Developing a concept..

This is my first draft of my concept:

Proportion and Opposites

This project will explore opposites in small proportions. This may be small amounts of intense colour against a mass of mundane tones. Reflective vs non-reflective and light vs dark will also be considered as ongoing themes. The main idea for the initial visual research is the extremity  of the proportion of the “opposite”. Research sources will mainly be natural but could also be from my surrounding man-made environment. Visual research will consist of drawings (mark making, collage, paint etc) and photographs.

Initial ideas will be transferred from visual research into the weave workshop, focusing on composition and tactile qualities, exploration of colour, texture and experimenting with non-traditional “yarns” or objects to be included in weave samples. Initial ideas:

·         Mirrors and beads

·         Trapped objects and the use of pockets

·         Lights or glow in the dark fibres/paints/dyes

·         Combining varying weights of yarns

·         Including my digital skills from first year by either scanning/photographing samples and manipulating/weaving back into samples.

·         Loops in weft threads to create textures surfaces or tying threads onto weft threads

·         Treating the fabric once it has been taken off the loom e.g. “woven shibori”

Samples will be made with the view of an exhibition or interior context, still unsure.

I will add to this draft throughout the project as my work develops, and I may even reconsider the title depending on how my work turns out. However, I feel that I have described my ideas thoroughly at this point in time.