pocket arrangement | week 8

With assignments coming out my ears and exhibitions and markets to prepare for, my little arrangement series has been put on hold. In fact, nice long walks with the dog have become quick throws of the ball and then back to the books, which has meant less collecting. This afternoon I made the effort and took the time to look around and find some new objects. There were lots of cute curly gum leaves that were catching my attention today!



Have crammed two weeks into one to catch up so excuse the rushed arrangements. Will try and find some time to draw some inspiration from them soon!

pocket arrangement | week 7

pocket arrangement | week 5

There really is something about flat, rusted bottle tops. They always catch my attention and I go through phases of collecting them and then chucking them out. Am happy to have finally given them a purpose by including them in my arrangements. I love the organic, circular shapes of them, which is a shape that I am constantly drawn to and appears in quite a lot of my designs.

This weeks arrangement is loaded with pattern inspiration. Especially the acorn shapes. Lovely!

pocket arrangement | week 4

My walk yesterday was amongst lots of gum trees as you can tell by these arrangements. Very gum nutty, indeed!

pocket arrangement | week 3

Its exciting that this arrangement series will also act as a tangible reminder of road trips and places I visit, as well as walks with my dog. This particular arrangement has a number of coastal treats from our drive home from Bellingen yesterday. Its nice to observe the different colour variations from different areas.

pocket arrangement | week 2

OK, so I know it's still technically only week 1, but this is always what happens when I begin a new project, I get impatient and ahead of myself. I've justified it by the fact that I will be away for TWO weddings in the next two weeks so may not get a chance to post things. I am sure though, that I will also find lots of new fab things on my travels to post when I get back.

Don't forget, my giveaway ends tomorrow. Will be randomly selecting the winner in the afternoon so there is still some time!!

pattern inspiration

week 1: Digital drawings

pocket arrangement | week 1

On long walks with my dog, I am constantly filling my pockets with all kinds of little things that grab my attention along the way. I find the interesting shapes and textures of random bits and pieces, both natural and man made, to be inspiring and often sparking a creative idea.

Inspired by the flickr group 'organized collection', and as a loose continuation of ideas from my last years research project, I have decided to record these little trinkets as a weekly project to inform new pattern inspiration.

Each week, from now to the end of the year, I will organise and group these finds and photograph the arrangement. Throughout the week, I will draw from this arrangement, working with mixed media; including collage, drawing, digital manipulation etc, to develop pattern suitable for printed fabric.

I am hoping this challenge will keep me inspired throughout the year and it will be interesting to see how the arrangements vary along the way.