Reflective Journal Part One | Sketch Book
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22nd March '16
Today I want to Manchester for a second time to take photos of any interesting buildings. I really enjoyed walking round purposely looking at the buildings and photo opportunities because although I've walked down the same streets many times before I'd never noticed the variety of architecture. It was a more overcast day so the photos have turned out better with less contrast to the previous ones. I think the photos will be a great source of primary research to sketch from and look at smaller details and shapes.
25th march '16
I decided to explore the shapes of the buildings in a more abstract way through wire sculptures; taking shapes in the architecture I twisted the wire then hung the mini sculpture up allowing them to hang and twirl around. The direct light on the sculptures created contrast where the wire and shadows overlapped making more new shapes. These sculptures have made me consider taking a more sculptural approach towards my final garment.
1st April '16
Today I went out with my camera to take photos of interesting urban surfaces. I didn't have to go far and found surfaces of peeling paint, mould, rust, rotting and moss with lots of texture and detail in them. From these photos I created four fabric samples exploring different techniques including rusting fabric as well as using fabric manipulated by a heat gun. I think if I continue to use new techniques I could create some really intricate samples showing off the urban surfaces.
4th April '16
Both these pages on abandoned buildings are my favourite pages so far because I think I've made the background and photos all link with the pressed flowers and 'cobwebs'. I found it really interesting looking at the photos and researching the building and places they were taken, although some of the stories are a bit spooky! I find the idea of 'abandoned' really interesting and the story behind the place. What happened there? What were the people who lived there like? Why was it abandoned? I also like the idea of nature taking over a man-made place and in the photos you can see leaves and moss lining the walls giving me more inspiration for fabric samples.
18th April '16
After presenting my project pitch I got feedback to look at Hussein Chalayan's 'The Tangent Flows' graduate collection. I find the oxidising process interesting and think it's something I could try in a fabric sample. I also love the textures and colour pallets of the collection so I'm going to experiement with bleach and rusting to get some of the same effects.
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