Life Drawing

At first the Life drawing sessions seemed quite uncomfortable. However when you do them week in, week out then you get used to it. Drawing larger women made me concentrate on different body shapes and was trickier than just drawing a standard size 12 woman.

This is the first exercises I did, these are quick two minute drawings in very different poses.

A very standard front pose drawing.

Concentrating on facial features, i feel i got the positions of all the features right however i feel I've left out certain marks like creases in the skin.

A leaning pose, drawn with graphite and collaged with papers.

Here i have tried to concentrate on the position of the model, I feel that I have captured it rather well however i feel the hands should be bigger.

This is mt favorite life drawing piece I feel that i have used the chalk and graphite really nicely to create a tonal piece. 



Final piece done using screen printing, dying, buttons amd sullfolk puffs for the handle of the bag.



Vivienne Westwood

She once made a dress from carpet. Things like this make Dame Vivienne Westwood stand out from many other designers around today and make her such an inspiration not just for me but for many other teenagers and young adults.

My most precious treasure.

Vivienne Westwood - World's End store. This is most probably one of the most amazing stores i have been to. Very small but has a lot of charisma.

A/W 10-11 Gold label collection.

Sara Jessica Parker has a Carrie Bradshaw moment in a stunning calf length Vivienne Westwood dress.

Website: http://www.viviennewestwood.co.uk/

Beyonce - Why don't you love me video

Who doesn't Like Beyonce? And with a vintage inspired video like this showing that not only can she rock anything she wears today, but also shows that she would not have been any ordinary woman 50 years ago.
She truly is an inspiration for many women today!

Architecture Project

 This has been my favorite brief so far. I feel that i have explored a variety of different techniques using a wide range of materials including papers, fabrics and even copper. I decided to look at Historical Architecture than contemporary as I feel that older buildings are more beautiful and have very intricate detailing on them. I also looked at Architecture all around the world in countries like Egypt, Barcelona and New York City!

A screen print inspired by The Town Hall in Manchester.

Done using a old vinyl case, this was inspired by Checker Board a website. Some of the work is shown below in my sketch book.

Work on Barcelona.

My favorite pages on Egypt, using old tickets, money and copper.

Work on Famous buildings in Paris.

Looking at The Big Apple, New York City!

My Home town of Manchester

Another piece inspired by Checker Board.

Mixed Media: Using image transfer, Ink transfer and hand stitching.

Mixed Media: Image transfer and applique.

Mixed Media: Image Transfer, Ink Transfer and ink drawings

Here I have placed circled of work using different media's onto a already prepared inked background.

Done using Embossing, Sellotape, and Screen Printing. I have then embellished upon these with Beads, coins and gel pens.

My Home Town

I love travelling to London, such a big city full of  fashion and inspiration. However with all the excitement of the capital Ive never actually looked around my home city of Manchester. So for my college brief on Architecture I decided to go into Manchester and look closely at the detail on different buildings. I found that the older buildings have beautiful and delicate detailing on them!

Contemporary signs outside The Printworks

Statue outside the Town Hall

Detailed doorway at The Town Hall

The Old Library.

Sidewalk at The old Library

Complicated detailing up the side of a building.

Entrance to the Library

Bringing a bit of London to Manchester with the red telephone box.

Amazing stairs at the Town Hall

The never ending corridors.

The historical Stained glass windows.

Pieces of wall art made from iron and copper

Mosaic's cover all the celing's.

Stairwell Banisters also made into a work of art.

Natural Forms and Floral Felt

Both of these briefs were all about felt, flowers and natural objects such as shells and plants. 

The Goddess Guide, a must read for any girl!

It gives advice on coats bags and shoes, and interviews from the likes of Christian Louboutin.

Case Study on Lesley Riley.

This is my mood board for this project, I included felt samples and design ideas of possible final pieces that i could be done.



Here is a small bag I put together inspired by my research I used patchwork to create the front of my bag and using a waxed tea bag as a pocket on the front.




This is the other project Floral Felt, this is the front of the box which held all of the project.




Inside of the box.




Pages from my sketchbook.





Small samples made from my own made felt and from ready made felt as well, there is a wide variety of different techniques including applique, hand stitch and rouching.




My final cushion done by usig my own made felt for the background and cut and slash detailing on the top.