Inspiration

Flicking through a HOME magazine I came across interior designers Laura Oakes and Suzanne Goodwin. After researching a little more into them I found there work really exciting and interesting.

Laura Oake's work is very detailed and patterned. I love her use of colour, some of her peices look digital which is interesting as we in Unit X are looking at creating a digital output.



This also got me thinking about how we as Living It group are creating an interior idea for the new building thinking about what will make the building appear exciting and interesting and how we can create a good energy.

Suzanne Goodwin's work is pretty similar she again works with pattern however I feel her work is more textured which I like.

Final digital output ideas

I have started to think of ideas on how to create my final digital output. I have had several ideas which include projection, moving image and video recording processes of my creations and experiments. I have started to experiment using snapshots of my work which show a journey in a few simple photographs..

Drawing Knits

I wanted to create some drawings from the knits experimenting with the shape and size of them, I like the texture created from them, they looked zoomed in and makes the loops appear larger.

C.V.

Rhian Bell

 I am a creative person. I enjoy working with materials and fabrics and creating exciting and interesting concepts. I am trustworthy and reliable. When given a task I complete it to my full capacity. I feel I have an eye for unusual and interesting concepts and love exploring new ideas within the Art world. I am interested in creative design. I am currently studying BA Hons Textiles in Practice.

Relevant Skills:

·         Confident working with adobe photo shop/ illustrator

·         Machine Embroidery

·         Domestic knit machine

·         Working in dye lab, mixing up dyes, colour matching

·         Heat press, transferring image

·         Hand processes, hand knit, hand sewing

Work Experience:

Crew Clothing                                     Mar 2012- current

Polo Ralph Lauren                              Sept 2008 - Sept 2011

Educational Qualifications:

BA Hons Textiles in Practice- Pending

National Foundation Diploma in Fashion and Textiles- Merit

A-Level- English D, Theology C, Art and Design B

Exhibition/ design work:

Fashion Show- West Cheshire Collage    May2011

Unit X - Manchester Art School-  Showcase of work exhibited on the big screen on Oxford Road      May 2012

Referees

Sharon Brown, West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port- CH65 7BF

Photocopying Knits

I wanted to experiment with scanning the knits and drawings from them using tracing paper, picking up areas of the knits which are interesting and textured. I started drawing shapes from the knits and trying to establish the marks in the knits.

Projecting with Knits

Following from a tutorial last week I got a few ideas about wrapping knits around polystyrene balls to make the knits appear larger and looser. I like how they turned out.

I also developed my finger knitting and started to experiment with knitting with hand needles. Exploring the different ways of knitting was interesting and I like the different textures you get from each.

After projecting onto my paper models I decided to experiment with knits as I felt this could be more interesting. I was worried the knits wouldn’t pick up the projected image however i feel they have worked pretty well, these create much more of a texture however I feel the paper models project the image clearer. I think both work well.

Projection onto hand knits...

Projection onto wrapped knits...

I love the 3D quality that has been created within the images. They again follows on from my hidden things idea well as the balls seem to be trapped and hidden within the knits.

Colour Wraps

I wanted to create some colour wraps demonstrating the threads I have been using in my knits, selecting the colours from my photographs taken at the start of the project..