Third Year Practice - Sampling and Testing

Third Year Practice - Sampling and Testing

I have moved my work forward and have experimented with joining my samples together and how I want them too look in the final show. I experimented with different method of joining them together, for example, leaving a gap between each circle and overlapping the circles. I see my final design as a instillation piece on a blank wall. A problem that I have to over come is what the sample will look like on a wall, if there is a gap, my sample wont be as strong and wont be able to hold itself on the wall therefor it will flop down or bunch and crease. However, my favourite sample is the one where there is a gap, I think that this fits well with my concept as it represents different journeys and different times, making each circle an individual piece, rather than one huge circle with one continual journey on it.

Third Year Practice - Sampling

Third Year Practice - Sampling

During the process of sampling, I found that my favourite thread was something that I found called “Parachute Cord” I really enjoyed using this thread as it was rather chunky therefor gave the desired line that I was looking for. I wanted the line to be bold and the first thing that the audience noticed. I used the monochrome colour pallete, like I have throughout my whole project. Another thing that I enjoyed about this thread was that because of its thickness, it held very well on samples, where as other thread were too thin and buckled under the fabric (eg the plastic threads on the PVC material did not work and ended up bunching together when it was taken out of the embroidery hoop)I found that this “parachute cord” worked really well with the netting fabric and gave me a strong solid sample.

Third Year Practice - Sampling

Third Year Practice - Sampling

Having finally got an idea pinned down and started to really run with the idea and experiment with different types of fabric and threads. These are some of the samples that I have created.

I am really enjoying experimenting with the idea of a thread not being an actual thread. Although it did bring challenges as certain materials, such a electrical wire, was quite hard to bend into the shapes that I wanted. I really like the different types of line quality that I am getting out of the different materials and fabrics. Using the transparent, clear and soft materials as backgrounds are making the line the main focus of my pieces.

For my colour palette, I have decided to stick to the monochrome, black and white. I feel that it doesn’t take anything away from the line and distract the audience from what I want them to see. Perhaps further along the project I could introduced a third colour, but for now the black and white is working how I want it too.