Initial Samples (felted, shrunken, hand washed)
For my initial samples I chose to
purely experiment, playing with both pattern and texture, I did not
consider composition as I found it to be a distraction while trying
to learn to use the floor loom and Scotweave. Within my first sample
I have tested different ways to use and combine my pique warp, the
result has been an accumulation of floats and figuring. Once I cut
off my sample I wanted to experiment with finishing techniques; thus
I washed all the samples, shrinking one and felting another. The
felting was not very successful as a lot of the detail was lost, the shrinking was also unsuccessful as the long floats did not produce enough texture.
From this weeks tutorial session, I
gained a lot of guidance in relation to how I should tackle
composition. My tutor highlighted to me the weaver Eleanor Pritchard
as her work contains high amounts of figuring yet keeps a sense of
space, factors that were evident in my earlier drawings. While
developing pattern and focusing on shapes for my weaving, I had begun
to loose elements of my initial visual research. From this tutorial I
have been reminded to look back to early work as a means of
inspiration, I am keen to develop new composition utilizing the figuring
I have mastered though my initial samples. I am also eager to develop
new weaving patterns that capture the texture of my drawings and
interoperate Pritchard's sense of space.
Previous Drawings
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