Stressful times!

Well Easter break is finally here! Today has been absolutely crazy! I've just got home and opened a package containing some of my promotional products I've ordered! Here's a sneak peak... What do you think?! 

                              L x

Happy Friday!

This week has just FLOWN by! I managed to get my hands on my very own copy of Textiles of the Islamic World by John Gillow which I am soooooooo pleased about I can't even tell you! It has so much information and the most beautiful pictures about well, exactly what it says in the name! It's definitely work a look if you're interested or inspired by cultural textiles!

 

 

I have also been experimenting with laser cutting felt to create business cards. I have a few ideas to sample with them so I'll let you know what I do with them next week! I also need to sort out the smaller writing at the bottom so it's more clear to read. Let me know what you think of them!

 

 

I also had my 'big, scary' Progress Tutorial this morning with my tutor Claire Baker (who by the way is a great textile designer herself, I'll add a link to her website to the end of my post so you can have a nosey!) and my course leader Jayne. It's been a big build up of some terror tales from previous years and a few tears from the unlucky first few, so I was pretty nervous.. However, I really enjoyed it! They gave me so much great feedback, refocused me and pushed me to be confident enough to present my work in a professional manner. If you ever have an opportunity of the kind just go for it! I am so shy and always get my words muddled up when I'm under pressure or have to stand up and talk to people, so if I can do it, anyone can!

 

http://www.claireabaker.co.uk/

***Check it out!***

 

L x

 

Being a Pro!

I'm currently catching up on my Professional Studies; I have to create some business documents and advertising products to put together as a promotional pack my latest is an invoice template, what you guys think? I'd love feedback and other creative ideas!

 

Thankyou!

 

L x

FMP

Just started my kids traces for my first design, hopefully have it printed by the end of the week, exciting times! 

                               L x

LinkedIn

Just radically improved my profile on linked in. It would be lovely to make some new connections! Please make sure to click on view full profile if you are a member yourself to view my profile including images, don't forget to make me a new connection of yours!

 

http://lnkd.in/wybzeP

 

Thanks guys!

L x

Bradford!

Yesterday was a LONG day! But totally worth it! I got to see some beautiful mosques. I couldn't believe the sheer size of some of them, it was a very lovely surprise to be so impressed! This was a beautiful doorway from the first one I visited...

 

Can't wait to get drawing from my photos!

 

L x

Plessey Woods

It's Interim week this week at uni so I am trying to use my time wisely! Yesterday I had a trip out to Plessey Woods, a country park in Northumberland to gather some primary research. It was sooo muddy! And it got dark quite quick ; this ended with me slipping EVERYWHERE! So I am planning on going back again. You see everything differently every time you visit anyways I suppose!

 

The shape of the landscape was intriguing, my FMP has an important element of shapes working alongside each other, I can get these shapes from literally anywhere from my pictures and in turn drawings. I am not only drawing florals and foliage but I am drawing absolutely anything I may come across in my searches for primary research for instance these lovely worn in bridges and signs, so natural! I am so happy I spotted that vine wrapped around the tree trunk with ivory growing on it, it's beautiful!

 

I'm off to Bradford tomorrow to visit some Mosques. Wish me luck!

 

L x