Degree Show

I have so many exiting things to talk about at the moment. I will be adding regular updates, so please keep popping back.

Well, after three months of hard work and lots of late nights,  I have completed my Final Major Project. My display for the degree show went up very smoothly and I am pleased with the results . . . hope you like it too :-)

‘White Haven’

Wispy grasses, whose delicate fronds, sway gracefully in the wind. Translucent seedpods allow a glimpse of their hidden internal beauty. Leaves and petals, eroded by time, create brittle skeletal structures.

These specimens show the ephemeral beauty inherent in the forgotten, discarded and overlooked. ‘White Haven’ aims to capture the transient splendour of fragile nature and tries to preserve its essence. Transparency is an important element - silk georgette and fine muslins are used. The collection is punctuated as fabrics are manipulated and embroidered to create open structures that allow light to flood through. Tranquil tones of tourmaline and sky blue topaz are contrasted with a vibrant burst of lemon jade. 

A selection of my wallpapers and a few cushions.

Close up of my cushions and fabrics. The cushion on the left has laser cut detail inspired by lichen. The gorgeous little blue one is cotton velvet and has been printed using cyanotype. The wallpaper  with the leaf design has foiling detail.

  Close up of my selected wallpapers. 

Print collection & mood boards.

Please feel free to add comments / thoughts on my display and designs. If your in Birmingham and would like to see my exhibition as well as many other talented artists and designers pop in to see the degree show, details below: 

BIAD Graduate Shows 2013 

School of Fashion,Textile and Three-Dimensional Design. 

Gosta Green 

Birmingham 

B4 7DX

Monday 10th June to Saturday 15th June. 

More information on how all this came together as well as some inspirational insights to follow....

Bye for now. 

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