Unit Evaluation

I feel that Throughout this project I have developed my work by learning new techniques and putting them into practice, I am really pleased with all of my practical elements in terms of my weave and knit samples, my larger drawings and a small amount of my sketchbook work. I do however feel that my sketchbook lacks as much energy as my other practical work, in future I will be sure to keep my sketchbook up to the same standard to guarantee a more successful project.

During my research I chose my favourite artists, images and colours to work from, in doing this I created drawings, paintings and samples. I feel that I could have presented this better as I did not reflect and evaluate all of these things, due to this I feel my sketchbook was slightly confusing and seems hard to understand the thoughts behind what I and why I did certain things.

                                                                Colour Board

I feel that I have discovered a new self confidence in terms of using techniques and processes as I am now able to experiment much further in all aspects of my work. I have also realised that on a personal level if I am not thoroughly enjoying the project it reflects in work which has been an issue in this particular project, even though it is seen as a problem I can use this knowledge in the future and to be sure I don’t make the same mistake again.

                                Large drawing of Ian Fennelly's 'Across The Albert Dock'

In relation to lateral thinking I feel that this shows in the way I have presented some of my samples. In particular my final 7 knit samples, as when you look at them the initial reaction could be many different things when in fact I aimed to create a ‘knitted cityscape’. After I did this I was told to mount 2-3 pieces per A3 page so I had to take it apart and remount them as required, because of this I included an image of the pieces which shows how I originally wanted them. I feel that the picture did not really compliment the better characteristics of the pieces as a whole but it did show the essence of a cityscape rather well.

 I think that I am managing my time well in terms of getting all of my work done and handed in on time, but unfortunately during this unit I missed a few sessions due to hospital appointments but I do not feel that this has affected my outcome.

                                                 Final Knitted Samples 'Cityscape'

Knit Samples

After doing 3 weeks of weave, i moved on to start knit, i created many samples using the same yarns that i did in my weave but decided i didn't like the way my pieces were turning out. To solve this problem i changed from using a Shetland yarn to cotton yarns that varied in weight. in doing this the tones/shades in my original colour palette changed to more subtle and bright colours as opposed to a basic earthy/autumn selection.

    e-wrapping, adding texture. 3/14 Cotton, Shetland.

e-wrapping, adding texture. 3/14 Cotton, Chenille.

Partial knit with hold. 2/16,2/20,3/14 Cottons, Shetland.

Combination of techniques: Hooking up, Lace Holes, E-wrap- adding texture, Laddering.

      Punch card Fair Isle, repeated pattern with change in colour.

Sketchbook

Here are four pages of my sketchbook, i chose these as they are my favourite sketches so far.

Pencil sketch of Park Fencing.

Charcoall sketch of building.

Continuous Line drawing of building.

Charcoal sketches, Top: Left handed single line drawing, Bottom: Section of image-chunky Line.

My Photography

Here is a small selection of my own photographs that i took in Manchester, I chose these particular images as they have inspired some of my samples and drawings. i have decided to look at the structure and layout of different buildings and interpret these into my knit samples.

Weave Samples

Here are some pictures of my weave samples which i have mounted on plain white card, i feel that each individual sample has its own lovely sections separated my different patterns i feel that there is a unique 'journey' in each piece in terms of the yarns. I love the texture that each pattern has. i am extremely pleased with all of these samples and look forward to creating future pieces.

Weave Progression

I took these images of my weave when it was rolled up with just a small section left out and also when it was rolled out, I then placed it in front of my colour board and sketchbook as i wanted to create some new compositions.

 This image shows one of my favorite sections of my weave, I love the fact that you can see two of the yarn cones in the background of this image as it compliments the overall photograph.

Here is a close up of the Mock Leno pattern on my weave, on this particular section i used two different coloured yarns to get a better effect which turned out great.

This image shows my warp coming through the reed of the loom, i really like the definition of the yarn as it looks very clear.

As my warp has a repetitive pattern i decided to do a section of my weft in plain weave, i used the same repeat pattern for this which gave it a lovely checkered effect.

Sketchbook

These two images are the sections I chose from my colour board for one of the tasks we were set, I really like the angles of these as they show interesting compositions and layouts for new design ideas.

The colours in these images are the ones I am using for my colour palette.  

This is an image of my version of 'Across The Albert Dock' (shown below). i really like how this turned out as although the colours are not exact i feel as though i made this drawing my own. After more drawings this particular one became the main focus point of my project.

'Accross The Albert Dock' by Ian Fennely.               This image is one of my favorites by local artist Ian Fennely, he specialises in watercolour paintings of various cities and their amazing surroundings, the main reason his work interests me is his use of vibrant colours. The way he defines each detail also draws me in to his work.

                                                                          Journey

After our trip to Liverpool we were given 'Journey' as a title/starting point for our first project. I used my photographs and drawings from Liverpool to put together the start of my sketchbook. Shown here are some images of my project so far.