Evaluation

Reaching the end of my project I feel relief and a sense of achievement! It has been alot more positive than the first project, as the two workshops I have incorporated within my work I have really enjoyed. I feel I have developed my work as the weeks have progressed and I have tried to be a lot more concise with my work trying to make it flow and link. Enjoying colour has been key to my project, I have realised that I need good  broad colour references to really develop my theme and ensure I do not get stuck and bored with my subject matter. I think I have struggled with the use of my sketchbook, I still am not comfortable with the way I present my work, something I need to work on.

Having the Second part of the project helped me to select the ideas I wanted to move forward and work on for my Embroidery Workshop. I realised I was too restricted within my colour palette for the first part and I feel I explored colour more effectively after writing my personal brief. There have been times when I have felt resticted within my subject matter where I seemed to find it hard to move forward my work, but I have learnt from the workshops that sometimes changing direction completly can be positive and a useful tool. 

As the two workshops I did were my own preference, I used my time so much more efficiently in the workshops compared to my first project. It really does affect my work if I am not enjoying a workshop, so I felt so much more positive and driven. Embroidery was my favourite workshop so far, I really like using the sewing machine as a drawing tool, I created quite a few samples and learnt the techniques well from practising lots.  I feel the main thing I lack within my work is confidence; I do not always work outside of my comfort zone and try something challenging, (ie larger drawings!). I will work on this for the next project. I am slowly getting into the habit of using my blog; I appreciate now using it as a photographic diary of my progress and keeping upto date with posts alot more effieciently than the first project.

Shock Wow Wonder....

My tools:

I did quite enjoy this workshop; as it got me working on a bigger scale. I tend to be a much more literal drawer, which these sessions are helping me tackle....

 I used all the colours I had been working with for my Aborginal project so they were bright and bold...

 

 

Making more defined Samples, incorporating the techniques learnt.....

Sketchbook work alongside my Embriodery Samples....

Embroidery Techniques

Cording Foot; 

Can be used to add larger cords than the embroidered foot

 

Pintuck ;

Hardest ! BUT best results due to double needles.

Tailor Tacking Foot: 

Giving a Fringe Effect, its all about changing the tensions, I really like the textures created through this foot. 

Embroidery so far!

I am really enjoying embroidery at the moment I'm really enjoying exploring the different machine techniques I have learnt, combined with my new earthy colour palette....

My Colour strips, as a basis for sample stitches, using aborginal colours...

 My next part of the project consisted of a new exciting direction...

 

Personal Brief: Indigenous Aboriginal pattern

 After looking at the aspect of coincident pattern within reptile skin and particularly circular mark movements, I want to explore pattern further this time exploring indigenous Aboriginal patterns. I chose this as whenever I have looked at lizards they seem play a big part within aboriginal patterns. Following on from the marks I was looking at within pattern, I want to explore the historical era of aboriginal art and from a new perspective, in their methods of producing marks. I will interpret them in my own way within the embroidery workshop and my sketchbook. I will aim to produce textured colourful outcomes using their warm earthy colours acting as my new colour palette. My primary research will come from pictures captured at the Pitt Rivers museum, which should hopefully capture the time period and its distinctive patterns.

 I visited Pitt Rivers Museum to find new visual research.

This picture really stood out; I love the warm colours of the baskets I saw from the aborginal era and it was good to collect a new set of colours to work from ....