I wanted to create a series of mono printed images using natural forms to create prints to develop into possible textile repeats. Using willow catkins as brushes to create marks and the twigs as resist. Willow twigs work amazingly well as brushes, as the buds rehydrate printing becomes harder. I wanted to create a…
Creating textile pattern not pieces of art to hang on the wall
This was a really interesting and thoughtful workshop, the idea of the workshop was to create small frames around an image using a matchbox and then enlarge the image on around over the A2 card. I found this very interesting developing ideas of scale and form. Whilst driving home I was able to reflect on…
Tigerprint Floral Repeat Competiton
My entries for the Tiger print repeat floral competition … Good luck prints
Digital floral repeat –
I wanted to create a digital floral repeat , to build on the skills I gained in the last unit. I had seen a digital floral print by Sarah Graham where she had combined 3D metal insects with a digital floral print, I decided to try combining photographs of succulents and a photograph of a…
Floral repeat workshop
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,…
BA5 – External Competitions- Bradford plus 1 other – First thoughts –
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…
AVA Pattern Software Workshop
Initial thoughts – Oh dear another software programme – reality not bad at all – my experience using Photoshop was really useful and with my confidence increasing every time I use digital software, I was able to create patterns. As I don’t have a copy of this software I am unable to practice regularly which is…
Collage workshop
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…
Contextual Images
Oh dear I desperately require Photoshop lessons , I have tried to create some contextual images to show my repeat prints kin context it has not quite worked …. I cant work out how to use the pen tool or displacement maps but never mind until today I didn’t know what a displacement map was,…
Project 2 – Repeat Pattern Inspired by Norwich Shawls- Outcome 1
I wanted to create a repeat pattern using the graphs I had created but wanted to try a different graph , I tried the half diamond but felt it was too small but it did relate to my original drawings of dragonflies as the half diamond on its own looks like a square simplified dragonfly…..