'How To' Books

'How To'

Within my second term at university i have been focussing on 'How To' books - inspired by Make-Do-And-Mend.

Here are the books and add-ons that come with it:

'How To' Change a Fuse and rewire a Plug:

'How To' Speak French:

The front cover of the book

A page from the book with the amazing 'Cut Out Tash'

Wahhh!!

'How To' make a Tea Cosy:

'How To' Bake a Cake:

Selling Work

Work i have been selling through a museum/gallery shop

These where what i had made for our Exhibition project in my 2nd year of university. I had made so many that i decided to sell most of them. The feedback i had got from the buyers was great!!

While i had been designing my work for 3rd year, which was related to the Countryside, i had realised ... hang on one momento.... i can turn this into a Christmas card!

Add a red nose and there you have Rudolf!

I had made a large batch and sold all bar 2

Watch out for more selling items at 'Cheltenham Art Gallery Museum'.




WATCH ........ THIS ........ SPACE!

3rd Year - 1st Term

3rd Year!!!
Work i had done in my first term of third year at uni.

As i have lived in the countryside since a very young age, i had decided to theme my project on just this.

I had spent many days going on country walks in fields with a sketch book, looking at interior design and seeing what i could use for my projects.

My inspiration comes from the deer that i would see grazing and darting from one field to another.

After researching on an artist : Andrew Holder; who inspired me to take the normal and add something different to it.

Awesome huh!???! I really wont one!!

I had taught myself different embroidery techniques and had given this deer a different look.


From this i was able to realise that the first drawing of the dear was too child like and a realistic drawn dear would play better in my designs.

Here i have been able to still use the inspiration from Andrew Holder, with a modern twist but also keep a country feel to the design.

Here i have printed on hankie. Using both printing and magic touch.

Throughout my dissertation i had become increasingly interested with Make-do-and-mend so had wanted to incorporate this into my design:

As you can see by the writing it is encouraging you to carry on the embroidery with 'Sew Here' and 'Pass It On' to keep it within the family through generations.

I had also been able to use this design to sell on Christmas cards (in section Selling).

2nd Year Work

Travelling
Have you been travelling or want to??

I have wanted to go travelling since i was in year 11!

Throughout my second year my project was based on travelling (other peoples experiences, my holidays and other forms of travel)

Here i have taken inspiration from an envelope that has travelled from one place to another.

Enlarging different aspects, printing onto fabric, paper, sewing and dipping into wax.

Taking plane tickets and involving them into my work. A sign post i had seen while in Bulgaria on a ski trip.

Trips i had taken within the UK, on the train to Bristol. Some line drawings on envelopes.


Have you seen a flamingo travel??

Well i haven't seen one with a backpack on anyway!!

Machine stitched.

Magoo The Bear

My next project had been created by these characters. Carrying on the theme of travelling; i had chosen Magoo the Bear to travel through the pages of a notebook i made.

Magoo The Bear

All free hand machine stitched.

Start

So....where do i begin!?

My love for art and craft had started from a young age as my mums side of the family is very crafty.

I had studied Fine Art, Textiles, Photography and Dance at college (yep you can say I wasn't very academic!) Then carried out an Art Foundation after college.

Here I was taught so many techniques for drawing and printing and had developed my own style. I would defiantly recommend taking an art foundation.

Here's some work i had done between college and art foundation:

I really miss doing sculptural pieces and hope to reintroduce it at some point.