Sampling Unit

Weaving

For the first three weeks of my new textile world, I started learning the craft of weave and how to thread up and use a loom. This was something I have been looking forward too as I have never used this technique before. When I first began learning to use the loom, it was quite overwhelming and frustrating as it is a very long, delicate procedure. I never realised how much effort went into creating weave. After grasping the basic understanding I am beginning to enjoy using the looms. I find the idea quite nice that after all the effort I have gone through, I will have a piece of fabric that I have created completely from scratch. 

 The colours I have chosen are to echo my palette that I have used for my data project, which is focusing on the hands. I decided to incorporate a little bit of black onto the weave, not too much to overpower the other colours, as I have used a lot of black in my drawings. I outcome is starting to look very graphic like with thick black outlines. 

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Drawings Of Hands

These are some drawings of my hand that I have created. I have decided to experiment with different materials such a watercolours, oil pastels and coloured pencils. This is because on my last brief I felt that I didn't push myself when it came to drawings, see what worked and what didn't. During this brief I plan on using as many different materials as possible to see what works and what doesn't. 

These pictures are done using watercolours, one outlined with pen, the other outlined using pencil. I like the idea of using colour thoughout my drawings as I usually have just stuck with black and white. At first I found it difficult trying to place the colours in the right position but after a little practice I feel I am progressing. 

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Data

  For my next brief I have been set the topic of 'Data' with the ideas of; recording time, recording movement, recording connections, recording stories and rules. When first introduced to this title, I found myself a bit confused on what I wanted to base my work on. I began at the start and looked into all the mentioned artists. I began focusing on the 'recording stories' part of the brief, looking at artist who record different moments of their lives, for example Annie Toop who records the memories of her ex-lover or Kathryn Edwards who records mundane task but using bright materials. 

After focusing on the ideas of stories and memories, I again found myself at a loose end. I began typing data into google and different abbreviations of the word data to see what appeared, to see if I could take inspiration from that. The idea of hands and the body came up. This immediately struck a cord and I began looking into the hand and the different meanings behind it, such as pressure points and palm readings. People believe the hand can tell you anything about a human being and their life. The hand is now my main focus of my 'data' brief.