textiles project 2 materials 1 visual inspiration

‘On the Surface’

Drawing Themes

Natural / Organic

or

Industrial / Manmade

The Task

1. Choose a theme as a focus for your drawing2. Make a collection of observational drawings

from your chosen theme 3. Work onto and in colour4. Build on and increase the skills you have learnt

from the last project5. Take further risks with your choice and use of

media and processes and continue to develop your skill and knowledge in the handling and application of different media

Your task is to interpret and evaluate your drawings into experimental hand and

machine knitted and hand and machine stitched samples

When you translate ideas through from your drawing you will need to consider the following:

• Marks - weights - light/heavy quality - rough(textured)/smooth soft/hard, thick/thin• Tonal contrasts – dark/light• Colour – pastle/bright• Edges – hard/soft, tensioned/relaxed• Surfaces - elaborate/plain• Finishes – shiny/matt transparent/opaque

Nuno Collection 2

Sandi Leir - Shaffrey

Emma Johnson

Kazuhito Takadoi 3 (Basket)

Mary Butcher and Ben Johnson

Michiko Kawarabayaski

Michiko Kawarabayaski

• What is the most important activity that you must engage in from the outset and continue to do during this task to ensure the development of ideas and imagery?

• Looking

• seeing

• Documenting

• Evaluating

OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING