Felt Making

This image is a piece of felt that I made whilst doing a project focusing on bonded fabrics, in which I did not only create the garment but also made the fabric for the garment. I attended a two day workshop hosted by Sarah Lawrence, a well known artist who specialises in felt pieces, on how to create felt through bonding so that this would be possible. This is an example of a piece of felt that I made where I experimented with colours, textures and designs. On this workshop I also learnt how to make the item without having to sew seams, to initially learn how to do this I made a felt vase. I applied this technique to my final piece.

Life Drawing

This image is a life drawing that I sketched of a volunteer. I completed the drawing in pencil because I believe that I can show the tones, textures and highlights better than with any other material, whilst keeping the drawing life like.

Alice In Wonderland Inspired Dress

This image is a photograph that I look of my final piece, in which i completed a project on 'Alice in Wonderland'. I did not use the same theme of fantasy as I did throughout my project and research in the photograph because I wanted to show a modern garment as a fashion piece, which has been influenced through my starting point, rather than being a costume for a character out of a novel. I believe that this makes the product wearable, but it still has subtle links back to the inspirations behind the piece.

Observational Drawing

This image is from my GCSE Art and Design Textiles project of 'Alice in Wonderland'. I collected images that reminded me of the themes within the novel. I drew a pocket watch and a teacup as these both reminded me of The Mad Hatter. The pocket watch inspired my design to have a vintage look as, like the pocket watch itself; the novel is quite old. The teacup also gave me ideas for the final garment to be dainty, as China is very fragile. I felt like this represented the character of Alice that was portrayed throughout the novel. I used the idea of having a vintage, dainty look in my choice of fabric. As the texture of the drawing in the image below reminded me of velvet, I also decided to use velvet because this was used quite often in garments that are now considered to be vintage. I used satin in conjunction with the velvet as this is a cheaper alternative to silk, but still has the same lustre.

Alice In Wonderland Sketches

This image is from an 'Alice in Wonderland' project that I produced in GCSE Art and Design Textiles. I looked at images from the Lewis Caroll novel and copied them in order to get inspiration for what 'Alice in Wonderland' represents and what I could take away from it to aid my design. Firstly I sketched in pencil. However, 'Alice in Wonderland' is originally in black and white, so to get a feel of the concept behind the character and the project, I decided to develop my sketch by re-drawing the image in ink with a small clay knife and a pot of black ink. By doing this I decided to use texture in my final piece, as by using the clay knife to draw with, this made the paper rough to touch and reminded me of the texture of velvet.

Military Influenced Jacket

This image is a fashion photograph that I have taken of my final piece for a military jacket project. I wanted to show the femininity in the image as the military jacket is stereotypically worn by males in the army, therefore I wanted to show the womanly form underneath the jacket. However, the military jacket is also a symbol of strength and I wanted to show this along with the femininity, therefore I posed the photograph in a urban area with a fairly provocative pose.

'Indie Rock & Roll Bands' Influenced Jeans

This image is a fashion photograph that I took of my final piece for AS Product Design: Textiles. The inspiration behind the garment was 'Indie Rock & Roll Bands'. Therefore I wanted to take a photograph that showed the edge and the attitude that many of these bands represent. I took the photograph to show the back of the garment to show the logo that I created , 'CVGB', that is embroided upon the back pockets. I wanted the audience to recognise that they were created by myself and therefore get a feel for the type of designer I aim to be.