Just Do Something

Floral repeat workshop

Nicki — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:25:48 +0000

I attended a workshop on floral pattern repeats, I found this workshop very interesting as it enabled me to start developing a series of images. Using acrylic paint on a large scale I created several chrysanthemum heads.

Also experimented using sticky labels , however this was not as successful as the shapes where too solid, the image improved slightly after the layering of labels also by using labels painted with a dry brush to create texture.

To develop the acrylic chrysanthemum I decided to photocopy the flowers , playing with scale, I collaged the mix of green flowers together, tearing around the edge of each flower (I tried to cutting the flowers but the edge was too clean/precise and using half flowers to create the image.

Final image – Floral repeat – I have decided to enter this into the Tigerprint floral repeat competition.

Learning to take forward..

Edges matter , can be very interesting .. experiment with tearing cutting

The photocopy is very useful way to experiment with scale .

BA5 – External Competitions- Bradford plus 1 other – First thoughts –

Nicki — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:48:24 +0000

For the purposes’ of this unit I decided to look at Natural Forms, we have been asked to enter 2 external competitions 1 Bradford Textile Competition plus 1 other.

I wanted to try different mediums, I wanted to try machine knitting but was concerned that I would not know what to do as I had no machine knitting experience and wasn’t sure where start, I panicked didn’t know what to do so did not do anything. Was then ill for a couple of weeks which really didn’t help.

I visited the library collected books on subjects I was interested in, spent some time going through them trying to work out a direction. This didn’t help. I over complicated things.

Too much information …

Finally started to draw I decided to at least start with birds as I quite like drawing them, created images using sticky labels which worked well, I also started to experiment creating marks into acrylic paint, painted over candle wax to reveal colour beneath. I wanted to draw owls at last hurrah … Went to my tutorial discussed my choice it was felt that owls had been done before .. Oh dear …

Learning to take forward

1. I think too much …

2 . Need to just do something, just start drawing not and to worry about the process of making but to start with the drawing..

Collage workshop

Nicki — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:01:34 +0000

In this workshop we where asked to paint a roll of sticky labels in colours of our choice ??? and bring in a selection of magazines and coloured paper ( I could understand that bit but why the sticky labels)

Using the sticky labels we where asked to create patterns on coloured paper, working in A5 each outcome was timed 30 mins for each piece.

I love sticky labels…

The sticky labels where a really good way to create patterns quickly, also to develop depth to an image by layering. I also found the texture on the small yellow piece of tape in the blue image works really well making an area of interest off centre.

Collage using letters only

Collage using numbers only .

Learning to take forward

Will definitely use sticky labels again …