Unit X: Building a body of drawing

In the practice unit building a body of inspirational drawing was something that helped me greatly through my progression of the unit and so I have decided to carry this idea through and begin to build a body of drawing.

geometric drawing

Patch ideas

I have found that my drawing and collages have taken two different ascetics; squared collaged patch ideas and geometric drawings. I have found through this process that my drawing style is quite graphical and all about colour proportions and composition. Some drawings are successful with colour and composition and have given me inspiration for quilted works these are drawings I plan to use when constructing my portfolio later on in the unit.

Unit X: Inspiration and Artist influence

As I am continuing this project through from the practice unit my inspiration and artist influences remain the same. The Bauhaus art movement is an extremely influential movement that passes through many industries and contexts including; Art, Architecture, furniture and design overall. They use geometrics and have a contemporary feel which is something my work has. As seen in the photograph of my own collages below.

Bauhaus

Owen’s Olivia a company which creates geometric style quilts. For context similar to where I see my work; contemporary interiors one offs for a select group of consumers rather than mass produced. Something that I also find interesting is how Owen’s Olivia uses patchwork design to create products similarly to the Bauhaus and HAY. This is where I see my work fitting in the market. My drawings could be translated into quilts for interiors ie chairs, table tops or could be used to create designs for products and sold in higher end high street shops such as Harrods, Selfridges or even stationary shops such as Paperchase.

Owens Olivia geometric quilt

The quilter guild a formation of quilters also make gemoetric quilts their work is influential to me to to its colour and composition. This idea of all over pattern is something I want to explore.

Quilter guild