Sarah Morpeth workshop...

Tomorrow I am going to a Sarah Morpeth workshop at uni. I can't wait I think her work is absolutely beautiful.

 These are the books she creates cutting away pages. 

I think it's amazingly beautiful how she takes something so plain like a book and makes it into a 

3D piece with such unique qualities.

Will upload picture of the pieces I produce from the workshop. 

All photos from Google images.

goodbye 'fragments of the attic'

 Here is my bay on hand in day presented with all my hard work!!

(how clean!!) 

Here are my displays of samples...

(jewellery displayed inside the vintage book with pages cut away(forgot to take photo))

And here are my final pieces all inspired by my theme 'fragments of the attic'

which included research on vintage typewriters, typewriter ribbon tins, suitcases and love letters.

Ceramic boxes, hand built with monoprinted design.

65 pounds.

Dyed fabric, printed and embellished textile piece, framed.

42.50

Cover buttons made with dyed fabric, embellishment inspired by typewriter marks and keys.

8.00

Copper brooch inspired by typewriter ribbon tins and love letters.

Etched and oxidised.

62.00

Glad to have completed my project and was lovely to see everybody elses work and final pieces

fall into place, well done ladies!!

Now looking forward to our next brief which is for our final show of second year. ooo. Exciting!

sneak peak...

Feeling a slow but sure relief as I'm coming to the end, YESS.
Here's a sneak peak of my displayed samples for textiles in my BEAUTIFUL new vintage suitcase!

Love it!!

Here are all my samples displayed in a 'creative' way.

All labelled with materials used and technique applied.

More photos to come!

bring on friday!

Almost at the end of my 'FRAGMENT' project. Deadline is Friday morning 10am. Cannot wait i love the relief of handing a lot of work and looking at all your creative efforts! Will be uploading some test photos and final piece photos by Friday. Excitinggggggggggggg.

Well after having an uninspired week I am finally getting some designs done in my sketchbook for final products. Christmas week and I've got so much to do our Christmas tree isn't even up yet! 

I'm feeling really inspired by these cut up books by Betty Pepper. It's a really unique and beautiful way of displaying work. 

http://www.bettypepper.co.uk/page2.htm

Cotton reels

Borrowed these beautiful cotton reels off my friend! 

Check out her blog,

http://jesslangford.blogspot.com/

Going to hand embellish some fabric I've been dying. 

Got some ideas in mind for my textiles for my 'fragment' project but going to keep it to myself until the samples are completed! 

Open Studios, Newcastle

Had an amazing day yesterday with my friend Jess, mooched up to Newcastle to have a nosey in the open studios.

Got loads of inspiration from the galleries, but felt strange to walk round the studios of today's contemporary design makers! Got me and Jess really excited thinking about the future, would absolutely love to have a studio set up and share spaces/rooms with creative people!

Would recommend these places to every creative person, you definitely need to visit!

Follow this link to find out more...

http://www.ouseburnopenstudios.org/

Here are some blogs/websites of designer makers we met who are producing beautiful work living the life in their beautiful studios!

http://www.lovelypigeon.blogspot.com/

http://inthesilverroom.blogspot.com/

http://knowyouronions.net/index.html

Met so many lovely, friendly people and got a lot of inspiration for my own work, style, future and everything else!