Looking back over my previous work, I considered using Iced Landscape and revisiting the first brief because I remember enjoying it and found drawing from the objects there was more scope. However after talking with my tutor, I was also excited by the prospect of creating a more self initiated brief.
I spent most of March still working back into the yarn exercises whilst mulling over my focus for assignment 5.
I had two different ideas emerging.
1) a collection of objects – not sure how they related but I put them up on my pin board:
- a plastic bag from the V&A museum in bronze and black – originally I saved it thinking I might want to use it for alternative yarn making but I liked the islamic style design on it too.
- a fish leather – one of my original chosen objects from the iced landscape project that I would like to explore further in terms of texture, pattern, colour and concept
- a little sample of a velvet fabric with a bird on. I am interested in the texture and colour of the piece.
- A book on Rodin and a book on Islamic Art
- I found all pieces fascinating, hence having them pinned up, but not sure they would pull together and I assume the objects/collection needs to have some thread to connect them.
2) I have a load of crystals, Some of which I inherited, and some I bought.
I have become really fascinated by them for their range in colour and the potential to make a capsule collection inspired by them. I also thought the Islamic art and bashed metal bottle remind me of some the smocking work I began to investigate in assignment 2.
I emailed my tutor for advice on which option might be a stronger start.
I knew I needed to refine the selection and began the process by drawing my chosen items. The more I engaged with them and photographed them, the more I was able to get more of a sense of how some may go together.
Wild Tactile 