Mark-Making

Textiles 1: A Creative Approach

Part 1: Building a visual vocabulary: Drawing, mark-making and stitches

This page will provide links to material related to this section of work – blog entries; projects; assignment; feedback and personal reflection.

Blog posts

Project 1 page

Sketchbook

Botanical texture photos

Rust texture photos

Assignment 1

Rough outline of tasks and dates. Completed items have a check mark (√ – well, square root mark), and are linked to the relevant post or page.

Goal set by Pat – 17 October. Given holiday: 6 October. ie 6 weekends (from start 22/8/11). Assignment actually packed ready for post: 6 November.

• brief outline of hopes from course √
• collect materials √ (enough to be getting on with)
• project 1
  • preparation √
  • exercise 2.1 √
  • exercise 2.2 √
  • exercise 2.3 √
  • exercise 2.4 √; and some extras here.
  • exercise 3 intro – looking at artists’ markmaking. √
  • exercise 3.1 √
  • exercise 3.2 √
  • exercise 4: textural studies √
  • review √
• project 2
  • 1: preparation – stitches; threads; fabrics √
  • basic familiarity √
  • 2: explore √
  • 3: a sample √
  • 4: preparation √
  • 5: stitch texture.  Started here and here, plus some machine stitching here. √
  • 6: thread & yarn texture here and here √
  • review √
• Reflective commentary √

Also

• maintain sketchbook – minimum 15 minutes daily √ (most days)
• research point – exhibition of contemporary textiles here
• research point – historical or ethnographical collection here
• look at work of contemporary and history artists and designers ongoing
• camera exercise (p24) outstanding