Collaboration three was an outside body collaboration meaning we had to find our own collaborative partner. Be that an organisation or individual to work with/ alongside. I believe I have been able to take my learnings from the past two collaborations enabling me not act fast when the collaboration wasn’t working well and I had …
Unfortunately I have been unable to carry out my workshop as some participants have had covid. I hope to carry out the workshop in the next two weeks once everyone has been given the all clear. Until that happens I have continued to practice and make small demos to show the group on the day …
Research: I have spent a considerable amount of time researching how to conduct a successful workshop and I have found out some things that have completely changed my initial plan and outline for the workshop. Key elements I have taken are listed below and I now will refer back to these throughout the workshop process: …
Today I have sat down and created a detailed plan outlining my proposal for the workshop. This includes a clear breakdown of the workshop into stages and also outlines what I hope you achieve. I have created small side notes for as to when I have more participation etc. Above are screenshots taken from the …
I have just stumbled across a new form of fabric dying which is using flower petals and leaves from plants and letting the heat from the steam pass through the fabric and object applied to lightly dye the surface of the fabric. This then in turn should leave a clear representation of the flower or …
So I have run into a slight problem. To successfully dye the fabric I will need access to a gas hob and a well ventilated space so I have had to go back to the drawing board in some aspects. As I have just done a trail on my intended method of fabric dying the …
Selecting my collaborative partners for this project has been quite the struggle to say the least. I have had many attempts at choosing a public to participate in this final collaboration of the semester. This has been a big learning curve as for the last two collaborative projects my collaborative partners have been decided for …
Natalie Stopka is a New York based textile and book artist who is specialised in marbling and naturally dyed goods such as paper. Stopka’s pursuit into historical pattern making includes natural dying, extraction, marbling, printmaking and lake pigment. Its the dream like quality in Stopka’s work that attracted me in the first place. The minimal …
I have tried fabric dying using herbs and vegetables in preparation for the collaborative workshop. Vegetables I have used are beetroot, red cabbage, spinach, paprika and turmeric and the results have been tremendous results. I have chosen vegetables based upon my findings in a book that I mentioned in my previous post titled ‘colour theory’ …
Kiva Motnyk is an artist and designer from San Francisco. Some aims within Motnyk’s work are to create beautiful and delicate objects for the home having a strong focus on experimentation in relation to textile art. Exploration into the interwoven connections between nature, art and industry through the process of conception, making and discovering of …