recycling book

Recycling book

this was such a useful book because it combined two

of the subjects i wanted to try bring into this brief; recycling and

textiles.

it gives a variety of methods to use when recycling

materials for new work, and gives alot of ideas too.
ornament out of old newpaper
embroidery out of a can
patterned materials out of wrappers

cloth out of fabric and roses
bowl out of petals

one of my favourite books :)

i found this a few weeks back and it's so useful for inspiration!

its got one thousand cards which have been designed from artists

around the world. so theres alot of variety and methods.

after looking through i got loads of tips on collarsh,

colour and stitching, which i can use for this project.

Embroidery

heres a book i found on embroidery to help me with my project, from this

i can learn millions of different stitches, and its got lots of inspirational 

work too :)

ive got lots of ideas of materials to use from looking through this too....

one thing ive noticed about alot of the work in this

book is that its influenced by nature objects and elements,

this gave me an interesting idea for my project, maybe

i could try making objects out of my materials, but influenced by technology...

hmmmm....

it could be a good message for promoting recycling :P

short history on paper

A short history on paper

the earliest forms of paper were used in egypt in 3500BC,

where it was made from a plant called papyrus, giving the

name 'paper' today. paper entered production of paper

in the early 12th century.

some examples of the first forms of paper

paper began being produced mechanically in 19th century

making it able to be used worldwide because it was cheaper 

and more accessible.

making paper

i found a site that had a video on how to make paper from scraps, but because

i couldnt upload it, heres the address.

file:///Network/Servers/mendez.academic.lcad/smedia/ba_vis_com/l1/nd85934/Desktop/http-::www.metacafe.com:w:820961:

basicly it consists of adding water and crushing small bits of paper using a blender or

a similar device, and when it becomes mushy, then add a small

amount of white glue, place the substance in a frame with a pair of tight of some similar

fabric at the bottom, wait until it is completely dry and then peel off!

well thats the very basic instructions, the videos more reliable.

short history lesson

a short history lesson on textiles...

since im using textiles and sewing for this brief too,

i thought i'd look briefly into the history of how and 

where certain fabrics came from..

Spinning wheel

because we all had big machines to make fabric, these

were some of the methods they had to use:

• Drop spindle
• hand to hand spinning
• rolling on the thigh
• weaving
• knitting
• crocheting
• knotting

most of these methods originate from egypt and india,

where most common fabrics originated from

medieval fabrics

silk was first made by china using silkworms, but eventually became

used worldwide.

egypt had a large fabric production using plants and natural dye,

which was also used by India around the same time.

chinese silk

not only was fabric used for clothing, but also tapestries,

bags, homes, blankets, eventually being used for more modern 

purposes such as furniture, towels, kites, parachutes and

millions of other items.

decorative fabric

Juliana Neufeld

heres an artist who has a brilliant website with great photos, illustrations 

and artwork in general, i think she has a brilliant use of mixed media

heres a screen shot of one of her website pages, although it's

not very clear here but i just thought it was well designed,

check it out for yourself :)

Siobhan Bell

here's a textile artist and illustrator i found online, who uses fabric and hand 

stitching to create images that are inspired from the landscape and

fairytales. i love how its so colourful but i hope to use more than just fabric

for my project.

i really like how shes uses buttons and fabric to create

a landscape out of fabric.

Karen Jinks

Heres an illustrator i found online who i've fallen in love with,

since ive been thinking of doing a range of mixed media for my work

ive been looking for mixed media artists, to gather some tips and inspiration in

print, textiles and collage. 

Here's some screen shots from my dreamweaver project....

there's no images of the actual site i produced because it

disappeared after i saved it but from theres a few images that may give u an idea...

Dreamweaver

i had my first dreamweaver lesson recently and found it stressful as hell

(as always) but managed to make a small site!

firstly i just looked at other sites for ideas...

then took a very long time to figure out the whole code process...

overall i liked this program, well towards the end, but

i dont think il be using dreamweaver further on in my project,

il probably be trying something more basic...

dreamvea

Heres a animation from our first final cut animation class,

was ok to use after i got the hang of it but still had a few fights with

the computer tryna use it :)

more photography

heres some more photography from over the holidays....

you've probably noticed nature photography is my favourite :P