Tutorial: Simon

My tutorial with Simon was challenging as the discussion of what I want to make is difficult at the stage I am at. Simon was slightly directing me to make wall pieces or installation stuff from looking at my research but I don't feel like I can make an installation due to lack of space and that as interesting as my pieces are I think they might look boring on their own on a wall. I need to do something with them which is why I was considering making a wearable item. Simon was very persuasive with them being wall mounted objects and I think it could work or have them suspended like Richard Sweeney's paper pieces. It's a totally do-able idea but I'd have to work out how to fix the edge of the fabric from fraying and make a structure for it to hang from. Simon did help me with how to present my samples. Ideally I'd want to have my samples in my sketchbook along with my research and inspiration but because they are three-dimensional they can't go in. So i have  to take pictures instead but I still needed to display my samples somehow. Simon suggested that I mount them on boards which is so much better than having them all stuffed into a box. He also agreed with me wanting to make my folds on a larger scale and that that is where my next steps are.

I've started stitching my samples on to dark grey mount board. This has helped to show the process and development of my samples.

Tutorial: James

First thing back and I have had a tutorial with James. It was good to have a recap and going over my work as over the time off I've lost my way a bit. We discussed what my next steps could be and to start working towards designing and making what I want to make. I was considering making something wearable and adorning as most of my research has come from vogue and designers looking at clothing. I also think my folds would look great on the body as they would flex and move with movement of the body. I need to do some drawing of ideas. He gave me a good idea of taking an image of someone wearing something and an image of my folded patterns, Cut out the clothing and replace it with the image of my pattern to get some ideas rolling.