To evaluate.
I have found this unit X project to be quite an odd one for me as a creative practitioner but I feel like I have learnt alot. It has left me with a thirst for knowledge and skill, a desire to not cut the cord here.
I found parts of this project quite difficult and as a result of that, I lost a fair bit of time. I was struggling with my output and got caught thinking that for myself I had to come out with a finished design product. Although I resent the time I wasted during this period, I do not regret it as I feel it is all part of the design process and has helped me get to the stage I am currently residing at. It is through my own error that I misdirected some of this time, where I let the fun deteriorate in an attempt to become something I didn't need to be, by focusing on the design and function of a headpiece, I lost the joy of creating fabrics.
To where I am now I am pleased with my progress, I am not altogether
satisfied with my samples and feel there is much room for furthering and
developing them but I am enjoying their growth. I feel I have managed to begin to capture some of the ideals I work towards, building up peculiar landscapes of not obviously identifiable materials. They are primarily designed for the intent of fashion fabrics but I like that they lead themselves to many other directions.
I think my materiality could have been slightly more adventurous. The use of the silicone and latex has worked well. I feel I work well with painterly DIY materials, I like the idea of utilizing them in an alternative context. But I feel quite safe with these and in the future think I need to branch out a little further, acting as a magpie for the weird and the wonderful.
In terms of process and technique I also believe I have allowed my horizons to be broadened a little in this project which I believe is all useful experience for the professional world. Now having experience with the lazor cutter and embroidery machines. Also as of this week, whilst trying out different options for the portfolio, I learnt alot more about photography and have picked up some basic Photoshop skills.
I feel I work through stepping stones in my design process, starting
small and safe and then gradually building from stone to stone. I feel this can be seen in both the practice and unit X unit. It is therefore I want to carry on building, I feel the scale of these fantasy landscapes I am creating has yet to amount to all it could be. This is something I hope to explore more outside of this project.
Overall I am indeed quite happy with how this project has turned out, I am proud of how I turned it around and excited by the possibilities that could await.
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Online presence.
The idea of the online portfolio, is a popular and efficient way of making yourself as an artist//designer more accessible, allowing for prospective employers and clients to get a quick snapshot into your practice. Allowing people to make a swift decision to whether they are intrigued on uninterested.
It is therefore I think very important that I create one which best represents me. In response to this I have decided to set up a number of different outputs, setting up a website, an arts thread account and a linkdin account. All of which I hope will grow with me as I grow as a practitioner.
My website
My arts thread
(will be complete for the Tuesday deadline)
It is therefore I think very important that I create one which best represents me. In response to this I have decided to set up a number of different outputs, setting up a website, an arts thread account and a linkdin account. All of which I hope will grow with me as I grow as a practitioner.
My website
My arts thread
(will be complete for the Tuesday deadline)
Lucy Folk
Lucy Folk is an Australian Jewellery Designer whoms collections of pieces are set to groups and types of food. Even though for this moment in time I am currently no longer embarking on the jewellery direction, I have found her to have been relevant to my fabric samples. The more I make the more my fabrics are resembling food. As I make I feel like I am cooking, weighing out ingredients and icing buns.
Though Lucy Folk normally represents this in quite a literal fashion, her latest collection entitled Dip is slightly more abstract, where she "submerges signature staples in classic condiments".
Though Lucy Folk normally represents this in quite a literal fashion, her latest collection entitled Dip is slightly more abstract, where she "submerges signature staples in classic condiments".
"the Fabulous French Fries Necklace is a handful of yummy french fries in yarn dunked in a spiced salsa of peppercorn, orange agate and gems."
Similar to my intentions, she uses a combination of the literal and the abstract to form something of intrigue.
Latex islands, caves of cotton wool, the beginnings on a delectable iced bun?
Karen Nicol
Earlier in the year, in the previous project, there was a talk given by the textile artist and designer Karen Nicol. Specializing in machine embroidery, Nicol has worked with many fashion designers, working as the embroidery designer, helping to form spectacular pieces.
I found the whole talk fascinating and very relevant.
Once the talk was finished Karen had some of her work laid out and she stuck around to talk a bit about it. What I found to of been the most interest was her idea of a portfolio. She keeps a large sketchbook, full of samples, roughly and accessibly applied. To allow any potential client to really get an idea of what she is about.
Although the work is not personally up my street, I really admire her and how she goes about the job she does.
For my portfolio I want to replicate the idea of this, having a book/box of tactile taster samples as well as a portfolio of artistically applied photographs. For assessment this will be unfeasible due to the fact that my samples are part of my final outcome, but it will be something I will take forward with me into the future. I want to begin to build up a book like this, a book of beautiful embellishment and fun. A portfolio in construction, growing and multiplying. Something I will then take around to prospective employers or clients to showcase a good representation of myself.
I found the whole talk fascinating and very relevant.
Once the talk was finished Karen had some of her work laid out and she stuck around to talk a bit about it. What I found to of been the most interest was her idea of a portfolio. She keeps a large sketchbook, full of samples, roughly and accessibly applied. To allow any potential client to really get an idea of what she is about.
Although the work is not personally up my street, I really admire her and how she goes about the job she does.
For my portfolio I want to replicate the idea of this, having a book/box of tactile taster samples as well as a portfolio of artistically applied photographs. For assessment this will be unfeasible due to the fact that my samples are part of my final outcome, but it will be something I will take forward with me into the future. I want to begin to build up a book like this, a book of beautiful embellishment and fun. A portfolio in construction, growing and multiplying. Something I will then take around to prospective employers or clients to showcase a good representation of myself.
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Latex dreams
I first began to apply the latex mixed with the acrylic in a subtle way, a subtle alternative to beading, as can be seen here with the blue dashes. It was a technique I was pleased with and thought to be quite interesting but it was indeed subtle, safe and in hindsight very unaffected.
Which is when I came to the conclusion of the possibilities of latex, if it could cover beads and give a lovely effect what could it do when applied to a bigger scale? The below images are some of my results, beginning to create otherworldly surfaces. The latex creating a hardened light exterior, also acting as a glue to attach and embellish on top of. I would like to experiment with these scaled up and on larger pieces of fabrics with complete covering.
I first began to apply the latex mixed with the acrylic in a subtle way, a subtle alternative to beading, as can be seen here with the blue dashes. It was a technique I was pleased with and thought to be quite interesting but it was indeed subtle, safe and in hindsight very unaffected.
Which is when I came to the conclusion of the possibilities of latex, if it could cover beads and give a lovely effect what could it do when applied to a bigger scale? The below images are some of my results, beginning to create otherworldly surfaces. The latex creating a hardened light exterior, also acting as a glue to attach and embellish on top of. I would like to experiment with these scaled up and on larger pieces of fabrics with complete covering.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Photoshop and Cameras.
My digital skills are not something I particularly pride myself in, rather my knowledge is low and due to this I tend to avoid it. But with the ever pressing view towards professionalism, it is starting to become apparent that perhaps with a little more insight it would both enrich my practice and aid me a little more in the direction of employability.
expect to feel pleasure, knowledge is sexy.
expect to feel pain, Knowledge is torture.
Jeff Noon, Vurt
The photographing and digital image side of my work has always been weak but I think today I may have started to put a crack in the side of it. With the desperate need to get some really interesting images of my work for my portfolio I have been playing around with the settings, learning how to apply to correct apertures and shutter speeds to capture an exciting image.
My digital skills are not something I particularly pride myself in, rather my knowledge is low and due to this I tend to avoid it. But with the ever pressing view towards professionalism, it is starting to become apparent that perhaps with a little more insight it would both enrich my practice and aid me a little more in the direction of employability.
expect to feel pleasure, knowledge is sexy.
expect to feel pain, Knowledge is torture.
Jeff Noon, Vurt
The photographing and digital image side of my work has always been weak but I think today I may have started to put a crack in the side of it. With the desperate need to get some really interesting images of my work for my portfolio I have been playing around with the settings, learning how to apply to correct apertures and shutter speeds to capture an exciting image.
Sunday, 11 May 2014
Christian Joy
Christian Joy uses her approach to fabrics, clothing and costume in a manner of fun and playfulness. Being well known for her many costumes for Karen O, the lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, she creates bold, original designs with a high emphasis on the decorative nature of the fabrics. She isn't shy of colour or texture, everything is bright, odd and far from average.
I like her approach and feel her point of view is relevant in my own work. Using fabric as a way of expression and having fun with it, creating worlds within her designs. This is something I wish to pursue in the future and an outlet for design I would like to explore, working with a fashion designer on the constructions of decoration.
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