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Essay On My Final Major Project

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For my Final major project I wanted to develop and design surface patterns made by using fruit, vegetables, flowers and natural forms to create repeat patterns and dyes. ed to explore creating different surfaces using textured vegetables. For my final outcome I wanted to create a garment so the whole way through the project I developed my ideas. My initial ideas started with ceramics as I continued to make test tiles during my research at the start of the fabric in the sketchbook. I then took these experimental tiles to continue developing my use of oxides. As it was the first time using oxides I experimented using different colours and glazes which made each tile have a different effect and which tiles showed the detailed of the imprints …show more content…

Throughout the project I visited a lot of different exhibitions. I found inspiration from a lot of different Museums and galleries. Also from Bristol Museum where I was intrigued by the mass collection of porcelain ceramics, and the delicacy of each table ware item. So I looked into a variety of different raincoat ideas looking at a lot of different designers who inspired the journey of the raincoats such as Mary Quant who controversially designed the first PVC raincoat. This inspired me to create a plastic see-through raincoat made from Plastic shower curtain material. In October I then visited the London Knit and stitch show which developed my thinking I came across an Indian fabric stall which made me then look into Indian patterns and the bold but detailed patterns. And because I then was looking at different waterproof fabric I picked up some wax cotton which experimented with to show how the textured fabric works with pleats and different structure as to whether I will get this printed on. Even the Exhibition at the Royal academy I

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