Non place - Dreams

Whilst having the idea of focusing on dreams, my research led me to various other areas. I wouldn't have known to look at sleeping patterns, sleep stages or how dreams can change dependant on age. I used online websites to find my information on sleeping patterns and books and mazagines to find the meaning behind dreams. I later decided that I wouldn't focus on the mythical meaning of dreams and concentrate on how dreams change through the progression of age.

I plan to develop ideas from my research in order to meet my take on the brief. I will do this by planning  and preparing samples to create. 

As a personal aim, I wish to be able to create a repeat pattern using illustrator. In order to do this, I have organised to attend classes with a lecturer who is familiar using the illustrator programme. In order to create my final piece -the main textile techniques I plan on using to represent my concept are:

Appliqué 

Machine stitching

Crocheting 

Introduction to new breif

The breif on 'non space' has been introduced...confusion all round.

At the start of every breif, I like to create mind maps to help explore my initial ideas. This is to get me thinking of various pathways and possible concepts to focus on. My first initial research led me to a restricted area...WIKIPEDIA! 

Marc Augé (born September 2, 1935 in Poitiers) is a French anthropologist.

In an essay and book of the same title, Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity (1995), Marc Augé coined the phrase "non-place" to refer to anthropological spaces of transience that do not hold enough significance to be regarded as "places". Examples of a non-place would be a motorway, a hotel room, an airport or a supermarket.^[1] 

So once I roughly got my head around what this crazy man was talking about, my mind maps definitely helped to widen my idea. First of all I didn't want to focus on the particular examples that was given as I wanted to put my own twist on my chosen concept. I decided to list all the physical and the non physical places and before I knew it, I sharply found myself  tangled up amungst the clouds of dreams...

Pencil brief - BAD 3

After our return from the summer, a breif was issued to the class based on the pencil. At first, it was a struggle to get my head around the breif as finding a concept was difficult. Although we only had two weeks to complete the breif,  there were pros and cons to the time restriction. With only having two weeks to develop and produce a final piece, this helped me to create a large quantity of work in a short period of time - becoming more aware about time restrictions. This would be very useful if I had to create a commission piece of work as I can now work under deadlines and pressure. Over all the breif was challenging and beneficial to me as a new skill was gained.

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Inspirational image


These images made me think about the colour and media when creating my final piece.
I like the idea of producing a painting that has multiple people in a jar. That way I can show all my various types of trafficking I had been researching.

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To finalise my concept in relation to the after math of an earthquake, I was inspired from a puzzle image. I liked the idea of the community working together to try and regain normality by rebuilding homes and life's. Although great efforts have been made to do so, the pieces can be put back together again although the memories of sadness and devastation will still be lurking beneath. The joins of appliqué will represent this successfully. If I had the opportunity to re-do this design, I would like to create it on a much larger scale.

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A few weeks To go...

With hand in a few weeks away, I'm at the stage of refining my ideas and beginning to create my final piece. I have made sure that I showed a clear progression in developing samples that relates to my concept. I made a final decision on the layout of my composition through experimenting multiple ways to present my finished piece. 

I have made the decision to create multiple textile sections that will join together forming one piece. The concept in comparison from my last brief is much more stronger and detailed.

The downside to creating this piece is that each section is very time consuming. I am now concentrating fully on creating these sections. Once completed, I will go back and annotate my sketch book.

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Trafficking research

Stop the traffik is a human trafficking organisation that helps support the victims of abuse and also raises awareness. They do this by selling merchandise and campaigning. As a final idea for this brief, I began to create some designs that could also make people more aware of this terrible matter that still goes on.

 I thought about creating bags that Would help to raise awareness also. I could encorporate the hand prints from the stop the traffik website and use textile techniques such as appliqué or fabric transfer paint to do so. I have not decided just yet on what to create for my final piece. I plan on creating more paintings and looking at the composition of the human body's first before I make a final decision.