22nd March

I have come to the conclusion, that my concept 'the idea of evoking emotion through sampling and styling' this this can only be truly represented in a final peice via the medium of photography. After all of my sampling I have decided the best sample to evoke both the feelings of Restriction and Security is with a thin knitted yarn. knitted with very large kneedles to create a 'net like' appearance. The yarn consists of Viscose chosen to provide the comfort and security side to my concept. The net like appearance when knitted should therfore create the restraint and restriction for the model.

21st march

BEAUTY VERSUS COMFORT??'

18th march

i've started to get into the idea of combining knit with lace, lace as its own way of working does link well within my concept, LACE: can be a hard and structured material its not an indecisive way to work. Its very beautiful, but can also give feelings of discomfort and disharmony. I have dabbled slightly in working with the idea of introducing lace, layering tracing paper over sencondary images of faces. Just generally trying to experiment with the idea of creating the illusion of lace being uncomfortable. Almost using it as a mask, masking the person stereotypically: beautiful samples to create disharmony.

13th march

Plan for mind: massive knit sample.
SLR camera arrived: needs batts,
potential of surfaces being suffocating

11th march

ideas for more sampling: tights and wadding, bleaching puffy materials, restricted designs, embroidery tight,

10th March

haven't blogged in a while: theres not much time left, however i was intrigued talking to adrian today
we were discussing my concept and the potential of divulging it into something a litttle wider. The idea of the feelings of restraint for example leading onto 'restricting development' and beginning to look at parasitic organisms: for example vines on trees, seafish on whales. Just exploring more of a natural way of how restriction happens with the natural environment. Then i could also potentially go into substances being restained and then bleeding through surfaces, the potential of surfaces becoming a restraint. It could take me towards printing...........the dynamics of a material going through another material embellishing???

On the other hand i brought this up within our FMP interim crit on mond 14th march, and the group said how short a timescale we have left, and maybe it could be risky to divulge into something so potentially large. They said i was on track, and exploring more deeply could mean i could take on too much. and lose it.

21st february

I have decided to buy a SLR camera BW, an old one 'Vivitar'. i have always loved the qualities of the photos and experimenting with one, could end up reflecting the emotions i am looking to explore through material usage.

FMP beginningI

Just updating my blog with the actual dates,
START OF FMP: throughout speacialising in 'Fashion and Textiles' it so far has been a bit of a whirlwind.
the 2 week projects flew by and i swear the 4 weeker went even quicker. And now we come to the beginning of our 6 week final project and i'm wondering what on earth i can do.

I have decided that having such short (or what feels like) short projects before, i feel i haven't truly been able to throw myself into a concept i'm truly interested in. So this time my plan is to maintain a project and fully stick to and divulge all my interest and sampling into my concept.

After much thought and consideration i finally decided to title my project:
RESTRICTED, RESTRAINED, SMOTHERED, CONSUMED, SWEATY, ENCLOSED, CLOSE, WARM, SAFE, SECURE.
Its about the transition between the emotions one could potentially feel. I want to fully focus on the use of materials which i think play a crucial role in how my work should be transferred to the viewer.

CCW Film Programme Film Review

Film Review

‘Une Femme est une Femme’

‘The Long Goodbye’

The two films, however similar the basic plot is, juxtapose each other dramatically. I found watching ‘The Long Goodbye’ quite a task, the slow pace and monotonous beginning gave the film no lift or spark for me. The storyline seemed a regular ‘tragedy’ similar to ‘Une Femme est une Femme’, however ‘Une Femme est une Femme’, was a much faster moving, attention grabbing film. ‘Une Femme est une Femme’ had a major element of humour; the comic attitude of the main character Angela lifted the storyline. Almost making the tragic fact that her boyfriend doesn’t want a baby with her, seem ‘a joke’ or a humorous event. 

The Director Jean-Luc Godard clearly wanted to question the seriousness of the situation. The book shelf scene at night significantly reflected obvious feelings of immaturity and playfulness. The characters were seen to be ‘not speaking’ however underneath it was obvious they were actually enjoying their ‘strop’. The clever yet meticulous task of speaking through titles and words written in books reflected the characters stubborn and persistent attitudes. Almost a subconscious or indirect link to their individual feelings about the argument.

A recent exhibition I went to see, ‘The Shadow Catchers’ at the V&A exhibiting different artists ‘camera less photography’ I think distantly links to the emotions felt throughout ‘The Long Goodbye’. The films’ beginning has a calm and almost dull feel to it, almost waiting for the expected. The main character Philip Marlowe has a mundane task of feeding his hungry cat; the film doesn’t start with much of a bite. Similarly Susan Derges’ work is fairly insipid and characterless. However, likewise to the film as you look further or watch more, the work begins to draw you in, the interest increases and you begin to understand and appreciate it more. 

Vincent Canby from the New York Times reviewed ‘The Long Goodbye’ and said ‘Altman attempts the impossible and pulls it off’. I’m not sure I completely agree with this, the film didn’t capture me as well as ‘Une Femme est une Femme’.  Although I did find the main character Philip Marlowe watchable, he did become too regular and almost a little bit boring. His monotone American accent was far too standard and I began switching off. Whereas on the other hand I noticed ‘Une Femme est une femme’ had the ability to hold my attention. I found Angela the character a humorous and an addiction to watch.

All in all, I do feel ‘Une Femme est une femme’ holds a more interesting and faster moving picture. Even though it bares a very similar tragic style plot, both films could not be more different. I thoroughly enjoyed the CCW Film programme; it has opened up my mind to the different worlds and eras of film.