Summer Project

Over the summer I have been working a lot which hasn't left much time for going out to get research for my project, as I have been working in a factory that specialises in Hydrofiber Technology Textiles I decided to see if I could get a few samples. One of my colleagues was kind enough to give me a large selection of the different size, thickness and quality fibres that they produce, which led me to experiment with what happens when you wet the fibre with different liquids.

These particular images show the reactions of 3 different types of the hydrofiber material and different temperatures of water, I was very intrigued by these as once they were dry they became a crisp solid structure.

After doing this I didn't really have a concept or direction of work so I moved on to look at what first hand reference I was able to get, as I visited the zoo and took some interesting images I turned them into  starting point. I then looked at the different patterns that you find within each of the animals fur/skin etc, I was then able to work fro these images and edited certain sections of them to create new and different images to work from. 

Here are a few of the images that I have edited:
 I find the colours in these images very inspiring, I'm not entirely sure what it is about them but I feel they could make a great colour palette. I also love the way that the patterns in the images have altered slightly as this gives a more digital effect to the outcome.

 

In response to the edited images I attempted to recreate them using a variety of mixed media and embroidery techniques:

I was also able to get more first hand reference from my dad's pets as he has quite a collection of snakes, they are rather intriguing creatures and each have unique patterns on them. These also made for fantastic drawing material and I thought I could continue my pattern related ideas with a strong concept.

Unfortunately this wasn't the case and I then moved on to look at African tribal wear as I was greatly intrigued by their garments and the patterns within them. After doing some research into African Art as a whole and also as individual areas I became greatly inspired to create a selection of samples using colourful yarns, I personally felt like I had a great direction to follow but when faced with choosing a new brief I could not relate any of them to my work.

This has left me in a situation where I must start from scratch.