Artist Inspiration & Development of ideas

This week I have mainly concentrated on my drawings and how to translate them into samples with "patchwork" advice given. I previously drew up A3 drawings where I dissected drawings to simplify them. This really helped to decide on a colour pallet and tonal ranges. The density of colour also aided the selection of initial fabric choices.

Combining these two ideas together along with the previous Japanese theme found within the drawings I have used from the Downing Archive, I started to research and explore Japanese patchwork techniques and decided to use "Boro" which was an exhibition I went to. The artists use denim, patching together used and worn pieces of garments and then hand-stitch them together.

I created further "drawings" from this by photocopying initial drawings and playing with the scales and sizes, then cutting into strips/blocks (like the inspiration from Platt Hall with the Apron using ribbons etc.). I collaged this altogether overlapping some photocopies, like the "Boro" technique. Part of the concept for this project has been taken forward from the "Intentions" project using the Japanese technique of Kintsugi (fixing broken things with gold to aggrandise the 'uglyness' into something more beautiful), but instead I want to include embellishments to 'fix' and aggrandise the fabrics.

I decided to research artists that use embellishments and came across Junko Oki who was very fitting to my project ideas. He uses similar materials to "Boro" but includes colour and joins his work together with decorative stitches.

All the ideas I have for embellishments helped me with the ideas for my self initiated brief. I want to take forward my "Intentions" project and develop on it by adding embellishments and further detail using hand embroidery, I want to develop on the critique and grades I was given.