FINISHED!! . . .

wOOp!! Finally finished my final piece, very glad its all done, now to treck it to Hereford on in a trailer...

Studio Space . . .

All my work on the wall for the last time, as I had to take it down to be assessed but also for the college to rearrange the room in order for the final exhibition.

Final Piece - Layer Three In Progress . . .

Arrgg!! Nearly finished my Final Piece woop! So glad to see the final thing shaping up, I think its turned out well. Some how have to haul it to Hereford..Hummm...

Final Piece - Layer Two Completed . . .

Center plastic piece, in order to create the 3D effect you can see on my other pieces is now punched, cut out, sewn on and glued on. Now all i have to do is string layer three and hope i get the tension right so that it one looks good at the end, but two keeps the plastic center at a 90 degree angle.

Final Piece - Layer One Completed . . .

First layer in making my final piece is now completed YEYE!! However my deadline is Friday 30th April and before then I should really go back to college for at least a week to take down all my stuff for the final show so I am trying to be finished by this friday instead...ekkk!!

Final Piece . . .

7th April 2010 - Creating the canvas, Painting it black, and marking and making the holes to sew on the design.



13th April 2010 - Starting to sew on the design, after finding enough coloured embrodiery threads.


15th April 2010 - Continuing to sew the first layer of stitching onto the canvas.

My final piece for my college work is a much larger version of many of the pieces i have created before, yet this one is based on the images/building of my college itself, following the idea of a piece being inspired by a building and then being displayed inside. The above images are how it has evolved to its current state.

Crochet Earings . . .

First time experimenting with crochet around a bangle, instead of working out like most, or just covering the bangle I have slowly worked inwards, and created, what I think are very groovy earings.

Crochet Bag Finished . . .

Finally finished my crochet bag. WoooP!! It took a while and i ended up not really using the pattern, which was probably not the best idea, as it is now pretty massive, and in wool it is forever stretching so eventually I'll be able to get inside it. But for now it works pretty good as an over night bag.

College Wall . . .

Since I have started the new project, I dont think I have posted a photo of my wall at college where all my work is displayed. I am experimenting with sewing onto a canvas and the idea of making it more 3D as I progress towards a final piece.

Nails in a Board . . .

I am now in week 5 of my final project at HCA, and excluding 2 weeks at easter, I have 4 weeks left to finish my project. So far I have looked at different buildings, like the pictures below, but I have explored and developed the techniques used. Such as sewing through paper to create the image or like in this case, nails in a board.

Spirograph Buildings (Photo Edits) . . .

Buildings I have taken photographs of, and edited using Photoshop, to create the Spirograph design. I eventually hope these images and the spirograph shapes created from them will become absrtract 3D pieces.

3D Spirograph Triangles . . .

Onto my final project at College now, and this is the one which will generate a grade at the end of the course. It is following along the lines of the Spirograph yet on buildings. These are the first 3D pieces I have made which are tests for the method of production. The orange triangle is spirograph design sewn onto clear plastic and then the four pieces sewn together. The purple one is created stringing thread around pins then pva gluing over, untill the glue is dry, and then sewn together. The green triangle is made from creating a frame from wooden downling, sawing notches along each piece, then wrapping the thread in a spirograph design, then attaching them together by sewing. I decided the method by which the orange triangle is made is much better.

Portfolio Section One . . .

I have applied for a place on the Contemporary Applied Arts Degree Course at Hereford College of Arts, today was my Interview and I'm happy to say that I have got a place. The following images Portfolio Section One to Four are images of the Portfolio I put together for the Interview, basically all of the work I have achieved so far except any 3D pieces.

Portfolio Section Two . . .

Portfolio Section Three . . .

Portfolio Section Four . . .

Spirograph Buildings . . .

Trying to move my project on to its final exam stage, of 7 - 10 weeks work, keeping the idea of stringing and spirographing, yet moving the focus away from circluar form, to buldings or geometric objects.

Crochet Bag . . .

Decided to learn the Art of Crochet through the form of a magazine, in it is a bag design and I thought I'd try it out. Not yet finished, but starting to look not to bad.