Trees using straws

When thinking of how to create a winter tree, i thought back to when i was in primary school and we would add paint to the bottom of the page and use a straw to spread the paint across the page like branches without leaves on. I tried it on greaseproof paper, lined paper and fabric using water colour and it was very successful on the greaseproof paper but was completely unsuccessful on fabric. I then tried it using acrylic paint on fabric and it created a completely different shape, quite like an acacia tree in africa. I then decided to try it on a completely different background so when it snowed i created some mud and threw it into the snow to try to create the same shape.

Photo a day

I have decided to take a photo of the same tree, at the same time, every day. Eventually this will begin to show the difference in the weather throughout the year and show the difference between the seasons. Unfortunately i will only be able to do this for so long so i will have to use other photos of other trees to show Autumn.

exam unit. unit 2.

we were given the exam question and i have decided to research into the surfaces question which is; Many textile artists have explored the contrasting qualities of different surfaces. Look at appropriate examples and, using a variety of techniques and materials, develop ideas for a textile piece.
i am planning to look at how the world's surface changes througth the year and look particularly at trees in different seasons. I might also look at how global warming affects the earth's surface and will take influences from Rebecca Potts and Caroline Saxby.

the corset.

To begin with, to make the corset we had to take a pattern for a corset and modify it so it is the right shape for our corset. i shortened mine and intending to add a skirt type bottom so it looks like an empire style top.
To make each block for the bodice, we made larger samples faced them and then cut them to the required shape.
For the front panel i decided to do a weave as weaves were very successful in my sketchbook. so i died my fabric green and blue, cut it into strips and created the weave.
For the front back i decided to do couching using an organza and stitched it on using blue thread in a zig zag stitch.
For the side back panel i starterd out hand embroidering flowers using blue and green thread. i then filled in the petals using the sewing machine and sewed buttons on for the centre. then using left over dyed blue and green fabric i appliqued on some extra flowers.
For the back panel i sewed got two pieces of fabric and stuck a collection of photos of national trust properties in between and then sewed vertical lines into the top layer and then cut in between the lines.
i then got all the samples and faced them to make sure they didn't fall apart when i cut out the pattern pieces. i then cut out the pattern pieces and sewed them together.
To create a lining i recreated my corset using a plain fabric and sewed it together. i then attached it to the outer corset.
For the fastenings i got strips of my dyed fabric in blue and attached them to my corset using a longer piece of white material to fasten it together.
When i put the corset onto the mannequin with the skirt, it didn't look right. so i have now decided to make my skirt into a cape to with the corset.

the skirt

after finally finishing our t-shirts and we had photographed them, we were then told to tear them apart. at first i was a little disappointed but after seeing my nearly completed skirt, im rather happy. at first we made some samples and then we went all the way and have made a skirt. im quite happy with the result. :)

cubism

we have looked into cubism and how it could possibly influence us in our work. there is a possibility of me using this but i am not entirely sure. if i do i may use segments of a picture of a house and construct it back together in a different way.

architecture and designers

we have researched into designers; yohji yamamoto, hussein chalayan, rei kawakubo, philip treacy, alexander mcqueen, ma ke wuyong, issey miyake, comme des garcons, gareth pugh and arkadius. we had to find a picture of the their work and then see which piece of architecture we could see within the garment/ outfit. i then researched further into rei kawakubo and yohji yamamoto.