Week Ten and Eleven

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)

Outward Facing

I wanted to push myself when weaving I responded by incorporating patterns that would be relevant to my chosen painting, however, having never worked with wool before I did not understand that the patterns look different as it's much more thicker than cotton.

When creating my samples I discovered that I did not like the bold colours in my option I would not wear such a bright piece as a scarf however my peers stated “it’s the best work I have done” I realized then, that a designer will not always create work that is to her taste but of the taste of their customers. 

                                                     (Quote Author unkown)

Direction 

                

Having the confidence to make decisions is something I need to improve on when creating my pieces I kept my samples simple as I thought the both a busy pattern and colour scheme would be too overpowering.  When reflecting back I could have experimented more with my samples and took more risk I will try to improve this in my next project by being bold with my choices and decision making such as composition, yarn colours, and pattern to include.

                                                  (Visualisations of samples)

 In my opinion, this is my most successful sample as I was much assertive with my choices and did not worry about it going wrong. A repetition of patterns worked well as they all complement each other as not one pattern outshines the other.

                                                      (Visualisations of samples)

I think, that this sample is not as successful as I have just repeated one pattern and colour through the piece, I need to consider the composition and adding more colours It a good start but more development is needed.   

Week Eight and Nine

 Direction of work

When creating my yarn wraps I started by using cotton for my warp however after my tutorial with Lesley she pointed out to me that Dash and Miller don’t use cotton for their pieces. In my option, this has taught me an important lesson which is to always do the appropriate research of the company you are creating pieces for don’t just look the style of the work but the materials and process they use as well.

In my opinion, i don't like wool is a bit to bulky and I might have problems with the snapping when weaving but I'm willing to try it.

I captured the colour scheme of the warp perfectly to achieve this look I experimented with enlarging the painting and cutting it into pieces I then painted colour swatches to understand what colours would work well as a warp.

                                              (Finished warp)                  (cropped painting)

Wallace and Sewell live brief

During week seven I was researching the live projects considering which ones would be relevant to my practice. I decided that the Live brief Wallace and Sewell would be more appropriate to participate as we both work with a weave.

Enabling me to understand of how the structure in their pieces works which will help me to consider what would be an appropriate sample for their company. I would like my work no to be a copy of their scarfs but blend well alongside their own samples. 

                                                (Wallace and Sewell scarfs)

Reflection

As you can see Wallace and Sewell nearly, always, use bright colours in their pieces. I wanted to challenge myself by incorporating bold and bright colours pallet into my own warp as I have never worked with such vibrant colours before.

Impression artist Leonid Afremov painting piece pops with bright colours he has captured the movement in the image by swishing his paintbrush to portray the movement of the rain is falling. I decided to use Afremov painting as inspiration for my warp I believe his paintings captured colour perfectly his pieces incorporate bold colour but it not overpowering I wanted to apply this in my own pieces.

(LONG RAIN — PALETTE KNIFE Oil Painting On Canvas By Leonid Afremov )