hint of colour

For my final exhibition I am planning on having some lengths of fabric on one of the walls to show my patterns on a larger scale and as an over all design. To relate this back to my ideas about the notions of collecting, I am planning on using the repeat pattern as opposed to my randomly placed designs as it is the patterns created when grouping and the repetition of form and colour that I find interesting in collections of objects and am hoping to emphasize this in my work.

As each length will be the same repeat, I want to add an individual touch to each one to highlight the the unique qualities of an individual object in a set. Today I was experimenting with the same repeat and different hints of colour to try and get different effects.

I am still trying to get my head around the theory and conceptual side of my project which is why some of the above may not have made any sense. At least the patterns may be pretty to look at.. I do hope so!!

yellow and grey

Just can't seem to get enough of this combination at the moment, especially mustard and citrusy yellows and chartreuse..mmmm, yummy!

These are some simple, layered patterns that I was playing around with yesterday that I am hoping to use in sections of my cushions and perhaps the upholstery of my chairs. Still playing around with ideas and hoping to make final decisions for my finished works, although all this sampling is just making the decision process too hard with too many different patterns to choose from!!

grey on natural linen

Today I was experimenting with different types of fabric that I am hoping to use for a range of cushions for my assessment. It was a nice change to print onto a more earthy fabric as opposed to the white cotton I have been using.

tea cups and clutch

Things are finally coming together and it's nice being able to put things together and see how they work as a range. Am beginning to think about display possibilities leading up to assessment and the final exhibition.

before and after

Yay!!!! My transfers finally arrived the other day. Yesterday was very exciting playing around with all the different colour and composition possibilities. I managed to also get a few in the kiln overnight to see how the the colours fire and they are amazing. Am really happy with how this series is coming along. 

creative space

This is my desk at uni and where I have surrounded myself with my collection and colour inspiration. 

repeat patterns

Have been polishing up my repeat pattern skills over the last few weeks. Having done placement printing for so long now and the time consuming task of drying each print and washing out each screen before the next layer, the repeat printing has been a nice change.
These two samples were printed very quickly as a small test run and I also blocked areas on the screen to print a second colour.
Besides the obvious printing errors and the lack of ink in the grey sample, I am pretty happy with how they are coming along.



Playing with scale, I have also printed some smaller repeats with the same pattern to translate into cute clutches. It's always exciting when you finally see your patterns in context.

sample print

Finally got some of my "jelly mould" motifs onto screens to print, however today was one of those days and most of my screens turned out a bit dodgy and washed out. That on top of the 'too tired to print' mood that i was in today, quite a few mistakes were made. The bright colours did make me happy though and all in all, am rather pleased with how these designs are coming along.

simple colourway | repeat pattern