TIMOROUS BEASTIES

I discovered Timorous Beasties last year whilst on my foundation but have found that I have come back to them time and time again for inspiration. Taking inspiration mainly from the natural world, they create amazing unique and modern designs sometimes however harking back to classic print designs such as their well known 'Glasgow Toile'.

  
Most of their designs have a hand drawn quality to them that I love and even though some finished products are digitally printed, they still use the 'hand made', screen printed method which I think sets them apart from many other design houses.


In June 2011 they embarked upon a project to create window coverings for the inside of Stratford Market station in East London to provide privacy in parts of the building. They used their 'Tree Of Life' design on clear vinyl for the finished product.
This could be an area of further investigation for my work as the new build houses a lot of glass and this is a contemporary and fun way of giving privacy to areas in and around buildings.

http://www.timorousbeasties.com/

6 IMAGES- my project so far...

We were given a task to sum up our work so far using only 6 images in the hope that it would help us analyse our project critically. 

To showcase these images I decided to make a concertina artists book with the 6 images/pages that I think have played the biggest part in my project's development so far.

I think this helps to show clear thought processes and it also helps to make decisions about the next steps of my project. 

INKBLOT PATTERNS

Over the past week I've been developing my imagery (iconic Manchester inkblots) into patterns that can be used in and around the new art school. I've been using photoshop for this and I've found using the programme very easy and effective! :) I love the colours I've developed in the patterns and I think it could be just what the new building needs to get it to start looking and feeling like an art 'hub'. 

 This process will be ongoing however I have started to now think about how I can display these patterns. So, I have been experimenting with different paper and fabrics to examine and to help me choose which textures and finishes I want to use in my work. 

INKBLOTS

I've decided to focus my imagery for this project on inkblots and how they can represent events, people, places and marks found within Manchester and Manchester's past. So, I started to look at marks found in and around Manchester such as peeling walls, puddles, brickwork etc and I have also started to look into major events, music movements and influential people within the city's past. From these I have made some inkblots which I think represent the imagery and information I have found.

'Factory Records Inkblot'

 The imagery I have created has lead me to think about pattern and how I can use these to create pattern in and around the new build.