Sample development

The context of my work has been something I have really been focusing on this week. Looking at the work of Helen Yardley who is a rug designer, I have been thinking about the scale of my work and made a decision to create larger samples. Also Laura Slater and Shilo Engelbrecht have been inspiring.

 

Shilo Engelbrecht

 

The scale of her work shows the brush strokes in detail and how she has engineered her prints on the cushion show the prints in scale to the cushion.

This cushion by Laura Slater shows the scale I want to work in. The continuous brush strokes show texture and having a simple colour palette shows a bold statement.I have been creating prints by hand straight onto the fabric using paint brushes to create texture and large motifs, using my art work as a guide. by dyeing the fabric first, this abled me to discharge certain parts out.I used linen and other textured fabric so it complimented the brush strokes. Painting pigment over adds a hand painted and more textured pop of colour. This sample is large scale and would want it to be placed like this on a cushion or lampshade.