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I took inspiration from my previous forms, looking at the abstracted coral forms. I wanted to push this idea further and create forms for the body. I cut out the pattern, and stuffed it to get the same effect as the textile sample but on a much larger scale. I really liked how this formed around the body however I want to include a second piece to incorporate and create an element of complexity. I feel like these represent a form of children's soft play toy. With my textile samples I was given feedback asking what age range they would be directed to because they seemed quite childlike and I thought this was interesting because it brings me back to my initial ideas of childhood and travel. Therefore this idea of my padded structures being like children soft play toys works quite well but I want to juxtapose that by putting it on my body and creating more sincerity with the cable ties.

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I began to look deeper into sea creatures anatomy. Here I drew layers of a squids anatomy, Cut this drawing into strips and hand knitted it together.

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FAYE HALL was one of the artists that really stood out to me. She creates jewellery and combines traditional silversmithing techniques with textiles. Her results are really striking, using blocks of colours and abstract shapes all inspired by her surroundings and 'found' colour pallets. She uses traditional stitch techniques as well as combining lots of different materials together such as silk and leather. My immediate reaction to some of her works are that they look like cookie cutters, reminding me of baking with my mum when I was little. I feel like this was quite a childish reaction but maybe that is a route I could look down, childhood and childhood memories. specifically with denim as well because to me it feels very British and a statement look. Everyone wore jeans from when I was little in the early 2000's to now and its a material that almost everyone has because its never become unfashionable.

I really love their abstract shapes and simplified look. However you can still see lots of different techniques being used in each one. The way she has isolated the beading and embroidery through the more 3D cookie cutter like shapes separates the different surfaces and although the same piece, the different surfaces give off different emotions and personal response to colour is also important here.

When I look at yellow I think of it as a happy colour, I associate it with the sun, June, July and August, my birthday, bananas which is my favourite snack which are all silly and small things but mean something different to different people. The yellow contrasted with green and pink works really well together. I see the yellow shape in the first image as happiness and equilibrium which rises and falls but comes back around in a circle separating the excitement caused by the green, energetic and bright, with a more calming and solemn pink, on its own. Similar emotions arise from the other pieces and the use of different techniques changes my views. Although some are just really pretty and interesting to look at. I think I am always drawn to abstract and bold shapes and colours.

It would be interesting to see if I can create a similar effect using denim. Because a lot of denim is different shades of the same colour. I want to see if I can create a contrast or interesting sculpture similar to this, taking inspiration from childhood memories such as cookie cutters or my associations/emotions towards the fabric. I could also look at my surroundings in my home, isolating in lockdown, which would have been the same surroundings from when I was a baby and see if I can find any interesting colour pallets or shapes to take inspiration from.

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I feel that the cable ties also look back at some of my previous work where I have tied strips of denim together with cable ties. In many ways it reflects my ocean theme and ideas because of the amount of plastic in the oceans. It also contrasts from the soft and playful aspect of the piece

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I combined my two structures together on the body. My final decision for the way these would form around the body reflect the intertwining of aggressive and calm.

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Painting workshop - Diagnostic Workshop 

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Painting workshop - Diagnostic Workshop 

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My final outcome combines all of my ideas together well. My initial outcomes of the textile samples I felt were too simplistic and I didn't feel completely finished with the project and so I carried on to create a more prominent outcome in my opinion that really reflects all of my thoughts and processes.
my main theme was surrounding the ocean due to my structures which strongly reflected ocean life. Through research and development I found myself looking into different species of coral. I created my textile samples from this research and my previous manipulations. I then looked further into the shapes I had created and since getting some feedback bout childlike features I decided to run with this idea. It linked to my initial ideas of childhood and travel and so I created enlarged versions of the brain coral acting as a form of children's soft play toy. I combined some previous experimentations of cable ties to reflect the vast amount of plastic pollution.
I intertwined my forms together and on the body and thought they worked really well. To push this further I attached all of my textile samples using cable ties to the front of the piece creating a colony/cluster of coral.
Overall I am really happy with the outcome of this piece!

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Song: 'All Shook Up' by Elvis Presley

All Shook Up

Elvis Presley

A well'a bless my soul what'sa wrong with me?
I'm itchin' like a man in a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay

Well, my hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you think of when you have such luck?
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay

Well, please don't ask me what'sa on my mind
I'm a little mixed up, but I'm feelin' fine
When I'm near that girl that I love best
My heart beats so it scares me to death!

Well she touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a volcano when it's hot
I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay

My tongue gets tied when I try to speak
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There's only one cure for this body of mine
That's to have that girl that I love so fine!

She touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a volcano that's hot
I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay
I'm all shook up

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Drawing responses while listening to my song

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My responses to the image and the colour presentation

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My image reminded me of the painting: 'Death of Marat' which I studied in History of Art