This was an idea I struggled with to start, I was over thinking the process and worrying about what I could do before I even started the process of looking for inspiration. Once I calmed myself down I walked into manchester and firstly took some inspirational photographs which also signified chance cards.
I looked more closely at the textural qualities I found rather then an object in its entirety as this gave me a lot of inspiration of how I could bring this into my drawings in abstract circular forms and then into stitch for example French knots, or circular forms of fabric appliqué. The next step I took was to create some chance cards drawings.
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I took inspiration from my photos and the circular forms to create this mark I decided to go more for an abstract mark making technique rather then trying to realistically copy the photograph I used printing with black ink in a repeat pattern and used a grey crayon to add some detail and shading, the used a broken line for the circle as I feel this is more true to the inspiration and the rugged worn effect of the paving stones, although this is what appears to be a simple drawing it is also effective as it had a good composition and clear link to my previous photographs. I experimented with scale of circles and I could easily translate this into stitch with the use of French knots and the shading could be ladder stitch.
20 lines.
After creating a flat drawing I decided to experiment with the used of 3d and different textures and materials. I used marking tape a variety of brown paper and corrugated card. I pulled the edges on the card to leave an organic line this shows as a focal point to drawing, the colour scheme also links well to the idea of being organic.
5 minute drawing.
I made some first hand drawings whilst out in Manchester including several quick 5 minute drawings looking at the bark on trees, I experimented with scale and a variety of drawing utensils including pencil, paint, mud. The use of the black fine liner in the centre creates an illusion of depth and pulls the eye into the drawing for that reason I feel this is quite successful.
20 lines.
This is an example of a 20 lines chance card which was one of many experiments with the same chance card rule for this one I simply first added some subtle watercolour to treat the paper I them added some soft lines while the water colour was still wet. This let the fine liner bleed into the paper and create a softer graduated line. This could be taking forward into stitch as it implies to me a fluent line which could be achieved with the embroidery foot on a machine.
Overall I feel that this exercise aloud my to review my way of drawing and identify my hand stamp as quite abstract and more about mark making and an illusion of texture.
I had the opportunity to be able to look through other students sketchbooks i found this very exciting and fascinating, the variety and diversity of work I found in my peer groups sketchbooks was obvious to see. I found that lots of my peers were incorporating contextual research photographs and artist influences etc. This could be something for me to incorporate into my own sketch books for future reference.
My sketchbook represents my thoughts ideas and process' moulded together and although it may not be the neatest or the prettiest the sketchbook is the place to make mistakes and explore it does not have to be perfectly set out it needs to show exploration, and development , in future I will think of these fundamental qualities and try to push myself and my work other then just concentrating on my mistakes. This process helped me make my mind up on the textile worlds, choosing embroidery would be the way forward for me as it is the best world I feel my drawings would be best represented.
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