Practice Unit

Inspiration/ Visual Research 

Since the very beginning of the Textiles in Practice course, I have always been interested in culture, marvelling in traditional woven techniques and textiles from around the world. Colour and world textiles have always been my main inspiration, and so for the Practice unit I have decided to base my visual research and inspiration on my recent trip to Africa. For this project, I am aiming to design and make a body of woven textiles that explores these areas of research, and this will be focused towards a fashion based context; aimed at the top end.

Through my woven sampling, I want to visually explore my experiences in Morocco; focusing mainly on the busy bustling streets and vibrant warm colours. I intend to visually explore these ideas through an experimental approach in order to demonstrate the impact that the experience has had on my work. I would also like my work to continue in embracing an element of embroidery, and also continue to illustrate my attention to detail and intricate pattern making. 

Photographs from Morocco

At this stage in the project I am currently drawing by using found shapes from my imagery and I have also found cut outs to be particularly helpful in order to get me going. I am playing a lot through layering which I have found to be a good way to initiate the drawing process.