End of Unit Evaluation, Locating

Starting Imagery

Looking back over the unit of Locating I feel that I have developed my practice both knit and painting skills. I have really enjoyed the choice of media used, using oil pastel and acrylic, mostly to create abstract floral paintings, then translate them into knit using my knowledge on the Dubied.

 I have found it easy to manage my time between my self initiated brief and the branding project. I have really enjoyed how different they both were to each other, and find that my knowledge of the fashion industry has grown within the unit, finding it easier to locate were I see myself and my profession.

Starting Point photos

Within my self initiated project of floral chaos, I was very enthusiastic about my starting point. Focusing on flowers has always been something I have thoroughly enjoyed. I particularly loved the style of drawing this unit and will certainly draw in this style again, it felt very natural and energetic. I feel that within this project the prints that I created to lay alongside my knits, is something that I mostly preferred. I enjoyed painting so much and didn't want to loose the designs so including them in this way I felt complimented the knit samples well. knit I feel worked well for my context of sculptural fashion as it allowed me to successfully produce detailed samples, that I can envisage as a fashion garment. Using designers like Stella Jean to influence my knits, and mixing multiples prints helped me to push forward my knit designs.

Drawings becoming more abstract and more vibrant

I feel that within the unit of locating I have struggled a little to split my mind over two briefs, although I managed it I do prefer to focus my self on one unit, so I can't completely dedicate myself. I feel that this unit has been good practice for balancing two briefs and with more of this I think it'll be great to get good at for the future.  With the self initiated project I have found it very difficult to translate my paintings into knits. I feel that my paining were to busy and maybe to literally of flowers that it was hard to knit because I didn't want to knits pictures of flowers but capture a quality of my paintings.

Final Sample, Knit alongside Print

I feel that during this unit there are a few things looking back that I would do differently. I would try and simplify my drawings more so that they are easier to translate into knit and would also like to spend more time in the print room, dying yarns and printing more. I feel that combining knit and print is something that i want to try out more in the next unit, as I have enjoyed the heat transferring onto fabric that I have done this unit. I would really love to one day make a final collection of garments, and see my knit samples because outfits.

Final Sample for Branding Project

Within my branding project I loved the brand I chose of Marni, and thought that the way I interpreted my started point really reflected the style of Marni. I liked the way grid structures came in and using Photoshop to layer my imagery. Though I liked my starting point and the way it was interpreted, looking back I feel I could of done it better. I used the 7g machine for this project and maybe using the 12g would have been more suitable and high fashion, I think that foiling onto the 12g knits would have given a better finish.

During this unit one of the learning outcomes is to illustrate that we have built networks and contacts. So during the weeks I have been expanding my research of the fashion industry and looking more in depth at wear I see myself fitting. I have created a booklet of fashion awareness to show what designers I am interested in and influenced by. Also for people to see my work I have set up a instagram page dedicated to publishing my work called heather.textiles.