Developing Black & White Samples

In my tutorial with Nick a couple of weeks ago, he suggested that I experiment with directly screen printing my black and white designs onto silk satin viscose as when I digitally printed onto the fabric the dye bleed effecting the design on the fabric. 

This week I did just that. I printed onto the silk satin viscose using black prociane dye using 4g of powder to 100g of paste to give me an intense black. I used the geometric screens I all ready had made up along with paper stencil to create some simply geo patterns. 

I was really pleased with these samples, the designs are very simple but these where simply an experiment to see if the dye would bleed once steamed and washed. I was really happy that the dye did not bleed at all, leave a really bold contrast between the black and white. To develop these further On friday I am booked in the print room and plan to develop them using devore and foiling to see what effects I can create.

More Drawing

I have continued to create new floral imagery, through drawings I am wanting to create completely new designs for the degree show. I will be applying the successful aspects from my first samples. 

I have been trying to continue to work on a larger scale and draw from new floral imagery to create new motifs. 

I have been using my Collier Campbell book for inspiration as well as looking at a 60s pattern book and the Horrockses fashion book which I bought earlier in the year. I find looking at these books helps me develop my drawing style developing my drawing ideas into motifs for repeat patterns.

Stew Exhibit

Last Friday was the private view of the Stew Exhibit. It was a great evening and it attracted a large audience which was great for us as students, allowing our work to be seen by a wide audience. 

I found hanging my work on the Thursday before to go very smoothly, I feel that it helped that I had planned and practiced my display at home. I Think the way I displayed my work enabled me to show, my designs at their best.

A Photographer friend of a fellow student took some great shots of the exhibition on the night here is the link to her blog with the images. http://astefani79.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/forty-exhibition-14th-20th-march-2014.html

Me hanging my designs

Finished the hanging process, paper and fabric designs.

Close up of my fabric designs.

Publishing My Website

I have finally done it, I have published my website! This was really exciting to make, it has made me feel like I have taken another step working towards becoming a professional Textile designer.

http://jessicajanetextiles.weebly.com

I am really pleased that I got the images for my website taken by a photographer it has given the website a very professional look, and has shown my work at its best. Below are some screen shots of the finished Website.

Overall I am really pleased with my website, this will be something which I will continue to work on and develop. But I feel as a starting point this is me taking steps in the right direction to create an online presence in a professional manner.

More A1 drawing

On Monday I continued to develop my drawings out of my sketchbook by drawing on a larger scale of A1. As well as developing the scale which I was drawing on, I also Looked at new imagery to draw from using a floral gardening book for fresh imagery of flowers developing my inspiration.

I am really pleased with how these Drawings are coming together, I am planning on using these to create my final designs for the degree show and new designers.

New Colour Inspiration

Since my tutorial with Nick I have been Using Pinterest to look for New colours I can introduce to My current Palette. Here are some images of Palettes and colours which have caught my eye while on Pinterest:

Paper Designs For Stew

Yesterday I spent the day working on my 6 paper designs for stew. These designs will be hung next to my fabric samples. I wanted these designs to show my drawing skills and my use of collage to create patterns. 

I went for a mixture of Geometric designs as well as Floral drawings as I wanted the designs to give the viewer an insight to my sketchbook work. I am presenting them pegged to hangers as shown above. But I have now painted the pegs white to make them blend in with the background allowing the print to be the main focus. I have also trimmed the white edges of the design off, as I felt these weren't necessary.

I plan to hang them as shown below in an image I am taking inspiration from which I found on Pinterest: