Surprise -Surprise !!

This is a first for me as I have only posted course work on my blog in the past....but today I had a big surprise ....so have decided to share it with you!!
The Embroiderer's Guild I belong to has just had an exhibition which went very well and as an extra all members were encouraged to submit a piece for the member's competition. We were given a CD case with fabric and 2 reels of silk plus a 2inch square card photocopied from an inspirational abstract picture. From this we could do what ever textile design we liked but could only use colours from our card. Visitors to the Exhibition voted on their favourites. Imagine my surpise when I found out I'd won!! It's given my confidence a boost!! Below is my piece with the card I had underneath.

Chapter 4 - Papermaking

Paper making - 1st Attempt



Great weather for this activity!


















First 2 pieces of paper: top one is thickish on an interesting mesh.. the next one I tried with less pulp to see how thin I could go....this is a massive learning curve for me!



















Adding bits to the surface of the paper.















Creating texture by using a knitted mesh....very difficult to remove afterwards as it got stuck in the knitting!















Adding texture to the paper















Paper Making : Take Two

Laminating - adding texture and colour inbetween 2 pieces of paper.....I think my paper was a little too thick as the coloured threads which are inbetween are very vibrant and don't show through too well....interesting texture.



















Fringing - Adding long pieces of thread which are ripped out carefully when nearly dry....I like this idea and will added more threads next time now I see the result.















Making a piece of paper in the shape of a letter - C - worked well, would be interesting with blended colours.



















Making a piece of paper with a hole in the shape of a letter T.... this took me a few attempts! I had trouble getting the shape off the mesh as I used a floppier one. Now I know it wasn't the right one to use!!


















Here I made a thin layer of paper then added orange and blue pulp randomly on the mesh using a turkey baster before placing it on a cloth to dry. Believe me this looks better in real life than here!
















On this final piece I scooped up alternative colours of pulp to lay on the mesh overlapping slightly as I went. This works well and might be useful later in the module. It does seem to make a fairly thick piece of paper but now I know the technique may be able to make a thiner piece if needed.

Chapter 3 - Grids

Chapter 2 - Lettering Designs

I have choosen the word Communicate as this seems to be an important part of Media, Lettering and Writing.

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Using an internet site 'wordle'







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Blocks of Writing

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Sorry this one isn't very clear!

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Using computer effects - ripple (one of my favourites although doesn't look at all like the original word!)

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Using computer effects - Wave

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Scanned, copied then presented upside-down


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Scanned, stretched and using computer paintbrush written over.


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Module Four : Loosely Lettering Chapter 1

Media and Lettering Research

How letters can be used artistically















Since we retired we have spent a large amount of very enjoyable time travelling around...some in the UK and also farther afield. So most of my collection is to do with 'travel'.















Mailing and packaging collection: which includes a few of the letters sent from my father to my mother before they were married during his 6 years away in World War II


















Travel documents




















A collection of Museum tickets





















This section looks as if we are always on holiday!!











A selection of travel journals















A travel journal from a memorable trip to New Zealand

Paperwork for Module 3

Timing
The design work for my belt was started early January 2010 and completed by the end of January.
The embroidered belt was started on 20th February 2010 and completed 7th March 2010.
Total hours spent working on the design...10hours and the embroidery...25hours.