During my second group presentation it was not as scary because I knew what to expect this time although, I do not like presentations I believe that they are helping me so much with my confidence and I get a little better each time I do it also the feedback is always helpful giving me another person perspective on my work.
When washing my samples I discovered that wool has an interesting shrinking feature some of my weave structures would portray different qualities once washed. I would like to explore this fabric manipulation further in my next unit.
Context
I believe that the context of my pieces best reflects the qualities of a scarf. When holding my sample they feel warm and cosy reminding me of something you might like to wear in winter.
Although my samples were not to my own taste a was impressed to see a visual representation of my piece on a model.
(Visualisations of samples on a scarf)
While showing my work to Wallace and Sewell, there were many aspects I had to consider such as the way I wanted to present myself and my samples. I personally was nervous, as I have never presented work to a real company before but was excited to have a chance to experience what it would be like to present my work for a job, in the design world though, I did not get chosen for the placement I believe that experiencing rejection is just as important because it prepares you for future jobs and not to take it personally. In contrast, the live briefs helped me to think and understand the design industry and what is expected of a person wishing to pursue a career.
For my second self-initiated project, I reflected back to what I have learnt during my previous projects. I began by collecting new imagery, however, I still wanted to work within the theme natural forms and the manipulation of my samples as I felt my work could be taken further but was unsure how I would achieve this. In the live brief, I discovered that wool, when washed, has a great shrinking quality making it sometimes changed the way my pattern structures looked I decided that wool would be perfect for my warp.
Which I decided that I would like to use a much more neutral colour pallet is inspired from my rock photography which enables me to have a diverse range of samples in my portfolio.
(Photograph of rocks)
When drawing from my images I was struggling to understand how I might develop my work further towards my samples my tutor Lesley suggested in a group tutorial “I really need to think about my yarn choices” as a high twist yarn such as Moe hair, wool and elastic lycra will give my samples a 3D effect.
German weaver Andreas Moeller plays with the structure within his pieces his work by keeping his work is simple as he repeats one or two structures throughout his samples.
Moeller uses methods such as elastic pleating double cloth to create the pieces his work has inspired me helping me to understand you can create a wide range of 3D structures by experimenting.
(Andreas Moeller Scarf)
