1.3.5. Translations + Hannah Lamb.

Images taken from Pinterest : Pipp Jones, They are not my own.

With no uni for 3 weeks I thought Id do some artist research hoping for an eureka moment, something to help me push along with my ideas, I found a designer by the name of  Hannah Lamb, the pieces that caught my attention most is the one that has been worked into dissapearing fabric and the one with paragraphs that basically look like they are floating. I wanted to take this idea of a transparent background, base or ground and run with it. Taking some of my own Ideas of layering and pattern making, using Art Deco as a base and Hannah Lambs idea of just the line being the most bold part of the piece, was something I was really hooked on. However putting my own twist on it.

This last weeks inspiration come from taking a trip to Abakan to hopefully inspire me and my work, with not being in uni Ive had to source my own special threads and fabric. The trip did exactly what I wanted it to and come out with a few ideas to get me going.

With Hannah Lambs work I wanted the same transparency in my work, but tracing paper just wasn't enough. So I went more transparent with Acetate, as well as that I am going to be working on cut out details and using the Cornely 121, Finding that it hold shape and pattern well. Bringing in threads Ive sourced myself and inspiration from Hannah Lamb I am hoping for some interesting samples.

I want to keep my samples set as a collections, so I have been converting my weave pieces into ideas for embroidery samples for edging, writing out what techniques to use and where. Keeping structure to them and eventually giving them order when I take the ideas into photoshop.

1.3.4. To Take With Me.

 Once Weave came to an end, we were asked to bring all what we had done and key ideas we wanted to take through into embroidery. 

Thinking about this I thought it would be an easy guess, but I really had to think about how the structure and change of how things are made in the different processes what most important aspects of my work to take though and would portray through the best. 

I chose my style of pattern, my colour pallet without that my pattern use and whole style to my samples would be lost, and of course my influence of Art deco. Also carrying on with my structure and texture.

I feel now I know which parts I should be focusing on that show clearly in my sketchbook and in my weave samples, Pulling these key parts of my working into embroidery as well as constantly feeding my sketchbook will move my work on and hopefully improve a lot better. I also looked at the flaws in my work and what I could improve on, I feel that my work is a little 'similar' to each other, I want to be able to break free from that but still have a feel of a collection. As well as improving on my colour pallet, finding the right shades to bring together and work well that still have the Art Deco feel. 

We also got a few critical notes from our fellow students, in which I found really has moved my work up a step. Making me think about my work on structure, texture, composition and pattern and how to use it differently in embroidery.
As well as that we got a task to see what pieces of our work would work well with each other or just in different positions, We didn't get to try it out, so i had a go at home. 
I really think the 1st of my picture we really works well the position gives a lot to think about in dimension, and creates great structural difference. 
I also put different  samples together to see if any worked well together, the last is my favourite, combining most of my 'eureka' moments, creating a lot of texture and lovely pattern, that I wish I had tried out in a longer strip.