BLOG INFO-AMELIA FAYE TILT

This was posted on the Textiles In Practice Facebook page by Martina Blison, I don’t know if everyone has seen it so I thought I’d repost it so we all know what we’re supposed to be doing! Aside from stressing about this essay!!!!!!!

Blogging - Jane McFdayen

After the talk with Jane Mcfdayen I thought it would be useful for us all to know the guidelines of how we will be marked on our blog(s) and most importantly the sort of things we should be putting on it.

Criteria;

• Did you work effectively in your team? (Are you reflecting on your teams ideas/ are you contributing?)
• What did you find out and learn? (What thoughts are going around in your mind)
• Did you do something? (What is the outcome/ the key decision points in your work must be noted - final proposal, how did you get to this)
• How did you explain it all?

The group blog is about sharing what you think and know to the other members in your group so they can help you and you can help them. With your individual blogs you can be more reflective about your own work and describe your individual progress.

I hope this helps.

Would this idea work for you????

As I said previously in another post I wanted to take my coloured plastic and cellophane experiment further and after looking at Laura Buckley's work, I thought that making that experiment 3-d would give it an extra something... From Laura Buckley's work I wanted to use the reflections and light aspect she used and apply it to mine. This experiment took a fair bit of time to do but I think the results definately made it worth it. I tried a variety of combinations and layouts to see how they would react with the light and to see what kind of shadows they would create.

Layout 1: This layout was a repeated layout as I have previously done in my 1st experiment, I like how powerful the structure is, it's just straight, strong and simple. I like how the light shines through however I did expect the different colours of the transparent foil to come through but it didn't, I think this was due to the images being taken in the dark, the light came through but it was too dark to see the different coloured foils which is a shame.

Layout 2: Now this layout holds the same qualities as the first, it stands simple and strong. This layout however can clearly show the different colour transparent foils however without taking the images in the dark I lose the quality of shadowing and highlighting from certain areas, putting this layout in a dark area of the new building might help the colour, shadows and highlighting stand out more.

Layout 3: This layout was about exploring each individual cube and then them all coming together to make an installation. The same downfall applies, the images being taken in the dark takes away the colours of the transparent foils, creating these cubes was about making colour expand and reflect in more ways than my very first experiment. These don't reflect the true properties of this experiment, maybe adding mirrors would??

I did the same layout but with the lights on and with the electronic lights inside them, even though the foils are noticed, I still feel there's something missing from this layout. The cubes are to freely layed out, there's no thought to it, maybe this is a positive, being random and playful. Could maybe get the public involved they could move the lighting to what suits them??

Layout 4: This layout is just about finding an area in the new building that would show off the reflections that this piece could make! As shown in the images from any angle this piece creates shadows and reflections and highlights the colour in a pleasing way.

This final image below shows the size of the cubes, there quite small, whether they would work on a larger scale I'm not sure. If they were larger the reflections would become bigger but the cubes themselves would hold lesser detail. I like the idea of this experiment being created into a long, large, strong lamp shade that is placed in a library or some study area in the new building that can be twistable and moveable to a persons mood. For example if it's a rainy day outside a student could turn the cubes to a coourful and bright yellow or if they just want to study and be left alone a blue, it is entirely up to them. Doing this gets the students involved in not just the piece but the building itself. Would this idea work??

Laura Buckley's work...

Laura Buckley's work was brought to my attention in a digital workshop which was based on how to present my work digitally. What I noticed about Buckley's work is that she uses a variety of techniques to make 1 whole installation, from these images it is clear she is very talented, she presents her work beautifully with care to every little detail.

The image above of the installation called 'Suspended hexagon', 2010, shows a variety of techniques and materials. Buckley uses 2 way mirror perspex pieces, plywood, wire, motors and video projections to put this installation together, the dimensions vary throughout. She uses repetition of movement, reflections from the perspex and video projections and light exposure, she also experiments with creating sculpture and structure using these 4 elements. I think illusion and imagination are key when looking at Laura Buckley's installations, I can see this one being relaxing.

The image above is of Laura Buckley's installation called 'Stage Fright', 2007. From the way she uses light and prjections she creates a combination or collages of light imagery and also moveable imagery. Using light gives Buckley the advantage of creating shadowing and structures, her work is very distinct and beautifully presented, through her work she creates dream-like scenario's.

The installation presented in the image above is named 'Slip Sensor: Part 2'. Beautiful coloured projections that form sculptures with the added use of light. She shows her process of her ideas being turned into images that are then turned into installations through her final presentation. The use of colour and refections with the light all working together is something I want to present in my final visual outcomes.
I've already worked with coloured hard plastics and coloured cellophane with reflections and these have worked really well, adding the forms of light and mirrors would push this idea and hopefully create ideas that are as beautiful and intriguing as the ones Laura Buckley has presented.

Todays tutorial- 26th April.

There was only three of us at tutor today for various different reasons but just wanted to let you all know, we have recieved really positive feedback about our blog so far and we have been told to carry on onwards and upwards for our last three weeks. I think we have all communicated really well in various ways. A lot with artist research, all sharing who we have found inspiring so that someone else may be able to relate to the artist and use them in their own work. We still need to make arrangements for the recording a conversation as a group task we have all agreed to do, then we can upload it to the blog to show how well we have all been cooperating and communicating as a team!

Where to Next? - Charlotte Yates

Hey everyone, sorry I missed tutorial today I don't know if Hayley told you all but I was in loads of pain with my knee, but i've got a doctors appointment for the morning so should be okay.. As you all know I have been into the screen printing workshop this week and thought I would share this post as you didnt get to see my work today so you can all see how I plan to develop my project, if any one has any other ideas they think will help me please let me know .

I plan to get back into the print room on tuesday but for the rest of this week I think it's time to start considering ideas as to what my prints could become in the new build. I've taken out some essential reads along with a few other books that attracted my interest from the library, hopefully these will spark some inspiration.

In terms of digital I have attended Mary's drop in where she briefly ran through how to put our proposals into a space. I intend to try this again on my own and learn how to do it to a high standard as I feel being confident in it will really help me when it comes down to finalising images. Being able to do it alone will not only give me much more time to play around with ideas as apposed to two hours a week when Mary's available for digital help but also benefit me in the future.

If I have any time left I still want to try using copper as an alternative material and etch or emboss one of my designs created from my inspiration in special collections onto it. Its a material that's always interested me and something completely different from what I usually do, it's out of my comfort zone but I feel I need to push myself and give myself a challenge.

ARTIST-AMELIA FAYE TILT

Dorothy Ann Daly

Dorothy Ann Daly makes crochet pieces and combines them with embossed and handmade paper. The crochet develops using different stitches and cottons to produce various textures. The type of stitch, number and direction all create different marks, patterns and qualities.

Krickle Krackle is an expression that I first heard in relation to children's drawings, maybe we would say scribbling in English. My son came home from kindergarten one day, he was very upset that one of his friends had said that he could only do krickle krackle, while trying to comfort him, it became clear to me, that that was what I had been trying to do with my work. Since then I have been trying to make Krickle Krackle crochet. I make drawings with the cotton, I start and allow the piece to develop, I use different stitches to make marks, I try not to worry about what it looks like and what it is going to be. To approach it like a pencil drawing. Sometimes I make drawings in my notebook and then try to crochet these. I use old pieces of needlework as sources for my work, I am interested in the women, who made the pieces and in their lives. I have some work that was made by my family and other pieces that I found in markets. I use crochet in my work with hand made and embossed papers. I am interested in using the crochet cotton to make different textures and qualities; I use various stitches and thicknesses of cotton to achieve this. I see crochet as a means of drawing and making sculptural pieces; this is what I'm exploring with this work. I start a piece of crochet and it develops as I work, it becomes clear if it needs to be in a collage or if it is a sculpture in itself. Some pieces I make as drawings that I pin directly on to the wall. I use crochet as a fine artist.

(http://www.62group.org.uk/artist/dorothy-ann-daly/)

I really like the work of Dorothy Ann Daly; I love the use of neutral materials. I think it makes the work stand out more than id it was very rich with colour. I think over the summer I’m going to teach myself how to crochet because I think it’s beautiful, and really open with what you can do with it.

ARTISIT- AMANDA CLAYTON-AMELIA FAYE TILT

I’ve been looking into different artists that inspire me in my sketchbook and I wanted to share the work of Amanda Clayton. Who happens to be a former teacher of mine. I was taught by Mandy during my foundation year and I can truthfully say I learnt a hell of alot from her, she has an incredible knowledge of the textile world and uses her experiences as an artist to push her students.And I am so grateful that I was one of them, I learnt a lot during my foundation year and Mandy always pushed me to get out of my comfort zone and explore new things, which is exactly what I trying to do during Unit X.

Amanda Clayton

Amanda is passionate about maintaining the joy of holding a needle. Childhood experiences with stitch and cloth evolved as Amanda gained a First Class Degree in Embroidery in 1982. Surveying a career to date indicates an artist who is gregarious, generous with her time and dedicated to sharing knowledge.

Throughout her career Amanda has embraced tradition. All good work is part of a history, yet not of a particular time or fashion. Amanda's work has references to the past but has a timeless quality. Her work illustrates explorations, experiments and decisions, as pieces grow intuitively in the hand. The work inhibits an intensely personal and intimate work full of nostalgic resonances. Amanda has exhibited widely taking part in seminal exhibitions such as New British Embroidery in 1988 and winning major awards from The Design Council (texprint), The Lace Guild, The Embroiderers Guild ( Lynette de denne ) and West Midlands Arts (Arts Council funding). We live in a time when it is not essential to stitch but it is an essential part of her life.

(http://www.62group.org.uk/artist/amanda-clayton/)

She always had a piece of work on hand to show you, something relating to your project, something that could really inspire you and even though she’s not my teacher any more I have come across theses images. The use of cloth and stitch is very subtle and makes the work appear venerable which I really like. I want to add that element to my own samples and make them less manufactured.

STITCH SAMPLES-AMELIA FAYE TILT

I have been experimenting with the sewing machine in a similar way to my collage samples. I love the effect and want to keep producing more but with more and more layering. I think dying up some fabrics and cutting them into strips could work really well aswell.

I think the darning foot builds up layers of texture like I was aspiring to do, I would like to test it on a more intense sample though. I also think that using the Tailor Taking foot would add some nice loose areas of texture.

 

Which works better, stichting onto felt or kaliko? 

Sculpture exhibition - Islington Mill (Josie Cawdry)

http://www.islingtonmill.com/index.php

Tuesday 24th April saw a group of young, tallented artists hold a public exhibition in one of the cities most unique settings, Islington mill. (salford)

The mill originally started out as a cotton spinning mill during the industrial revolution, but is now home to 50 artists studios, 2 public galleries, a recording studio and night-club! Over the last 10 years i has evolved and is now a haven for artists, djs and party goers alike.

I went down to the mill with a couple of close friends, not knowing what to expect we wandered up to the old, delapidated builing with anticipation. The exterior seemed very run down, set off a back alley close to Salford Shopping City i was immediately warey. The ground floor windows were plastered with flyers advertisting bands, club venues and fanzines.

Upon entering the building we were straight in the heart of one of the scultures. Hanging from the ceiling were hundreds of red party hats, each tied onto differnt lenghts of invisible thread, creating a very striking first impression.


To the right of the main entrance we were offered a selection of free wines and beers, and following directly on from that to the right was the first of 3 small exhibition halls.
With about 4 exhibition pieces to look at we slowly made out way around the intricately hung and placed items. One of the works that i found particularly exciting was one created entirely from foam squares. Hung in a pattern from the ceiling they were for-mated to look like some kind of whirlwind. The spectators movements as they walked around created small gusts of air that made the work sway slightly in the breeze adding to the illusion.

Continuing on round the mill were further exhibitions made using all different media.
Some included

• Bulbs
• Jelotine
• Wire
• Paper
• Projectors
• Material

One aspect of the night that was especially interesting was the dj set in the back room. Surrounded by yet more art work a number of Manchester finest dj's played music into the early hours of the morning!

Beloew are some final pictures from the evening; 

mmu visual resources

hello everyone, I have been looking on the flickr address that was given to us when we went for the slides talk! There are some really useful images and its a good resource, i advise everyone to check it out as all of the images are original and unique, as they were the actual slides which we were shown, but have just been uploaded to the site, here is the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmuvisualresources/page8/

Hopefully that works -- just an example of some of the images that I have found :)

There are loads more form different centuries too, as these are very old! Hope this is useful for you all!

Little Scraps of Paper

This is a website which I came across while doing some research, I found that it was very useful in terms of helping me develop the way in which I gather information and even how I make my sketchbook personal to myself. They are some very individual artists/illustrators/film makers/sculptors and more, on the website which talk about how they collate and represent their own creative practice. I found that it was very refreshing to see young practioners and their take on their own work. I often find myself referring back to it when I feel stuck!

I thought that everyone could benefit from this website :) in terms of the work which is on the website.



http://littlescrapsofpaper.co.uk/#Little-Scraps-of-Paper


Little Scraps of Paper is a series of short documentary films about
how creative people develop ideas and thoughts and what they keep them in.

Julia Pott

David Wilson

Stevie Gee

Initial Print Samples - Charlotte Yates

This is a post from my own blog I've edited and cut a lot for everyones sake! I just wanted to show you all what ive been doing today in the print from and get some opinions..

I wanted to try out some print samples before going in the workshop with a final image and final choice of 'aging' for the fabric. One, because I wasn't sure if my rubbings would come out the way I intended once transferred onto screen, two, because I wasn't 100% on what would work best in the way of colour and three, I still needed to finalise the way I prepared the fabric.

I think I've pretty much finalised my colour pallet and know how to solve the problems that occurred when my screen was exposed, the way I prepare the fabric is the only decision I'm struggling in narrowing down. I think i'm going to have to take on board everything that I have discovered from sampling today and apply them to the various 'styles' before ruling any out.

The sampling with all the different aspects I wasn't completely sure of yet has really helped me! I advise all of you to do some, I now have a much better idea of what I want to move forward with and develop as apposed those I can leave behind for the time being.

However, I would really appreciate any input from anyone especially on my fabric choice as to what you think, both positive and/or negative views are welcome!

Our First Group Meeting 12th March - Charlotte Yates

Sorry everyone I completely forgot to write this up hence why its being posted at such a late date! I thought it's better late than never though but also this way we will be able to see if we are doing what we set out to in terms of team work.

Basically we had a discussion briefly of what each of us wants to do in terms of workshops and 'themes' for the Old School, New School brief quickly moving onto how we can best help and support each other throughout Unit X.

Here's what we came up with..

•  Allocating a different person to write up each lecture/talk/exhibition, this way we won't all be repeating the same information yet any one who missed out will have the opportunity to catch up.
• A weekly meeting outside of tutorial/class time where we can share our work and ideas but more importantly help each other.
• Set up a facebook group along side the blog and swap numbers/bb pins so we can all get in touch with one another and support each other with more technical things such as 'working the blog!'
• Finally, pay attention to others blog posts (they have all been put on for a reason and may inspire us or introduce us to something new!) also contribute by commenting as well as posting.

Personally looking at the blog 4 weeks later I think were pretty much on track with everything we planned to do and know each one of these points we made a priority has been a huge benefit to all of us!