly slow. After a bit of fabric exploration I've found a handful of fabrics that have just the right weave, that I can snip out the weft. This speeds up the process slightly without losing the intricacy. <br />
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I have also entered some of my samples from the practice unit to be displayed as part of the TIP in Progress show in the art school. Although the brief for this show is large scale pieces, it is good they have offered to show smaller samples also. I hope my samples will be picked, they work well as a small collection so that might give them an edge. Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-10338169444257094972016-02-07T13:50:00.000-08:002016-02-07T13:50:02.353-08:00Evaluation<br />
I have really enjoyed this unit. I feel like I started with a really strong concept that I was able to keep producing new and original visual research for. I have also enjoyed creating work without the restrictions of context to dictate my fabric decisions allowing to really focus on developing my aesthetic for my samples. Although I have enjoyed this freedom by designing a collection of samples, I feel like next unit it would be interesting to make a range of final products. It would be interesting to make some fashion or interiors products and see how that dictates what fabrics I use and the decision making process. I also feel like I have become more open-minded to seeing my work as exhibition pieces and really look forward to the opportunity to exhibit my work in two exhibitions. This is a direction I’ve never really considered before but I have enjoyed working this way. <br />
I really enjoyed producing a body of visual research, which is often something I struggle with so I’m glad I have improved in this area. I feel like all the work I have created is linked and has an obvious progression. <br />
Gawthorpe Hall has probably been my favourite part of this unit and I’m really proud of the samples I’ve produced. I think this is because I was reacting to visual stimulus as well as basing my work around a concept. I also just find textile archives absolutely fascinating so it was quite exciting to get to do a project on one. I hope to carry this project forward to unit X and hope my work is chosen by the curators at Gawthorpe. <br />
I also feel like next unit it would be really interesting to develop my darning technique. I think the old fashioned technique has so many variations and it would be interesting to see how far I could push it, perhaps changing the scale and experimenting with different materials. <br />
I would also like to expand my concept slightly to look more into the science behind how we see colours, the idea of chromophobia and I would like to do some research into colour forecasting. I feel like these would be appropriate steps forward and could lead to some really interesting projects. Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-36564578244375562142016-01-30T11:20:00.000-08:002016-02-07T11:21:17.051-08:00Self-Initiated: Refining Samples <div class="MsoNormal">
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I have developed my Gawthorpe Hall samples. I have
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from the archive and logcabin. I have taken inspiration from the colour palette of my
self-initiated brief and used much finer fabrics and threads to put my own
modern twist on these pieces. Until you have sat and repaired a damaged hole in a piece
of fabric do you truly appreciate the intricacy of it. We tend to take this for
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For my logcabin I have contrasted old recycled sari silk,
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modern twist. I’ve also modernised the process, using the machine to quickly
and roughly patch these pieces together. I enjoy the effect this gives and
reminds me of the sample from the Gawthorpe archive marked by Miss Kay “do not
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I like that the same effect could be so easily replicated, however I think as a sample it's not that interesting. I could potentially develop it by sampling using my own colour scheme but it still would not really fit with the theme for the project which is "significcance". </div>
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Although I’m very pleased with the effect here, I think I
could develop it by working onto a white background and by giving the little
sections of darning more space. I feel like these samples will be more relevant to the theme of significance because darning is a means of repairing and we tend to only bother repairing things that carry significance to us. Also it takes an awful lot of patience and time to darn which creates a sense of significance in itself. </div>
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I feel like these logcabin samples also fit the theme of significance because they are made from upcycled fabrics that once had other purposes and carry their own meanings. I look forward to making a small collection of these little squares for this brief and perhaps taking them forward into the next project to make a garment or quilted piece.</div>
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I really enjoyed the trip to gawthorpe hall, the collection
was really interesting and inspiring. The collection dated back as early as the
15<sup>th</sup> century, it’s absolutely amazing to see what the amazing things
people created completely by hand. It was however very frustrating that all of
the samples we kept in plastic wallets that meant that all of the photos of
samples are very low quality. Also the visit felt it was slightly lacking
seeing as we could not feel and have a play with the samples. <o:p></o:p></div>
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logcabin, darning patterns and sampler structures. I have used the Pfaff
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-68611427874990785012015-12-14T10:16:00.000-08:002016-02-07T10:17:48.491-08:00Dissertation <div class="MsoNormal">
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my dissertation. I have found doing research into textiles and wellbeing really
interesting and came across a very interesting theory of colour called
chromophobia. This has inspired my practical work because I am very aware of my
bold colour use and how it could be seen as “too eclectic” or perhaps
unprofessional, but chromophobia is the idea that Western society has made
colour seem “foreign” or “childish” or “unprofessional”. Reading about this
social phenomenon helps me feel more confident in taking risks and challenging
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I have also found that doing my essay on wellbeing has been quite relevent to my self-initiated brief because of the gratification I have got from helping someone see a whole new colour. ot only has it contributed to my wellbeing, doing a project to help someone else, I also feel like it's may have helped improve his wellbeing taking time out to consider how he sees colour. </div>
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-19415175683207752422015-12-04T10:07:00.000-08:002016-02-07T11:53:06.399-08:00Developed Colour Drawings <div class="MsoNormal">
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my work would be totally appropriate to that brief. I also really like the look
of the Gawthorpe Hall project and think this would be a more inspiring project
to take up. I feel like if I took up the Michael Kidner brief I would just be
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In light of this, I have continued my sketchbook in order to create a little
book of colour. I absolutely adore doing these drawings, although they are
quite time consuming. My latest drawings have explored using watercolour one
way and brighter lines drawn the opposite way. I love the colours produced by
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I think these would be really interesting to reproduce with the idea of cutting holes into fabric and then laying or stitching threads behind. </div>
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I have also done some drawing that play around with the idea of shape as well as colour: </div>
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I really enjoy these drawings and see a lot of similarity between these and Victoria Snape's: </div>
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Like my more recent drawings there is a geometric look that has been disrupted by a hand drawn element. </div>
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I look forward to taking these drawings into fabric, I will experiment with aplique, hand and machine stitch, making sure I pay attention to the white space surrounding and colour matching. </div>
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-52501826824938955292015-11-04T09:25:00.000-08:002016-02-07T09:27:20.351-08:00Developement<div class="MsoNormal">
After deciding that the large scale samples were not quite appropriate for my work I decided to try and create some medium sized samples that could potentially be used as "ribbons" in something bigger to try and maintain some of the colour intensity. However I found that I really liked them as a little collection that gradually increase in scale: </div>
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I enjoyed creating fabric samples with the
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I then decided to print these onto acetate to see how the opacity affected the drawings, and then developed these further by adding a solid satin stitch. </div>
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I thought it would be interesting to make these little pieces into something light could come through. So working with my scale I felt that fairy light shades would be an appropriate context for my work: </div>
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I really like the way the light comes through and creates different
coloured shadows. Although I think my work does look good in a lighting/interiors
context I think next unit I would like to try make some more final products.</div>
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-91846983388820152752015-10-22T08:57:00.000-07:002016-02-07T08:58:14.695-08:00Up-scaling Samples<div class="MsoNormal">
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context it could be applied. I also feel like digital prints are a little flat
to fit in with the rest of my work, so maybe next time I would produce some
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Finally I like this patchwork sample made of fabric I have
disperse dyed and cut up and patched back together. I feel it best represents one
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Although I am pleased with the outcomes and can see them more easily fitting into a fashion or interiors context, I feel that my
samples are more interesting on a smaller scale. Larger scale samples seem to
lose their intensity that is so prominent in my drawings. I also found that to
maintain the intensity, the samples were equally, if not more, time consuming.
Finally they lose the slight optical illusion effect that is quite prominent in
both my drawings and the smaller samples. <o:p></o:p></div>
Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-58661486007396490442015-10-03T08:14:00.000-07:002016-02-07T08:29:18.317-08:00Reflection<div class="MsoNormal">
I am pleased with the board I have produced for the Bradford Brief, I am really like my needle weave sample however I feel like I need some more direction in terms of my context. I feel like designing for a collection of final samples is very difficult to communicate visually. </div>
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I found the two tutor crit this week really helpful. I
enjoyed hearing lots of fresh opinions on my work as well as suggestions for
new techniques. I am looking forward to developing my work further, I am
looking to increase the scale of my work by using printing techniques and found
fabrics. By using these techniques I should be able to create less time
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-70591664293392052182015-09-26T06:58:00.000-07:002016-02-07T07:54:38.236-08:00Colour Curation<div class="MsoNormal">
I had the opportunity to show my colour blind friend, who
sparked my self-initiated project, all of the samples I had made and it was
fascinating to hear what colours he could see. There were a few colours
(particularly the pale pink and the bright turquoise) that he saw to be a
different colour pretty much every time he came across it. It helped me see in
my own work how the surrounding colours have an effect on one stand-alone
colour. Also it was encouraging to hear that although he said it wasn’t very
obvious to him, he was starting to understand the concept of the colour purple
which he was previously completely blind to. Although I am not sure of the
final context for my work, it is really satisfying to have produced work that
has so positively impacted on someone’s life and quite literally their vision. This
has impacted on some of the research I have done for my dissertation and
encourages me to keep my eye out for arts/health and wellbeing opportunities in
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I have also been offered the opportunity to exhibit my work in
collaboration with some Art History/Curation students which I am very excited
about. The exhibit is called “Curation of Colour” which is obviously a fitting
theme for my work. Having sent the curators images of my work they have offered
me a window space so that the light can really enhance my work. I am excited
about collaborating especially because they have not asked for a specific piece
to be made they just want to curate samples I have already made, so it will be
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-50616162135369948072015-09-21T06:47:00.000-07:002016-02-07T06:49:25.192-08:00Experimenting <div class="MsoNormal">
This week I experimented with lots of different techniques
creating a range of samples. I really like the effect created by contrasting a
bold machine satin stitch with the more irregular hand stitch. I feel this
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In an attempt to create some speedy samples I tried to lay
down threads and stitch over them. Although I like the colour mixing in these
samples I feel like some of the linear and grid qualities of my drawing have
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To take a different approach I experimented with some
beading in between machine stitches which although I quite liked the contrast
in weights of fine fabric and heavy beads however not all of the beads were
opaque and some of the colour intensity was lost. Also I feel that the uniformity of the beads means the hand drawn qualities of my drawings have also bean lost.</div>
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I have also created some only hand stitched samples, the
first of which was needle weaving. I really like this sample because I have
used the three primary colours and woven variegated threads through, which
really recreates a pixel effect. I also like this sample because it creates a
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I really enjoy creating these small scale samples, I think in terms of context I would like to produce a collection of final samples that might be bought by others as inspiration. It would be interesting to try and produce a sample book
similar to the work available from James Hare Or some kind of colour trend book
similar to ones found at: <a href="http://www.james-hare.com/607-embroidered.html">http://www.james-hare.com/607-embroidered.html</a></div>
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-4753108998120622232015-09-14T05:53:00.000-07:002016-02-07T12:04:09.003-08:00Colour Research<div class="MsoNormal">
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doing drawings extracting colour from places I’d visited over the holidays, I
was swapping visual research with a fellow art and design student who is colour
blind. He told me he couldn’t see the colour purple. I was really taken aback
by the idea of someone not being able to see an entire colour. So I started
thinking about ways in which we as humans create colour and mix colours. He is
blue/pink and green/red colour blind so it would make sense that he would
struggle to see purple. After considering ways in which colour is made up on
screens in pixels I decided I would see if there was a way to translate this
effect into fabric. After exploring and looking deeply into woven fabric that
use different colours for warps and wefts and how that can drastically change
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-15441449156313375102015-07-04T16:36:00.000-07:002015-09-14T16:38:09.004-07:00Degree Show 2015: Reflection and Analysis <u>Holly Jane Dixon :</u><br />
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I draw comparisons between mine and Holly's work because of the way she has taken something black and white and injected colour into it. This is also how I like to work. She is mainly a print based student but she seems to enjoy producing samples of fabric that are constructed. The samples themselves are not constructed for practical purposes but they could easily be bought and used for inspiration by a production team. I think this is the kind of thing I'm very interested in producing, one off pieces that could be sold to a design company to then alter for their own purposes. </div>
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<u>Mariam Nadeem:</u><br />
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I feel this work connects to my own because of the combination of processes. I enjoy combining and contrasting hand and machine processes in the same way Mariam has combined hand printed and digital processes. I think this way of working is more suited to a "one off sample" context as obviously hand processes can be very time consuming and tricky to replicate.</div>
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Although Eden's work has a decided context (fashion), I feel it bares a lot of similarity with my own work in terms of originality, she has produced work that is confident and different. I also feel her work is quite experimental which has lead to very considered composition which is how I aim to work. </div>
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I have found looking at degree show work very useful in reflecting on my own practice especially in terms of how I should present my work and making sure my intended context is obvious. However I am very interested in achieving full artist self sufficiency from fibre to fabric so I will have to consider very carefully how I might present this at the end of the year. </div>
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has seemed backwards from our usual units. We had to come up with a context
before we started sampling. I did not find this useful, because although I made
the decision to make scarves I feel the work I produced equally fits an
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of working does not suit me very well because I feel like the fabric I
create is more just a design to be bought and for the individual to decide its
purpose, so assigning my ideas a product felt strange and limiting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However deciding a final context did help
some of the decision making such as materials and in terms of keeping the
length of time each scarf took to make down, in consideration of keeping costs of labour
reasonable and the overall price. Also choosing a “high end/designer” context helped me refine my
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoyed doing visual research and allowed
it to fully inform decisions such as fabric and techniques used. I found myself
feeling more confident with this element of the unit than I have done
previously and look forward to practising it over summer. I enjoyed the
activities that allowed us to meet new people and see a variety of work, as I
have mentioned in earlier posts, had I done these maybe a few weeks before
having to make the decision of whether to collaborate, I think I would have
done and enjoyed doing so. As for tutorials and feedback, I felt I was
challenged as an embroidery student with little to no contact with even a
textiles tutor, or other embroidery students during tutorials. However this did
not deter me from taking part in feedback sessions and attempting to give
feedback on things I felt I knew little about. It was nice that 3D and graphics students
asked my opinion on their products as a fresh pair of eyes to their work and
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I really enjoyed the experience of putting up the exhibition at the Federation
House, helping people decide the best way to present their work and coming up
with creative solutions to achieve that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel I have developed massively in terms
of contextual understanding, taking time to refine my use of colour (which
would otherwise been much more eclectic) to suit the style of the high
end/designer shop as well as making sure I use high quality fabrics. I feel
like I better understand the importance of dying fabrics myself instead of
using shop bought, which also comes from the desire to create a high
quality/designer product.</span></div>
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it came to making decisions about refining my work I was then motivated by my
context. I also feel I considered the three words “personal, intelligent and
playful” given to us in the brief as well as the idea of “limited edition”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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processes, they made excellent functional products. If I had more time and
money I would like to have expanded my selection of designs that played with
scale. Also I would have liked to develop a label or packaging for my product.
Although my digital skills have improved since last unit, I feel designing
packaging for myself would have been difficult in the time limit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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product in order to visualise a context but intend to take full advantage of sampling
during future projects. I would also like to collaborate in future projects and
might do so in order to brand myself.</span> <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I have hand sewn beads arranged so that they best represent "Plato's Disco" and it's shadow. I like this sample because of the heavy weight of the beads against the light Dupion silk fabric and the way this would affect the drape of a scarf: </span><br />
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This sample is cotton threads sewn down on water soluble fabric which I have then sewn 2/16 ply yarns across the empty spaces. Although I love this sample, the stitching is too heavyweight for use on a scarf and I fear if I were to try with less stitching it would not hold it's structure:</span><br />
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This a combination of the thicker 2/16 ply yarns and the variegated threads delicately stitched on the Irish machine. This creates a very bold impact and I think I will use to embellish the end of my scarves:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of the samples I have done produce a messy back so I did some embroidered scarf research to see how others have tackled this issue. I found<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Siobhan O’Brien, I really like her embroidered scarves. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here she has used different coloured panels to make a double sided patchwork scarf.</span></span></span><br />
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decided to make double sided scarves made up of patchwork panels, I need to buy
my fabrics (I have decided on silk linen and dupion silk) and then cut these up
into patches to be dyed separately both tonal greys and one side of a scarf to
be brighter colours. I then need to get in the machine rooms and construct each side, embroider each side and then finally sew the scarves together.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After doing a
narrative workshop with Alice Kettle I have realised how much more value is
added to an object if it has a strong narrative. If I were to make packaging I
would tell the story of my scarves, where they took their inspiration and
the processes I have used to make them. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This workshop
also taught me the benefits of collaboration. It was fun and interesting seeing
what was inspired in other people’s minds by the objects we were given. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">So far all of my tutorials have been with 3D tutors and predominantly 3D students. This has proven very interesting in terms of the kinds of suggestion I've got from them that seem focused on things like the final product and garment structure as apposed to advice concerning techniques, suggesting materials, sampling and alternatives to finished products. This focus is a new perspective and I think it's motivating me to produce a different kind of work. </span></span><br />
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Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020737635376665471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792906556236676512.post-81314031393964815722015-03-25T12:09:00.000-07:002015-05-19T04:39:25.351-07:00Research<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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research based on the contrast of colour and tonal greys at the Whitworth. I have done this by
picking out colours from pieces of work in the gallery, my favorite being "Plato's Disco". For my tonal greys, I have done
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colourful elements of my drawings with the tonal greys whilst sampling so I can
get an idea of the best proportions for effective colour contrasts. I would
like to experiment with a combination of kantha hand stitch, bead work and
machine free motion machine embroidery. It will also be interesting to
experiment with different weights and textures of fabrics too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;">I am not yet sure which of the two shops I would like to create a product for, I feel like the children’s shop would be most suited to my intense colour use, but it might be nice to try and refine that and make something for the high end shop. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;">I think I would like to design either a scarf for the high end shop, fabric for a patchwork fat quarter pack for the high end shop or maybe a patchwork kit designed for the kids shop. <o:p></o:p></span>If I choose to
make a scarf I will need to make some decisions about whether it will be an
evening dress scarf or a warm practical scarf. If I choose to make a pack of
Whitworth fabric fat quarters for quilting, I will need to choose a lightweight
but reasonably strong and durable fabric and will need to think about placement
of stitching in terms of avoiding breakages in stitch work if the customer
wanted to cut the fabric to size. <o:p></o:p> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: AkzidenzGroteskBE-Light;">For the patchwork kit for
kids I’d have to consider packaging and an instruction booklet for it to be successful.
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myself to others with the intention of perhaps collaborating, which I don’t
think I will end up doing, but it was a really good exercise and has made me
more enthusiastic about the idea of collaborating in the future. I enjoyed the
feedback back session and giving feedback to other students however didn’t feel
the benefit due to the stark contrast in the way we are used to presenting our
visual research and ideas on the textiles course opposed to those who do 3D or
Graphics</span>. </span><br />
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