'What might have been lost...'

So I think I should probably outline what my final piece is and what information it provides through the textile medium.

So through the research I conducted I found statistics which showed (in a bar chart) select contries yearly consumption rates of tea. This intrigued me because I think we can all agree drinking tea is the epitome of Britishness, and yes United Kingdom was top of the list.

So I wanted to translate this information in a textile form using some of the processes I had learnt this term and sampled in.

So for example I had used a trial and error method to reproduce a tea bag out of fabric (unfortunately I don't have any photos of these) and I wanted to incorporate this into my final piece.

So eventually I chose three countries from the statistics I had found and then translated these to my final pieces...

This is what I produced -

Italy - 0.1kgs

United Kingdom - 2.3kgs

Switzerland - 0.4kgs

'I'm in love with your honour...'

So one of the workshops this term was felt making, and I really enjoyed it but struggled to relate my felt samples to my objects. This how I came about with the above samples, I was pushing myself to work into them to create something more than just a plain piece of felt.

I also experimented with stiffening felt, this process actually inspired and became part of my final piece (I will upload photo's when I can)

'In the morning I'll be with you...'

So here are some of my sketchbook pages that link to project brief 'The World is Full of Objects'

Watercolours and Fineliner.

Acrylics, watercolours and fineliner.

Close up of above page.

Tea stain and fineliner.

Close up of above picture.

'We'll do anything that makes you smile...'

Okay so I am aware that this isn't the best photo but I wanted to put this one on first before the next one to show the whole piece. This is some paper that I have made myself using brown paper and old book pages, I have also put some neutral coloured lace in there as well.

I have made paper in previous education but I have never been happier than I was with thi particular one, it is so delicate and so.... well me.

'I just love you more...'

 

I bought this beautfiul set in a vintage shop in Cardiff called 'A Vintage Affair'. It is real bone china and is a Royal Albert China collection - the design is called 'Country Roses'.

My most current brief which is running for the whole of the second term at uni is titled 'The World is Full of Objects' and specifies that we are to choose three objects (linked or not) and explore their identities through a textile means and create a final piece and supporting body of work.

This is my first object (though I am aware it is technically three) I have also chosen my collection of old spoons as an object. I have been collecting old spoons on an off and thought this would be an ideal way to utilize them.

My third object of choice is a tea bag - specifically a tea bag with a label on it. I have made this decision because I wanted my objects to link and so thought that the theme of 'tea' would be fitting to all three objects.

'Deep in a dream...'

The current brief that I have been working on since the beginning of the course was based around 'Natural and Manmade'. This body of work is to be handed in soon so I have been busy working on creating samples. At the moment I am rather enjoying working with dissolvable fabric and trapping scarp fabric and threads together using this process.

As a result I have created these two samples - both based on the fairytales more than natural and manmade - but I'm really pleased with them.

'He thought she looked nice...'

Evil Witch.
Ink and Bleach.

Little Red Riding Hood.
Mixed Media.

Today we had a workshop held by an illustration lecturer, she read out fairytales and we were to draw whilst we were listening. I absolutely loved this exercise and decided to continue it whilst I was at home.

Little Red Riding Hood is one of my favourite 'Fairytales' and so I chose to do this one a home, the mixed media image above is just one of many sketchbook pages I produced.