Co-creating Heritage -Birmingham
Soho House initial inspiration; Makernow further inspiration
Gloria & Geraldine who are very good friends made their brooches for the project today
Gloria brought in knitting she has done to show the group
Gloria's design inspired by SohoHouseMuseum wallpaper lasercutinto fabric for applique
Geraldine is printing lasercutblocks which we hope to sell
Geraldine's Soho House inspired wallpaper pattern
Geraldine’s abstracted floor pattern
Shared discussion about the next stage of Gloria's appliqué Soho House
Valerie is near to completing her tablecloth with a design taken from SohoHouse Museum wallpaper
Myrtle & Valerie debating embroidery techniques
Myrtle & lead artist Natalie collaborate to problem solve production of a tablecloth
Myrtle & artist Natalie collaborate to produce napkins using lasercutelement
Dublin castle as inspiration
Deirdre was with the Carecraftersgroup in Dublin being inspired by Rathfarnham castle
Designs from Dublin group for 4 metre textiles using blocks digitally milled
Dublin's lost jewels replicated in textile by Margaret & Frances, lasercut & hand
drawing of original jewels
Margaret and Frances combining lasercut elements with crochet
here's the whole chain
Stolen in 1907,created again in Wandering Methods project by lasercut & hand
Kaye has learnt new 3D skills to replicate the chandelier in the castle using nylon tube
Hester's lasercut soldiers have been embellished
Phil was inspired by staircase in the castle & is engineering a lampshade in response
Yvonne working on arranging her lasercutelements as a wall hanging inspired by carpet
Marie's work has signatures & messages from visitors over a day overlaid with block print
Robyn adds drawing of Soho House Museum to Irish tablecloth contrast to Dublin castle
Irish group thoughts about reasons to make
Lovely feedback for all involved in wandering methods Dublin 2014
Exercise today make a brooch in an hour using a lasercut blank based on Soho House Museum floor pattern
Participants from Birmingham Carecrafters project off with Deirdre to Makernow in Falmouth for digital cocreation
Birmingham Carecrafters group with Katie Bunnell at Makernow
Showing the sources of inspiration from Soho House Museum for our collaboration with Makernow
Robyn shares her process starting with image of a plate
Next Robyn made an intricate tracing to be made into a cad file
Then Makernow lasercutthe components for Robyn to assemble into brooches
Then Katie Bunnell helped her redesign on computer for lasercutcomponents
Robyn's design from plate rim in the kitchen of Soho House Museum being laser cut into plywood
Viv's first experiments with components for brooches - how to take them further?
First trial of a lasercut blank for brooch based on Soho House Museum floor
Two finished brooches inspired by Soho House Museum ready to sell
Viv's brooches for sale
Alex is sharing his design process starting with drawing plants
Alex modifying his designs learning new skills using illustrator at Makernowwith the Carecrafters in Falmouth
Alex working on ideas for a lampshade, ideas have expanded in collaboration with Makernow
Alex's drawings translated into cad files for lasercut vinyl to play with
Alex's lasercut vinyl foliage from sketches in Soho House Museum garden. To become a lampshade.
Alex assembling his lamp
Dublin Carecraftershave arrived & are exchanging with Birmingham group at Makernow, inspired by Dublin castle & Soho House Museum
Viv's talking to the Dublin group about her inspiration
Thanks Makernow for a productive day with Dublin & Birmingham groups
Robyn back from Makernow with components which embody the spirit of co creation
Back from MakernowFalmouth & Robyn is sharing the experience & lasercut goodies
From drawing to laser, participants have learnt new skills & ways of working
Keen to talk to Soho House Museum about displaying the outcomes