The intention of these fans are to illustrate childrens safety in relation to abduction. The aim of the work is for children to learn through the work to help them develop their awareness. I used the traditional story of Red Riding Hood to illustrate the morel of stranger danger.


Fans in the exhibition space.

 

Fine detail within the fans

These designs were also designed to help childrens progress in relation to stranger danger, however I wanted these designs to reflect on today.

Contemporary designs up close in the exhibition space

Contemporary Illustrations to emphasise the importance of childrens safety!!!!

Parndon Mill Exhibition. Ninfa Garden.

Most recent exhibition. Harlow Parndon Mill. End of year 2. This piece of work was inspired by the 'most beautiful garden in the world' Ninfa garden, Italy. After watching a documentary presented by Monty Don, I fell in love. From the history of the town to the restoration of the garden inspired me to create a piece of artwork in reflection of the Ninfa garden. Everything the garden consists of is everything a fairy-tale needs, from the horrific aspects to the 'happily ever after ending' we are all so familiar with. There is only hope to say that this garden stays as beautiful and romantic as it is seen today.

Within the Ninfa garden there is a bridge, which I found beuatiful, especially as it went over the river. Within my design I wanted to incorporate the cross over from the architecture and the nature, especially the overgrowing roses. The print below is a replica of the above, however the rose vines became more overgrown representing how the garden became overtaken by beautiful flowers and nature.

I took an old record player cabinet , which I managed to get from a charity shop for £5  and sanded down the outside, used danish oil to bring out the grain of the wood and oak wood stain to get the outside as dark as I could, representing the bark colour within the garden,I left certain aspects of the cabinet lighter to create a distressed vintage look.

Print. Embroidery & Laser cutting. Intricate detail. The door has been engraved with  the same design which is on the fabric, which I felt emphasized the importance of the flowers and trees in the garden.

The embroidery tells the story, from when there was a village with churches, town halls, castles and houses, until a nearby town burnt the village down, killing many and those that remained were drove out due to plague and malaria, leaving the garden derelict for centuries.  

Intricate stitch on sheer fabric was intended to let the light shine through to create a mystical feeling. 

My aim was to create a space which invited the viewer in, giving them a sense of a tragic event which has lead to a beautiful place. 

This is an amazing video, if inspired by fairy tales and mystical imagery, this is one to watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b75Y6LD4SeI&feature=related

Original scarf idea, which did not go so well, due to costs of the fabric, which were extremely expensive. In response to this, I felt as though I would not sell the scarfs as I would need to sell them at high price in order to gain any profit.

This is my design which I created the brooches from, the design was inspired by William Morris.

Other fabric manipulation designs