Textiles student continue to dazzle!

Since September all Textiles students have spent hours & hours learning & honing new skills & techniques (AO1, AO2) - it is vital to equip students with the ability to start to produce their own design outcomes.  Their sketchbooks are now literally bulging with samples, designer research, trials/test pieces, colour palettes & now designs/illustrations (AO1, AO2, AO3).  The students have lovingly nurtured these sketchbooks into the dazzling, bejewelled wonders that they carry around college with pride (understandable pride - they are stunning).

 

 

All term the A2 Textile students have been working on the theme of 'architectural detail' which has afforded them an abundance of rich research material (AO3).  They have manipulated fabric into origami inspired shapes, slashed layers of fabric, created ruffles & frills, made mini-peplums, foiled, transferred images to name but a few of the skills & techniques that they have explored and developed (AO1, AO2).  They have looked at such a range of designers, from local contemporary designers through to the mind boggling, amazing Dolce & Gabbana (AO3).   

 

Last week Stephanie McDonald Walker agreed to be interviewed by some of the students, which was so kind & generous of her, she really left them buzzing & inspired (AO3).  She was such a great ambassador for where fashion & business studies rubs along very nicely together.

Stephanie McDonald Walker (c)

 

I will post more images of the A2 Textiles students work as they finish outcomes/samples.  Watch this space!

 

Meanwhile, the lovely AS Textiles students have been designing, designing, designing their final outcomes & they too have some amazing sketchbooks.  Their recent fashion illustrations & design concepts have been so incredible - these students have only been studying textiles for 3 1/2 months and the maturity of their work has astounded me. 



 



Additionally one student has produced some amazing linear drawings in her attempts to illustrate her applique designs.  The intricate detailing is simply stunning, if she can translate this into stitch & applique it will be beautiful.

 

As a special educational treat I am taking all of the Textiles students to the Clothes Show tomorrow with the lovely Miss.S.  We are so very excited - we have booked the students tickets for the big catwalk show and also into a fashion illustration seminar.  Additional to this, they will be investigating all of the university stands, trying to get information for their futures, and I suspect they will have a few minutes to shop too.  I will have my trusty camera with me, so I'm sure I'll find some visually exciting opportunities to report back with.  Watch this space!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) 2013 - As always all layouts & images on this blog are purely for the 'Moon on a stick' blog. I enjoy sharing information & ideas, however, I ask you not to use any of these images/layouts etc without permission or without noting its origins on your post. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

 



Relentless research develops into paintings for AS Art & Design students.

AS Art & Design students have spent the term relentlessly researching into a variety of portrait based artists (AO3), and producing sketchbook pages that truly demonstrate the progress they have made since starting their studies in September (AO1). 

 

 

They have explored a wide range of drawing & painting media & techniques, from traditional observational drawing, to mono printing, drawing with wire, stitch based studies etc (AO2).

Over the more recent weeks they have been completing a range of little photo shoots to explore suitable images to drive & inspire their self portrait painting (AO1, AO3).  Some of the documentations that have been recorded in their sketchbooks have been of a fabulous standard. 

 

Most students have started small test paintings (AO1, AO2, AO4), exploring a range of compositions, paintings styles and more importantly building their confidence before attempting their large scale portrait paintings. 

 

The next few weeks will reveal more small test portraits that these talent & hard working students have completed.  Several have started their large portraits & I will endeavour to record their progress for you to see.

 

 

 

 (c) 2013 - As always all layouts & images on this blog are purely for the 'Moon on a stick' blog. I enjoy sharing information & ideas, however, I ask you not to use any of these images/layouts etc without permission or without noting its origins on your post. All rights reserved.