Evaluating my practice

Developing my project through samples was fairly simple, my ideas were constantly there to produce but whether the techniques and materials I chose were the right choice, I'm not convinced. Connections were made in my samples with the materials and the techniques, I tired out a variety of combinations looking for the right one and there never was, there was always room for improvement. My research in this half of the project didn't develop at all, I didn't remember or think of anything else that could inspire the theme of architecture. My chosen words of; Singular and Repetition was developed in my research through my primary photos as there was always elements of them words evident.
             Selecting the idea of working with and over dyed fabrics was really a way of connecting my workshops together and making them work for me. Some of the dyeing samples with print techniques worked over them really worked, some however, didn't, I found this out just be experimenting and exploring with everything I've learn't.
             I found this project of Sampling a great oppurtunity to explore and just go where the materials and techniques take me. My aim of this project was literally just to keep producing ideas and concepts into samples whether they would work or not. Looking at some of my samples they didn't work but they helped further my ideas.
             During this project I realised the importance of Sampling and producing ideas without even thinking of the outcome sometimes. Sometimes the best results came from limited thinking about materials and techniques, it was about analysing the results afterwards and picking out what worked and exploring this.
             I found working in the dye and print workshops very time consuming but worth it. I spent a lot of time producing samples which I think made my sketchbook lack on quality. My sketchbook could of definately done with more time in developing ideas through drawing and annotation.
   

More Suffolk Puff prints in strips

Printing on Suffolk Puffs

 Printing on Suffolk Puffs was an idea that I got when looking back through my dye workshp samples, I decided to develop on this because I have never seen a printed suffolk puff before. I tried printing on the front of the suffolk puff and the back to see which produced the better result. Even though the back printed very well, I like the front printed sample as the suffolk puff design really shown through giving the design extra detail. I printed on this using Flock.

 These printed suffolk puffs are from the front and back and they was done using puff with a slight blue colour added to it. This technique was used below aswell just on raised natural cotton.

Dyed samples

For the sample above I really like the colour scheme I think it works really well, however the different shades of blue don't really fit in with my theme of architecture.

The background was created by dyeing it with elastic bands attached on areas, printing on the top of it with flock paper was successful but the background was too distracting.

Samples

 Flock printing on the top of thick white cotton that has been previously resist dyed.

 Flock printing over the top of a patterned piece of dyed fabric.

Puff printing on the top of previously resist dyed fabric.

Stencil printing

 This is the easiest form of printing for me and the result shows it. I don't like the end results at all, they hold lines and structure but there's no definition or story that comes with this type of printing like manutex monoprinting. The prints are too clean cut even though thats what I orignally wanted, theres no shading or highlights in this way of printing. Stencil printing isn't for me with this project.

 Both of these samples were made using pigment dyes; one in black and one in orange, even though the colour I originally wanted was alot lighter. Both of these prints were printed on top of a fabric called Cotton Linen Slub which has already got a lined pattern visable so I thought this material would be good to use.