Chapter One - Research
Research for Man-made Spirals
Reference that has been gathered from publications and from my own photographs
Photographs of gates in the villages of Urchfont and Fritwell, Medieval Church carvings, Bishop's Crooks and crosses from my reference books and pixel pictures from internet sites are some of the reference shown.Simple Drawings of Spiral Shapes
Simple drawings to find the spiral in complex images
Research for Accessory Ideas
Ideas of how spirals can be used in accessories
Chapter Two - Design Work
Colour
I was drawn to the apple green and pastel rose on seeing alot of children's and some adult clothing during the Summer of 2006. Althought I tried to stay away from "Red and Green are seldom seen unless upon a Fool!" I couldn't help myself! If a red rose can grow on a green bush it was good enough for me. I had also been with Black and White for so long that I had to rebel!Papers
During my holiday in the Lake District, my family kindly gave me a day to myself to spend painting paper! Fortunate the North West of England was having a glorious August and I was able to hang the papers on the washing line to dry, unfortunately Hubbie had taken the camera so I can't show you evidence of it! But I can show you the papers I coloured...
To add interest to the papers I swirled crayon in a darker, or contrasting, colour so it would resist the paint and show through. I also used rubbing boards similar to the ones we used at Summer school to give a more regular pattern.
Simple Three Dimensional Shapes
Swirls and Twists using corrugated card
Computer Drawn Spirals
Chapter Three - Fabrics and Threads
Colour Scheme
Whilst enduring the Black and White of a never ending Module Two, (which was my own fault for taking so long!), I had been squirrelling away threads, fabrics, sequins and other delights of various kinds and various shades of my chosen colours.
I have added white to the mix, no not because I can't keep away from it! I thought it would add a bit of depth to the cords and help the other two colours to stand out
Threads
Hopefully there should be enough threads of various hues and types to make endless cords!
1 comment:
Hello: I've just come across your blog. I also am working my way (slowly, very slowly) thru Certificate Module 3. I've gotten rather bogged down making cords, pages and pages of samples. Must let that go and get on with the tassels. All the best to you.
Post a Comment