I am a confident, hard working and thoughtful person who
enjoys learning and creating. I believe that doing my degree in the
inspiring City of Manchester will help me grow as a textile designer and give
me the best possible chance in pursuing a career in textiles.
I specifically chose to apply for the Textiles in Practice
course because I feel as though it is the perfect place for me to progress on
to gain new skills and further knowledge, in an inspiring environment. I love
the fact the course allows you the opportunity to explore a variety of exciting
techniques, giving me a clearer direction to what my specialist interest will
become. I also like that the course helps you to find placements in the
industry and encourages collaborations, as I believe it is important to
experience these for the best possible chance in going on to have a successful
future career in textiles.
The images I have submitted onto the blog are a range of my experimental,
progressive, and completed work which I feel represent my passion best. I have recently experienced screen printing
for the first time; I thoroughly enjoyed the process of experimenting printing
onto different fabrics and exploring which colours complimented the hessian,
cotton and silk best. Texture is also a key factor in my work, weather it is
shibori on handmade felt, different styles of smocking or simply changing the
surface of a flat piece of paper into something interesting and exciting. Drawing
can create some of the best inspiration to translate into textiles, which is
why I have included my life drawings and an Indian ink drawing of mine. Life
drawing allowed me to create such interesting movement and depth, I particularly
liked working with charcoal as it created so many different lines and shadows
depending on how you held it.
