initial manipulation task.

Re-cycling and Re-invention Task

The starting point for previous tasks has been the use observational drawing.

The starting point for this task will be INVESTIGATION through experimental sampling and material manipulation etc alongside drawing.

 Your task is to:

·         Fill a bin liner with unwanted clothes, accessories, tablecloths, shoes, belts …. etc. You need to consider carefully the nature of your collection and the potential possibilities that it holds for material experimentation. Consider carefully the properties of the materials you are collecting,   and question for example could they be melted, bonded, de-constructed easily, woven into, printed over and dyed  etc

·         Work your way through the collection, de-constructing, re-constructing, fraying, un-picking, tearing, cutting, slashing etc BE CREATIVE BE INVENTIVE!!! (There is a list of words on the VLE that you have put together to remind yourselves about  what you know already)

·         Reflect on and select the workshops you have most enjoyed over the past two terms for example printing, stitching, knitting, weaving etc build on and develop your skills in these practices during this project.

·         Consider paying attention to the detail of your collection explore pockets, buttons, zippers, seams, etc  and begin to make drawings that explore your collection in creative and experimental ways. Build on the knowledge you have acquired over the past projects.

As you experiment you should also consider how you could begin to refine some of the methods and processes you are using.

Here is an example of how you could approach this task:

You could consider making at least 5 samples from your ‘unwanted’ collection. Then from these 5 samples choose 3 samples to move forward through further manipulation and experimentation considering how you could further REFINE the techniques and processes you are using  to make your samples more beautiful and increasingly contemporary.

You should consider colour, combinations of weights of cloth, transparency, opaqueness, elasticity, structure of the cloth etc.