Quite simply the best person ever, I love this guy to bits!

In Progress of making the final garment...

Flotsam and Jetsam

- Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk
- Floating refuse or debris
- Disgarded odds and ends

During this project we looked to washed up and discarded items on the beach for inspiration. We went to Lyme regis beach to gather primary research along the sea shore. We collected various bits of debris and also photographed things we found too. We also looked at contemporary clothing designers that had flotsam elements to their collection. I also gathered secondary research from painters and sculptors.

Through the course of this project I learned many diverse textiles techniques, such as...
Fabric manipuation, twisting, cutting layering, fraying, embroidery, heat transfer printing, plaiting, weaving, knitting, felting, couching, cording, bleaching and draping on the stand.

I enjoyed this project because i was able to explore many different techniques, also it was very open for interpretation. I enjoyed looking at many different textures and combining and contrasting them. I feel that my designs were very free and fluid, which was highly influenced by the sea and the idea of nature being free flowing and uninterrupted. I was really pleased with the contrast made between the burnt orange of the dress against the greys and neutral tones of the knitted chain.

In the next project i would like to really exhaust every idea and technique that i consider and really improve upon my illustrations because they are very important to demonstrate my ideas and bring together even the vaguest of thoughts.

I am very happy to have finished Flotsam and Jetsam, so bring on 'Sports Where?'

Rough textures

Horses at Woodgate Valley Park

Detailed fur shots

Close up face shots

Fashion against fur.

For yellow week we have been given the opportunity to make a difference to the lives many animals in the form of a design competition. We will be producing a campaign poster and 60 second animation which depicts the harsh reality of fur factory farms.

This campaign is aimed at potential buyers and buyers of fur. It should inform them of the conditions in which these animals are kept and what is really entailed in making a frivolous fashion item.

I think this is a very important task because the public's eyes really need to be opened to the harsh realities of fur factory farms. From having looked at some shocking footage of various animals being skinned alive and thrown about as if they were objects, I was completely gripped with sadness and with the level of cruelty shown to these vulnerable animals.

                                                    Could you condone this by buying fur?