1.2.8. Developing Process.

 On Tuesday we had a different sort of tutorial, where we all got together and commented on each others samples, so I thought I would take advantage of this and ask my fellow students a few questions about my work such as 'if there was anything they didn't like in my pieces'? or 'If they were to much of the same' which cleared up a few things for me, helping me on my next moves and deciding on which way to go next. Plus gave me a lot more confidence in my work and what I had producing.

After that we had time to talk to Kate, and I told her that I wasn't sure what angle to look at next with my work that I felt like I had reached the limit but I knew I had more to give. So she gave me artist and eras to look at for inspiration. Which in fact has helped. 

With moving my work on I am looking at bring more texture and height as well as keeping my layers going. Keeping things complete as a collection but all so making each piece unique.

1.2.7. Layering and Constructing.

After the tutorial I had with Kate, I explained how I thought that from my ideas my samples came out a tad flat and empty. Id written notes down on what she said, and decided I needed to be more sort of 'Adventurous' with my ideas and work.
What I took away from what she said to me is that taking risks is part of what we do and whether good or bad its a learning curve.
I collaged some of the patterns I had made, I cut them in strips and swapped the order of them, flipped them round and pushed them out of the norm. On top of doing that I also really liked the idea of layering them up and seeing what they looked like together, with that when I take them to making my samples I am going to use bondaweb to layer them up and have the same sort of effect. See what sort of slicing and dicing I can do to the fabric as well to bring more interest to the samples.

1.2.6. Working and Listening.

Kate asked us to record what was drawn or created during the lecture she did. I wanted to make mine random, a response to what she was saying, moving my pen when she talked and stopped when she paused thought out sentences, changing direction, I thought it would be interesting to give myself a set of rules, Such as not to look what I was doing, only do what felt right and comfortable in my hand.
With the stitch piece, It was all about what felt right, moving round the page till it felt right to stitch through that part. If it didn't I would move away leaving the impression behind of the pin hole.

With the last one, part was from Kate speech and sentences an the other was the small clip she showed us were I dotted every time he said a word. I found it rather interesting what I come out with. All because of the rules I gave myself.

1.2.5 Emma McNally.

I came across Emma McNally whilst searching on Pinterest, I find that it is rather similar to how I working with my research. Layering, Simple Lines and being Monotone, How she has used it greatly to her advantage, using so little and coming out with quite different. 

I find her work very simplistic, using line and pin point very much like myself at the moment and bringing it out to be something very complex.

Her work has made me more enthusiastic about Layering my own work, bringing the different components together, and making the bigger picture. That monotone isn't as bad as it seems and it is what you make of it. 

What I have taken from this is that simplicity of mono tone can be key, finding the right mark and pattern in my design is what I need to focus on, Nothing to busy but just enough.

Emma McNally.

Pinterest.

1.2.4 Bringing Samples and My Ideas Together.

Taking the pins I have done with my own land markings and adding, flipping and duplicating the motif I have made to come out with a reflective pattern. I chose to take this to my french knot sample and 'Populate' my fabric with a design of my own, with an out come that I find quite appealing. Yes there is things I would tweak with it and the design but for a first, I am happy with the outcome.

As well as the other I chose this design and used my Bondaweb to create a layered effect to separate the black and the white thread. Adding french knots for the smaller detail and using chain stitch in my own way. I liked how I appreciated the finishing touch on this, once Id finished the first layer it didn't feel finished but I stuck the 2 pieces together with the bondaweb and finished with the white thread and it just looked so much better, I think if I added another colour, say a mid tone and another layer in-between would bring so much more to the sample.