With quilting quickly becoming a fundamental focus of my project, I decided to produce some collaged sketches to play with scale as well as different types of quilting. The pages successfully develop the possible design technique. I was pleased with one particular collage as it demonstrated how several scales of quilting can be used in the same design- a giant shoulder contrasted with smaller checked quilting for example. My work on creating quilting samples gives an idea of how the technique will work in 3D.
My exploration of quilting is part of my 'rolling in it' idea that looks at the idea of the wealthy elite living with excess cash ('rolling' in money). I decided then to explore the other end of the scale using the same method of a slogan style title. For those lower on the social and gender structure i chose the literal slogan 'ladder climbing'. This looks at those 'lower' down as struggling social climbers attempting to tackle the daunting cliff like structure created by white patriarchy.
I loved the idea of introducing design details synonymous with the working classes as well as with women. These included the hoody, dungarees and 'feminine' details like the apron as previously in the sketchbook. The contrast between rich symbols (the 'rolling in it' quilting and masculine suiting material) and 'inferior' symbols like the hoody is effective and is a key concept for my project; one to be further developed.
Developing from last week, where I found that collage style design was leading me to discover more innovative silhouettes and styles I created a series of pages. I am pleased with the outcome as I believe the method has brought out more unique silhouettes than had I simply sat down to sketch with just fine-liner. My introduction of ladder imagery, in laser cut felt or machine embroidery, is part of my exploration of the 'social ladder' as a stimulus for design. I like the shapes created and will develop the idea of the ladder later in this project.
My exploration of quilting is part of my 'rolling in it' idea that looks at the idea of the wealthy elite living with excess cash ('rolling' in money). I decided then to explore the other end of the scale using the same method of a slogan style title. For those lower on the social and gender structure i chose the literal slogan 'ladder climbing'. This looks at those 'lower' down as struggling social climbers attempting to tackle the daunting cliff like structure created by white patriarchy.
I loved the idea of introducing design details synonymous with the working classes as well as with women. These included the hoody, dungarees and 'feminine' details like the apron as previously in the sketchbook. The contrast between rich symbols (the 'rolling in it' quilting and masculine suiting material) and 'inferior' symbols like the hoody is effective and is a key concept for my project; one to be further developed.
Developing from last week, where I found that collage style design was leading me to discover more innovative silhouettes and styles I created a series of pages. I am pleased with the outcome as I believe the method has brought out more unique silhouettes than had I simply sat down to sketch with just fine-liner. My introduction of ladder imagery, in laser cut felt or machine embroidery, is part of my exploration of the 'social ladder' as a stimulus for design. I like the shapes created and will develop the idea of the ladder later in this project.
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| Sketchbook page Author's own including imagery from 'The Economist' |
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