Project Brief Natures : Evolution Pattern-ation and Armour

MA Major Project Brief

­­­­­­­­Term1 @ 2 Autumn/Spring

Natures Armour– Scheme of Work

‘Natures Evolution’: Pattern and Armour

Project Brief

 Research into the eco conscious values and design principles including Psychology based interests. ie  Colour Blue.
Heritage and Artisan beliefs are a continuing aspect of my working practice in corpora ting Art and Design Philosophy akin to Arts and Crafts movements of the 19^th and 20^th century. 
I am looking at various influences in order to home in in a few months so I am currently researching the following points.
Vintage retro/romantic fusion inspired, deconstructed weathered patinated faded ancient archaeology.
 Hybrid mixed traditional and modern technology creative textile and haberdashery (hardware for accessory concepts Fashion/Textiles)
Researching artefacts within curated collections within Ancient historical stately homes and castles.
Time-Scale/ Duration  - Two Terms for initial developments , followed by capsule collections of fabric development including illustrations to show there possible uses within selected themes and contextual research.
Resources

·         Sketchbooks

·         Adobe Cloud applications

·         Print room, lino printing, screen printing, photographic printing

·         Examples of metal work, Lazer cutting (wood metallic sheets.)

·         Examples of decoupage and layering.

·         Reference material research, mood boards.

Materials

·         Sketchbooks

·         Pencils, pens, water colour and gauche

·         Cartridge paper

·         Printing inks

·         fabric

Design methodology
Week 1-4

·         Introduction to the project; concepts of design, including changing scale, surface and context

·          drawing exercises; cut out screen printing ,  lino printing , photographic printing

·         Create a series of finished art work, using hand techniques and CAD.

Week 1-4 Spring/Term

·         Complete mini capsule collection in lino including up to date log book work.

·         Consolidate images taken for processes and photo graph work achieved for look book (final project portfolio digitized)

Week 5-8

·         Continuation professional practice development inside research and project themes created through project developments.

·         Add to blog and reflect practice. Evaluate.

Initial photographic research while hunting and gathering wild chestnuts near to my home. The spiked shells I have drawn and annotated to create ideas for 3D moulded fabric or detail hardware for home or fashion.

Water colour of observational photograph.

One sketch a day sketch book, natures details.

Sketch book ideas.

Horse chestnuts collected from landscape.