Overall, I am really happy with the overall design of my textiles samples I think they really show the view point of my ideas and concept this was also the view of my peers at uni and not just myself. The communication of the concept of a project to my peers was really important to me as it gives me confidence that my sketchbook work is demonstrating my ideas clearly and concisely. I believe that the success of this project for me was mainly with the variety of materials I chose as I had materials which were hard e.g broken tiles, pipes, expanding foam and soft materials like fabric, Shibori and dissolvable fabric. Next time some slight adjustments I would make to my materials choice would be to have some spray paint or blow pens as I think these would up the level of my illustrations and collages. The colour scheme was as expected because we were given very specific tasks on each days firstly to use only white and the next day to choose one colour to work with so I chose pink. The project for me took quite a long time to make as my samples were very detailed so each part took a long time to think about and do; this is something I need to improve on in the future so I can work faster but with the same amount of detail. I tried to use an adequate amount of techniques in each textile sample like Shibori, dissolvable fabric, weaving and wrapping as these techniques linked to my theme well and gave the finish I wanted. My samples ended up being quite small except for my linear piece which was very long but thin; even when we were encouraged to make larger samples I found it difficult to scale up as my materials were cut very small. The views of other people regarding my final outcomes and sketchbook was positive saying that the composition was really good and that the detail was interesting to look at.

it’s the idea that when I CONTROL my materials using tightly WRAPPED thread, BULGES are created. The stuffing material may spew out of the top which represents the CHAOS within each individual piece

When looking through Annets book for research I particularly wanted to look for anything which had BULGES, WRAP and CONSTRAINT. This is because these words were repeated in my initial research and textile samples I had done on Monday and Tuesdays lessons. I was intrigued by the initial image of a corset as it’s a side of constraint or wrapping I had not thought of before. I then turned the page and was so excited by this image which looked very similar shapes and ideas I had been creating in my previous textile samples. I love the contrast of smooth white pure corset fabric which is then stuffed with brown feathers which are BULGING and spewing out of the top.

There was also a passage from the text about this piece which really helped with my understanding and further thinking process: “with the bodice abstracted from the body, this piece becomes a trophy bearing a resemblance to an animals head mounted on a plaque. This work appears to be a commentary on the objectification of women’s bodies"

This image demonstrates my idea of folds of skin but in a controlled way where string has been wrapped around the body. This image looks a lot like the bulges I have created in my textile samples using wadding but this time with the body. Some constructive criticism from peers was to look at other ways of control and this idea/ theme to do with women could be another theme I could research into further. 

“body, headless, rendered strange, inhuman even- like a piece of meat tightly wound with string” This quote actually shocked me a lot because the description was distressing but true; it made me want to know the women’s face and her past; the struggles she has been through.

 I was really inspired and excited by the work we created using paper; punching, rolling and peeling the paper revealed different textures and layers of the paper. Here I looked paper textiles and I could not believe my eyes when I found out that these pieces were also made from paper for example I never knew there was such a thing as paper yarn. This has opened my eyes to the capabilities of paper.

When being briefed about this project we were lucky enough to be sent some of her pieces to see up close and I was amazed by the incredible textile detail in her pieces which were all black. I was also shocked to find out that even though her pieces are quite out there and have a lot of textile elements they are still sold commercially. 

This quote in the book really refreshed my idea of white “ What terrifies us in whiteness is the lack of points of reference, of differences, that feeling of being overwhelmed by something blindingly, inhumanely obvious”. This description of the terror of white is a complete juxtaposition to the normal connotations of white being pure and safe. This is an idea I should remember when making my white textile samples.

We will be making white textile samples throughout this project so even though it wasn’t on the brief I really wanted to research different ways of applying the shade in a provocative way. This page is called “The natural gestures of daubing white over a window” I love how clearly and defined the paint strokes are it also shows a lot of freedom and carelessness in the artists brush strokes.

In response to the rapid industrialization in Japan here Jiro explores the complexity of individual every day materials therefore getting a more total relation with the particular substance. To me this looks like a mixture of controlled chaos. The chaos is within the broken pieces but they are all contained in a neat little square.

My first introduction to Phoebe English was absoluteleyspellbinding I was shocked to see how different this was to previous Fashion In Motion Shows I have been to where this time models would stand on plinths so you could look and analysethe incredible detail of the garments. I felt inspired by the puppets which wore corresponding garments on a small scale because it shows how the models were controlled by these lifeless commodity’s.

Information Resource: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/fashion-in-motion-phoebe-english