Develoment

 

I have recently started making my sample for my new last project, Maps and Grips. I have used images that I drew in my visual sheet for some of the samples and others are images I found off the internet. The images I found off internet and used as my samples I have made my own by either adding brusho on or adding more detail to them first.

 

 

This is an image of one of my samples in progress, this sample is an acetate copy of the Liverpool train map. I have stitched into the train lines in black to amke them stand out then here I have started to stitch in blue for the River Mersey. To finish this sample I will shape in the acetate in different random colours so that the sample will stand out in my final piece.

 

 

 After I started making my sample I started to research different ideas for my final piece so that I could make it unique and different. I read the embroidery magazine thats above and found an idea for my final piece which will make my piece unique and different from the rest of my other final pieces. This magazine was very useful and helped me think of ideas for my final piece.

 

This image is the image I found the most useful when looking for ideas for my final piece, after finding this image I have decided that I want to base my final piece on a similar desgin to the one above. I saw this and had the idea to make my final piece similar by using the same pins and ribbon pattern. I have thought about having all my samples on the bottom then the coloured pins sticking out in maybe a train track pattern, then instead of having ribbon I will have the similar thing but with train station names going round it instead.

After doing some research and starting my samples I feel as though I am making good progress and that I have developed well throughout the making of this project. I think that if I manage to make a final piece like the image I have found above then I will have been able to make the best final piece I have ever done and I will be able to show how much I have improved. I believe that this project as a whole is the best one I've done because I have shown more skills and have developed a lot to get to the point I am now when making samples and doing my sketch book. 



Jennifer Collier-Maps

The second artist I found inspiring when looking at maps and grids is Jennifer Collier, I found images of her work in a magazine then googled her. When I saw all her work on her webpage it made me realsie how different I could make this project and how I can take inspiration from the things she makes then put it in my own work. Her work has really inspired me to think outside the box when making my final piece, to make it unique and out-standing just like the work produced by Jennifer.

This is the first piece of her work I saw when I went on to her website, this is the image that helped me decide that I wanted to look at the rest of her work and take inspiration from it all to make my final piece. I like that this piece is so unique and I like how it stands out so much. This camra has made me think about making my final piece in to a sculpture piece based on maps and grids because it will be eye-catching and different.

These pictures of the dress that I found really inspired me to think about making an actual dress instead of a mannequin piece as it would be different to anything I've made before. I like that this piece is different and that the colours are very strong in it which makes it eye-catching.

These are the last few images I found of Collier's work, the shoes and tie are very different from anything I have ever made before and would really push my work to the next level. The pictures of her work is really inspiring me to think out side the box and make this final piece the best I have done yet, as it will be my last chance. I feel as though taking inspiration from her work will make my work the best standard it can be and will help me get the grade I want.

Guillermo Kuitca-Maps

We have currently started a new topic in textiles, this time it is our exam questions so we had a chance to pick from different titles then choose our own topic. I have chosen to do Maps and Grids, I choose this after researching it a little becuase I found it interesting and a lot of ideas came to when looking it up.

The picture above is of my visual sheet that I have done for this project, I enjoyed making this visual sheet because I found it interesting and something different to draw. The visual sheet is made up of drawing I have done after researching maps and grids. I was inspired when drawing by Guillermo Kuitca, I found images of his work when looking through "The Map as Art" book.

I found this image of his work quite inspiring as it really links to my work and it has inspired me to look at new ways of doing samples. I think that his work is unique and very inspiring for me to study for my project.

 

I found this picture very inspiring because it made me think of different ways I could make a final piece instead of it beign a mannequin like the last project I did. This has made me think about how I can make it in to a sculpture or into something more original. 

Chinese Culture

Our first Module this year was culture, we were able to pick a culture that we liked and that we would link all our work with. After researching I decided to choose chinese as my culture, I found the patterns interseting and I thought the colours would make my work stand out.

Doing research on different artist and designers helped me choose chinese culture, I found the designer Marchesa. Looking through their work inspired me to do chinese culture and it also inspired me when making my final piece.

 

 

 This the image that I found on the Marchesa website that inspired me to make my final piece, I liked that this dress is very eye-cathcing and out there. When I first saw it I knew that I would like my final piece to look similar to it.

 

 

This is my final piece for the chinese culture project, I took inspiration from the dress above because of the cones that I have made so that the dress is very eye-catching. The cones are made of fake chinese money called hell-bank notes that I found in a chinese supermarket in China town, Liverpool. I stuck the notes on to paper so that I could make the correct shape, after sticking all of the cones on to the mannequin I put my samples on it so that it had my own work in it. I used samples on the top half and bottom half of the dress so that it all linked in well with each other.