Showing posts with label Contemporary Textile Products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Contemporary Textile Products. Show all posts

Saturday, 10 October 2015

Stephen Wright Workshop

Here are some images from our 'sculpture' :')... from the first week back at uni!








‘Tunnel of Life’

-         We started off wanting to make a chandelier which then turned into a series of mobiles which then turned into an installation in which people were asked to walk through.

‘ As you walk through the sculptures represent different ages, the more free flowing shapes like the paper chains, paper planes and snowflakes show the younger ages in life where you would create these things in nursery and school.

The more sophisticated and structural shapes such as the spiral hangings and abstract cubes show how we mature!’

-         We all agreed that yesterday’s workshop was really childlike so we decided to carry on with the nave vibe.

-         Paper Planes represent the journey of travelling through life but the shapes are also playful and childlike.

-         Paper chains are also childlike but they represent celebrations such as birthdays and Christmas.

-         The cubes represent growing up as they look like building blocks but they are also quite mature looking and sophisticated.

-         The paper spirals are also quite sophisticated and they represent life as it is a continuing spiral of events.

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Workspace

 

 


Digital Print Samples

 


After playing around with my marbling sheets on Photoshop I decided to see what some of them would be like digitally printed. I am really pleased with the end result and I will definitely use it more in future projects.
 

Bay update


Modroc and paper mache sculptures

These pictures show the process of making my carousel horses head.
 
I firstly tried to make a paper patter which dint go to plan so I then tried to make a paper mache model of the head. As I used 6 layers of paper mache the head came out quite bulky and I wanted the detail of the horses face so this wasn't suitable for my final product.
 
I then tried using modroc and made a cast of the head which has caught the detail of the face and straps. I am happy with how it has turned out.
Now I will have to think about how to mount it onto a wall displayed in a frame.












Monday, 16 February 2015

Bay inspiration

This is a current photo of my bay!

Embroidered Wall Art

I went to Kiwi Trading looking for old mirrors and picture frames to transform them into a series of embroidered wall art pieces. The first thing I found when walking in was this!
It cost me £7!
I think it looks similar to the mirrors that were used on carousel rides.

 
 
Large picture frame from Kiwi Trading which I plan to transform into an embroidered textile wall art piece for my current project!

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Sampling!

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A couple of pictures of my bay at the moment, research and paper drawings!

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These are the samples I produced in the extended print workshop a couple of weeks ago!
Procion Raspberry on silk twill
illuminated discharge - Ill acid violet & Lime green pigment
 
 
Discharge with red pigment

Discharge with buttercup yellow dye and illuminated discharge - Ill acid violet

Two tone Devore dye bath
Devore velvet
Procion Bright turquoise - Kenanthrol Violet
 


Pearl binder with turquoise pigment

Illuminous pink pigment with metallic binder

All photos are my own :)