photo editing

having been shown a little yesterday on how to use photo shop I had a go with the image used at the top of my blog here are the results, I can really see how these could be incorporated into textile pieces. I love the colours.

I then turned it into mosaic just by clicking the mouse!

Already thinking about the next module

I an going to make a large tassel for my next module, but I want to make it look like one of those ornate wired birdcages at the top. So did a little research and found this fantastic tutorial over at The Adventures of blue girl blog. I will try this technique out, but I want to add a base to make it more like a traditional wired bird cage and then cover it with fabric to hopefully create the tassel top. It has to be funtional so my tutor has suggested adding lights so it becomes a lampshade of sorts. Not sure how the electrician husband will feel about putting lights and fabrics together! I might need to use solar powered lights,watch this space

paper cut video

I hope this works I have just found a Rob Ryan paper cut video called timelapse I hope the link allow you to view the speeded up process which took 7 days!

Paper cuts

I have been enthused by a friends paper cut work over at Quirky Dreaming she has used this technique several times recently for Poster designs, 6ft lobsters and brochure designs. I wondered if this was a technique that could be translated into textile work, whilst browsing my favourite textile bloggers I came across this artist Sarah Morpeth whose work I think is beautiful. I am going to try to produce a bodice using paper cut work as an inspiration for the sample module I am working on at the moment. When I began this course back in September I started doing some historical & cultural research and came across Polish paper cuts, but haven't done taken it any further. I will try this idea out in tomorrow's class will post pictures in next post