photoshop....

so i took the photos of the arch pieces i made and photoshoped them......
just messed around.. wasn't really looking for any effect in particular..

this is my favourite.. might make a wood cutting :)



paper,paper,paper...

okay so iv been working mostly on the dreaded essay for most of the past two weeks.. :( but iv been working alot with paper recently...had a 3d workshop and it really helped me, was slightly stuck for a while... didnt know how to start 3d work or what to do etc... so I started looking back to my arch.. and i took a section of it and made it using paper, straws etc...(I'll get photos up soon)

My next step in to explore more materials and maybe do them again but with more structured materials.... I want to get the brickwork texture into the 3d aswel as the form..
I'll let you know how im getting on... :)


here i tried recreating the colour and texture of the
by staining the paper with coffee then sticking down sugar... kind of made a mess and its extremely sticky.. :/

feedback......

Ok so since my feedback I am trying to take my focus from a fashion point of view and taking a step back. I was really starting to get excited about my sleeve design.. :( So first of all I went back to my new focus.. the arch! Took more photos dissecting the arch so then I could recreate each photo on a bigger scale.. have that completed so once its up on my wall I'll put up pics of it :)
Now I need to work on my 3D... Im kinda stuck here.. Im not 100% what to do yet.. I was thinking of recreating the arch but went against it because I want something original.. not just a copy!
So I might take a section of the arch and experiment with different ideas..
I'll let you know how I get on.. :)

week 6...

During week 6.. I continued with my line drawings.. Then I had a brainwave... I wanted to bring fashion into my project because its one of my interests so I decided I would use my line drawings and create a garment inspired from the drawings... :D
I came up with the idea of creating a sleeve.. obviously making it structured and something that would remind you of architecture and the urban environment.. its still a working progress but hopefully I'll hav pics up soon of my ideas and drawings.. :)
I think I'll create it out of paper first then decide on what material to use afterwards for the final piece.. :)

week 5...

So... We had a textiles demo, mainly working with different techniques of knitting, and knitting in various materials ie. twine, wool, felt. We also made our own felt.. :)
I then started to look through magazines, fashion books, books on architecture etc, cutting out bits n bobs that I thought were relevent to the whole architectural, structural theme.
While drawing images in line form, I got a better idea of shapes that were prominent and could be developed into final pieces.. :)

week 4...

drawing of insideo f paper tower..

weaving of contrasting fabrics..

throughout week 4.. i went to 3D demonstrations.. I made a small paper tower by weaving the paper.. its quite simple n plain I didnt really like it but I took pictures of the inside and drew the picture I found this more interesting.. :)
I then weaved differnt fabrics like lace, leatherette and another heavy material.. I chose contrasting materials as I thought this would give me a more interesting texture for the finish piece... :)

week 3...

drawing of chapel..

I experimented with different textures like leatherette fabrics that I felt related to my idea of architecture etc... I burned into them using a wood burning tool I burned some of my drawings into heshian and leatherette..
I really started getting interested in the way fabrics can represent different types of buildings.. like how heavy knits could represent bricks.. or twine.. i knitted some twine, it was really hard but i liked the end result..
I completed a few detailed drawings of a Chapel and other buildings.... :)

week 2...

Ok.. so in the second week I started looking at the history side of things.. which also includes my idea from week one.. people are always changing their environment to suit them.. so I started looking at things that have changed dramatically.. architecture and buildings continuously caught my eye.. so I started doing more research on architecture!
I visited King John's Castle and the Hunt Museum... the castle wasnt much help but I took some good photos at the museum.. :)
While doing research, visiting buildings etc.. textures and shapes and form kept catching my eye.. and I started looking at how textiles and fabric can be manipulated to represent different things ie. architecture.. :)

week one.... Urban Environment

My project has changed alot since week one. While reading the brief I wanted to base it on the effect of people on the environment.. how they can enhance it and also how they can destroy it. I brain-stormed in my notebook then headed down town to take photos. I wanted to get inspiration from first hand sources, not from a book or internet.
I also researched by looking at images on the internet and in magazines mostly... My first idea was to base it on vandalism in limerick....but I changed it completely in the second week.... :)