DeCo cOcOOn.........

for my unit 7 in foundation my brief is to create a collection based on the forms of cocoon shapes and the art deco style. i plan to eventual have a small capsule collection of designs and 2-3 sample pieces from the collection. it has to be complete in 3weeks......this is a snippet of what i have done so far.......

tO be ConTinuEd..........

ManNeQuiN

i completely heart my new mannequin, it's not a professional one but it will do for now....and it's pretty! now to get to work and make lots of beautiful things.......

WeaRiNG a TrEE......

this piece was based on the cherry blossom festival and inspired by alexander mcQueen's work. i built up around a shoe with modroc to create a hollow trunk shape and then pasted wool on top to create a textured surface. some of the twigs are real, but some are made form wire and wool. the blossom flowers are tissue paper and beads.

iLLusTraTions.......

these are a couple of fashion illustrations from a series of drawings that im trying to put together to go towards my portfolio but also just for a bit of fun............

Love IT.....

i made these two dresses as part of my portfolio submissions, and just because i felt like it.......they are completely different styles because they were made at completely different times.

the BLACK one is a dress i made two years ago for a college party, purely because i had nothing to wear and i found some really nice georgette fabric in the textiles room at college.

the BLUE STRIPED one is something i put together this weekend because i felt i needed to show my skills somehow within my portfolio. i found this material at a department store near to home, when i saw it, i fell in-love with it! the to tones of blue are just so rich, the fabric itself could be of a better quality but i feel it works. the shape of the dress it meant to represent a georgian style, when the front of the dress is split open to reveal a petticoat underneath.....

Haptic...

this piece was for a college project. it's supposed to be an item of texture that entices touch. i wanted to cover the whole thing in these big crystal beads, but i ran out.....it's still so heavy though!

thank you to my great model Lexi....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtdsqUlPdCk

i cannot get enough of this tune at the moment! it is constantly in my head, so much so, i think i'm going to hate in a few weeks...how sad :(