Surface Design for Interiors

Level 5 - This was a live assignment which got sent to Bradford Textiles Society. I haded in four boards - drawings, layouts, development and finals. This brief was given  to me at the end of Level 4, I began researching over the summer and collected lots of primary and secondary reasearch.

Fairground research.

Drawing sheet.

Line drawing of a vintage carousel.

Painted out layout.

Screen printed.

Screen printed.

I love the bright colours and the way my screen prints turned out. I was inspired by the range 'What-A-Hoot by Harlequin. I could see these designs being used in childrens bedrooms and nurserys as I think there sweet with a playful colour palette.

Surface Design for Fashion

When I applied to study Textiles and Surface Design I knew fashion was for me, but I also wanted to try different arrears of design to make sure. I felt most comfortable with this project. It came natural to me and in one session I had so many ideas in my head I reeled of 7 fashion designs. This is also when I started drawing on A1 sheets instead of sketch books. I work SO much better on sheets!

Drawing sheet.

Drawing sheet.

Influences.

Influences and colour palette.

Influences.

Embroidered garment.

Apliqued chiffon with hand and machine embroidery.

Embroidered garment.

Embroidered garment.

Machine and hand embroidery.

Surface Design for Interiors

Level 4 - I was really excited about starting this project. I visited St Paul's Cathedral and was inspired by my theme 'Boroque.' I collected lots of research but when I started drawing, my drawings were subtle and didn't reflect the theme I chose. So after a lot of stress and mental blocks I changed my theme to 'Rococo.'

Subtle drawings.

Interior design contrast.



Interior design contrast.



Design layout for my length.





Finished printed length.

I was pleased with the outcome. I had never printed a full length before so it was useful to learn how to line up the screen so the print would run smoothly. Throughout the assignment I also learnt how to mix different dyes in the lab and also cut through a complicated design for repeat.

Textiles and Surface Design

Here are some of my embroidery samples from Level 4. We used line drawings of foliage to create embroidered samples. I found it easy to select small sections to embroider so I could concentrate on capturing all the detail from my drawing sheets.

This is one of my drawing sheets. I love line drawings!! I always seem to create quirky images when I draw with my mind instead of sight.

Embroidered copy of my drawing sheet.

Careful observation and small stitches.

Embroidered drawing sheet.

Close up.

Different harshness of line.

Embroidered drawing sheet.

This was my first embroidering. The techniques I learnt were the basics, so I am going to create my own embroidery samples over the summer and also have a go at building up tactile surfaces.

Sunshine

Who would of thought a heatwave would make me recollect my thoughts and make me eager to blog?
I am making a promise to update this blog weekly to let you know what is going on in my life instead of yearly posts trying to cram everything in.

So this is my LAST yearly update....

This past year I have entered the Bradford Textiles Society competition, shown my gift designs to Hallmark and went to Paris in February were I took three final fashion designs to the worlds premier fabric show, Indigo, Premier Vision. I have visited endless amounts of  museums in London and also went to the Cleveland Degree Show to see the work produced by the Textile and Surface Design students.

I completed a two week placement in London at Pattern Textiles. The designers were lovely and gave me lots of tips on how to get into the industry. I learnt lots of new techniques which I incorporated into my assignments at university. My new love of Pellicci's in Bethnal Green is also down to the designers, I enjoyed plenty of meals and champagne whilst on my placement there.

I have finished my second year at Cleveland College of Art and Design and I'm very pleased with my marks! I've had few weeks off to relax in Tenerife and Majorca. I feel very rejuvenated and now I'm all set to start preparing for my minor project...



Little hints of relaxation is the key.

Work from Cleveland College of Art and Design, Green Lane.



This is one of my drawings from AS Fine Art. I was looking at structural builings and chose local buildings like Whitby Abbey. I used mixed media of coffee, ink, fine liner, pencil and tracing paper.



This is a dress I made for my ND Design Crafts course. My theme was 'Natural Forms.' I used a mixture of paper doileys, calico, artificial flowers and tracing paper. I love this dress I made and this project is were I realised I enjoyed working with neutral colours rather than brights.



Meow.

Think I've neglected this blog for far too long. So what's been happening this past year?...
I've visited craft fairs, museums, exhibitions, galleries, New Designers, the list goes on.
Enjoyed a laid back approach to the summer holidays, with Leeds Festival, Portugal, Tenerife and endless trips to my second home in Landan Town.
Which as a result, my drawing skills for second year were completely abolished.
Getting back into the swing of things now, collected lots of research for my new project.
So my bay is looking quite colourful...



Based my theme around horses and vintage carosels. The theme I chose for my interior designs was 'Roma' which is basically a mixture of black outlined drawings with a very vibrant colour scheme.