Final project- Movement

Movement is the theme for my final project. I want to work in an abstract way and focus mainly on the idea of lines and movement. These are some of my initial photos which i took showing both movement and line. Next i will simplify these images by drawing them just using line. I will stick to using black at first and as i have worked out how they look together i will think about incorporating some colour with it. I would also like to work with the idea of drawing with movement.

Photography

Part of the course is to do an elective, this can either be done one a week over 10 weeks or is condensed into 4 days. I chose to do Black and White photography over the 4days of my February half term. I have always loved photography, i like to experiment with different types and ways to develop photos. I think there is something so interesting about it. I have done a bit of black and white photography at school, but i learnt more in 4days then i ever have done.

These are some of the final photos which i took and i was really happy with them. It took a long time to get the right exposure and contrast within the image but as a whole i was very happy with this project. This also means that i have the opportunity to use the resources in further projects.

Tigerprint

Some of the Tigerprint team came into Uni to do a competition with our class to design a card for either Mothers day or Valentines day 2010. This meant that we had to do some trend predicting and market research, making sure that it was suitable for the Marks and Spencer Clientele. This was definitely one of my favourite projects and it is something that i would like to go into after i finish my degree. Unfortunately i didn't win the competition but i am going to continue working with the idea of making cards.

Fabrics.

Following on from my Morocco Project, i had to work with them further to create fabrics which could be shown at Indigo, the trade fair in Paris. I prefer to work with paper, so i found this quite a tricky project and it wasn't my best. Colour was still the main aspect to this project and i felt this was the most important. I wasn't sure how i was going to come up with my final designs, and as i think to make things, i ended up making fairy lights. This is because lights were such a key aspect out there and there was plenty of market stalls that sold lanterns and lots of decorated glass. I began by making my fairly lights, i used cutouts as the main focus of them and created little cubes which had been spray painted and then areas were cutaway. i found that these created some really unusual shadows, so i took pictures of them on different surfaces. I then transferred these images to Photoshop and worked with building up the shadows in different layers. This blue piece is an example of how one of them looked. I then used this process several times creating different pieces in different colour pathways. These were then digitally printed onto silk. I was happier at the beginning of the project crafting and making things, but i found choosing the fabric rather tricky, especially something which was going to be exhibited.

Why are you studying Printed Textile Design?

After my A-levels i still had no idea what i wanted to do, but i knew i wanted to do something creative. After discovering printed textiles as i possible course, i knew that it was right for me. I have always had a creative flair and i always make cards for friends and family. I also felt that there were more employment oppertunities with it, as i could work either with paper or fabric. I have always worked with paper, mainly because i haven't had the oppertunity to work with fabric. I do feel that this degree has widened my ideas and given me new ideas and techniques to work with.

Inspired by Morocco

Following my trip to Morocco, i began to work with the idea of the highly detailed amount of pattern that you can find over there. Colour was another important aspect of my work and i think it always is.

These are some of the samples which i created. I especially like the origami papers. I had screen printed the designs and then folded the paper up into two different types of stars. I thought that stars would be appropriate as it is a Muslim city. I wanted to make a shape which fitted with the theme of Morocco.

This black image was a cut out which was done on the laser cutter and mounted onto white paper. I also did this is reverse and i think that they look very effective next to each other.

I was happy with how this project turned out, yet i think there could have been a lot more scope for me to try new things. Even though i took a lot of photos out there, i think i was a bit limited to ones which i could actually use within my work.

Morocco

Over the summer holidaysi visited Morocco with a friend. Firstly to get a bit of sun and secondly to experience a completely new culture. I have never been anywhere like Morocco and i found it the most exciting place. It was full of colour and pattern. Everything was highly decorated, from the lobby entrance of the hotel to the little glasses for minty tea. The colours were so rich and vibrant, from earthy tones of reds and oranges to the cobalt blue which comes from the Atlas mountains. The souks were in a world of their own, alleyways of stalls. We went to the tannerys and witnessed the locals making shoes from camel leather, as well as going to the dying souk, where we got a turban. 'Fish and chips' was the local phrase for us, we did look like tourists with our camera's at hand at every oppertunity! The textiles pieces varied in size, there were small wall hangings to massive carpets which would cover a whole room. All in all it was a fantastic holiday with so much to do and see and plenty of photo oppertunities. I would recommend it to anyone.