Shell drawings and Inspiration

Disperse Dyes

Natures Elements

I have chosen to base my project around natures elements. There is a lot about the natural world that fascinates me, so why not use this fascination to create something new?

I have had a hard time deciding what part of nature I want to focus on. I first thought of water and sea life but then went onto look at the details in leaves and wood.

With my embroidery and textile techniques I've not been extremely confident so when deciding whether to create a textural piece or something stylised was quite hard. I then decided to progress in my work by having a look into colours. 

I separated my ideas into colour themes:

Wood and Leaves: Greens, Browns and Beiges

Project Themes

Urban Textile Art

Whilst browsing through the web I came across a wonderful article based around 5 urban textile designers. 

Before reading the article my mind was fairly closed to the prospect of urban knitting and textiles. I can confirm my views have definitely changed. Now I am looking at thread from a whole new angle. 

Taking a look into the 'yarn bombing' I have found a brand new prospect of looking at political works. I feel that there is so much violence on the streets of to day as well as corruption and much more. In the past I have felt that new ways of putting messages across have been highly saturated and fairly unnoticed. But seeing this colourful alternative It has most certainly restored hope.

I have always enjoyed knitting, braiding and (fairly recently) stitching. So using this highly personalised work to demonstrate against problems with today is quite innovative.

Juliana Santacruz Herrera's colourfully braided fabric, set into the potholes of roads in paris is just one amazing vision. I love how she has carefully considered this constant state of disrepair as her canvas. She has seen damage that will most likely not be repaired for a long time and filled it with bright colour which will certainly not go unnoticed. It highlights the things people genuinely forget about/look over. 

http://www.textileartist.org/5-urban-textile-artists/

Can you imagine a city where all of its disrepair is highlighted with beautifully coloured pieces of fabric cushioning those sharp and unsightly edges?