buttons!

i did have to leave my button head people alone, but i could experiment with buttons on fabric!

fabric manipulation.

fabric manipulation with second hand fabric;

 i have collaged pieces togetger with stitch, applique, wadding and fringing:

 

 

hand stitch manipulation; experimenting with layers, pleats, colour gradients and changes in texture.

fabric painting.

 

by painting onto fabric directly you can stitch over the top to highlight details. i like this method of sampling, because it's quick and effective. i have embellished with beads and varied the thread type.

Looking,Seeing,Documenting ,Evaluating.

i take photographs all the time. not 'good' ones, but i document the places i go, what i see, what i do, people i'm with and the general things that stick out and interest me the most. alot of my photos are of natural places; the countryside, the beach, rivers, parks etc. most being photographed from the car or train window. as i have chosen natural and organic as my theme; i have got together i range of my photos to work into; stitch, knit, collage and paint - to experiment and produce mixed media work.

knit samples

during my art foundation i have been taught how to use the domestic knitting machines. they are AMAZING. 

you can create really interesting samples by using the pattern feature.

and with the dodgy samples i used them in other work. 

sketchbook decorations;

i also like to incorporate them within photography and mixed media collages. 

this is the image that triggered my dream project.

magazine collages

i have just started my art foundation course at northbrook college, sussex. and it's amazing. to keep my mind creative over the summer i have made a few mixed media collages from magazines and found bits and pieces.