Portfolio collection two

I finished my section set of samples for my portfolio yesterday.
These ones used rope to create loops and ribbed textures, designed to be displayed as flat hangings or stretched over canvases.

Ruth Laskey

Whilst doing some artist research last week, I came across Ruth Laskey, a textile artist who creates these really delicate and beautiful pieces.







Her use of colour, and the way it subtly gradates, has become really inspirational to the way that I dye my yarns and plan the stripes within my warp.

Weaving so far...

A few photo's of my favourite peices that I have created so far...



dip-dyeing my yarns (red and white onion skin and turmeric)


hanging them up to dry. beautiful colours.


mossy bobble sample from my first warp


off the loom


another angle


evenly spaced loops of rope


uneven rope loops


warp number two...ready to go!


twisted rope from warp two


side angle


close up front. This was perhaps my favourite peice that I did this week, I'm dying to try it out with much larger rope.


twisted un-spun wool


and another angle


third warp...creeping vine ropes


second angle


and finally....a quiet pajama and soup night.

First Post

[OLD IMPORTED POST]

Some photographs of the past month or so:





the desk before cleaning:





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some of my final sketchbook pages:







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one of my final weave pieces:





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my three design boards for the final project:



inspiration:





design development:





samples and visualisations:





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my entire life packed and ready to go home:





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empty bedroom:





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and the mess i made when i unpacked at home: