WEAVING

I decided to pick weave as my second workshop as I have never done any weaving before and I'm interested in creating textiles for fashion so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to broaden my skills as a designer.

For my warp I chose colours that would link to my current project (origins) such as dark blues, yellow and black.

The initial set up of the loom took quite a while but I got the hang of it as the sessions progressed. Finally time to start weaving!

I tested a few different patterns and a few different wefts before starting my samples to make sure my weaving would have the right look and feel for my project. I tried to use more industrial/ hard yarns rather than the softer more natural yarns.

I got the idea to use pockets in my weaving to capture objects/ images that link to my project (holding on to bits of the past).

My Wall Piece...

I decided to use this sample as the wall piece for my assessment as it combines print with weave and I think it captures the essence of my project well.

ORIGINS

 I decided to use Anthony wilson as my starting point for this first project. The main reason I decided on Tony Wilson was because I already knew that he had an interesting background and I'm also interested in the music scene that he was involved in. 
 I started by researching his background in the music industry and Factory Records and watched clips of interviews hoping to hear snippets of information or quotes that I could incorporate into my work.

I picked PRINTED TEXTILES as my first workshop as I wanted to look into designing and making textiles for fashion related to the subject that I'd chosen. Therefore in the first part of my sketchbook i used black and white but bold images as I was exploring different options that I could use for my screen. Eventually I started to add more and more colour to add more interest to my work. The colours that I decided to work with linked to the colours that were associated with Factory Records such as yellows, black and metallics. These are also the colours that I used for my prints.

 My second choice of workshops was WEAVE. I also thought this would fit nicely with my project and with my first workshop. I have used similar colours for this workshop as I used for print however I am now looking at the MADCHESTER era in my sketchbook and would like to use a wider variety of colours. 

 I do have a methodology within my sketchbook that has been running alongside the workshops however I think I need to think about structure a little more throughout my work. It may help my ideas to flow a little better.

 I also think I need to do a few more drawings and maybe use a few more photos throughout my sketchbook to use as visual resources for my samples and to broaden the basis of my work. 

 Another thing I don't think I have enough of is contextual resources. I have a few references in my sketchbook but I could look for more contextual links to my work. 

 Overall I'm happy with the work I have been producing but i also think that I could push my ideas a lot further than I have already. 

MMU Summer Project...

Photos of my summer project outcome... "POMPOM CLOUD POODLE".

I used inspiration from my work on clouds that I had done previously and linked this project in as another avenue. I decided to make it as a puppet to create movement and to give it the floating feeling of clouds.

Clouds

Some work I've been doing based on clouds. I was inspired by the afternoon sky above Manchester whilst taking some photos out of the window of my 12th floor apartment...