Sampling Project Pt.2

Drawing Workshop

Mark making with self-made tools

I picked out one close up photograph that I liked from each drawing:

Sticks stuck together and rolled with acrylic. Wires stuck on the end of stick and ink.

Scrunched up tape on the end of short stick with paper on wall.

Black Brusho, then washed and sponged.

Black Brusho and sponge attached to tips of fingers.

Hair rollers attached to stick with acrylic.

Sampling Project Pt.2

Visual Research

Manchester Art Gallery

Mark Francis

Oil on canvas

Closeup

I could recognise almost straight away that this piece was influenced by microbiology and chromosomes, because of the distinct shapes that Francis has used. I like how there's a lot of suggested movement in this piece like as if I was observing the micro-organisms under the microscope.

Edwina Leapman

Acrylic on canvasCloseup

I like how simple this piece is yet it is so open to the viewers interpretation because it is so plain. When I first saw this I dismissed it as a block of colour, however upon closer inspection I felt the piece almost pulled me in because of the way Leapman has applied the paint. It reflects the light in a way that seems like there's a lot of depth in the painting.

Sampling Project Pt.2

Visual Research

Cornerhouse

John Barraclough

Closeup

I liked how Barraclough has created these sketches by combining a variety of depths and shapes of marks to create a complete piece. This concept has always intrigued me as I am fascinated by the possibilities of seeing a smaller image within a piece.

Eileen O'Rourke

(from left to right) I'll Miss You John Doe 2011. In Between 2011. Point Of Reference 2012. Sampler 2012.

I like how delicate these drawings are and how they have been brought together as a series by the shape of the canvases. I am also taken by the fact that this has been created with human hair, as I have tried to work with hair before and I realised how fragile and frustrating it can be to work with.

Sampling Project Pt.2

Reflection of work so far


This sample of tie dyed in indigo dye is quite a prominent part in influencing my samples so far, as I think the shapes created reflect my stars and constellations idea quite well. I like the halo effect that tie dye creates, and on this sample it is particularly made more accentuated on the Ice Wool fabric.

Update:
I tried to test out how I could combine this with a tailor tacked surface. However, it gathered it instead, as the lose surface wasn't ridged enough to keep the stitch shape, and I didn't like this outcome.

Sampling Project Pt.2

Machine Embroidery Workshop

Before and after photographs of machined colour chart strips.







I found it interesting to see how you can change the surface and texture of a fabric, just by simply sewing over the surface. For example, you can create a different surface effect by stitching rows of tailor tacks onto a plain cotton fabric. I particularly liked the broken tailor tacks on the reverse of the grey faux leather, because it worked well with the suede-flocked-like surface and emphasized the characteristics of the surface.