Creating work inspired by artists.

I created a piece of machine embroidery inspired by Caroline Homfray of an autumn leaf. This reminds me of one of her pieces but was taken from a real leaf I had picked up.

This leaf took longer than expected considering the size of the piece considering it is very small. I could have created a bigger version as it isn’t on a very big scale however I cant imagine a necklace being much bigger than what I have created the piece to be.

I also created a hand embroidery piece of an eye inspired by mother eagle. This took less time than I expected considering it is a hand embroidered piece. 

Lindsay Taylor

I looked at Lindsay Taylor’s work and started to create a sketchbook page for her work. I have been looking at the techniques she has used. Her website is laid out in a great way however it was hard to find the pieces I wanted to print and look at in more detail. I wanted to create a piece of work inspired by her however I could not get my hands on soluble fabric therefore I have left it until later on to make until I can get some.

More Research of Artists

I google searched embroidered jewellery to find artists. I discovered Caroline Homfray and decided to create a page on her work. I also found another artist called Katie or “Mother Eagle” who I created a sketchbook page for. Caroline Homfrays website was laid out in an awkward way so it was hard to find her embroidered jewellery work within all of her other work.  She has recently changed her website however it is even worse than before and is very hard to find anything. Mother Eagle’s website is very easy to locate her work however I tried to find her last name and it is not stated anywhere therefore she is known as mother eagle and this name will be the title in the sketchbook page instead of the way I have my other sketchbook pages.

Mood Board

I created a mood board and mood board of different features of the natural world and also different areas I could look into with an overview of which artists I already know about and plan on looking into. The photos I have used have made me get into the mindset of what to look at in the natural world. I am confident in the photos I have chosen for this mood board as the colours and photos inspire me for the work I am going to create.

Questionnaire Results

I have collected the questionnaires in and created pie charts and bar charts based on the results. This will help me decide on what artists to look at and what kind of work to look at within the project.

Questionnaire

I created a questionnaire to help decide which artists to look at and what kinds of artwork to look at I will hand it out to 10 people and ask for their feedback. This will help me through my Extended Project with what to move onto next in my sketchbook. It will also help when creating my final artefact(s).