Locating - Personal Brief - Week Four

I feel that this was a really successful week for me. I've thoroughly enjoyed honing in on certain areas within an image, to study the shapes and then be able to create a pattern from it. In the piece below is a repeated design I produced from a section within the last image from my previous post, and I'm really impressed with how it's turned out. I spent a lot of time experimenting with both the positive and negative space within the design, as well layering and block filling. I think what I love the most about the piece is the change of colours in the shapes, as it gives an unusual twist on the design and therefore I hope to further develop this concept.  

I've found great links between the work of Ellsworth Kelly and my own art. He is a printmaker associated with hard-edge painting and Color Field, and I believe that there are some aspects within my own work that display this as well. At this moment in time, I wanted to go back to experimenting with blocks of colour and the 'screen print' effect, on Photoshop, so created a range of vibrant, geometric designs. I think these worked really well, however I don't think they are my strongest pieces for a final collection, therefore I don't think I will continue them without further manipulation. 

I chose to try layering some of the lines from building structures of my previous images, and I think this created really crazy and abstract pieces, however, these too didn't seem to work that well. I feel that they are more print designs rather than something I could translate into a weave. 

After a lot of experimenting, I feel that I have finally created a strong collection of final designs for this project. I think I have captured the structural nature within the pieces, whilst also producing a contemporary range of finishing fabrics. Due to the fact   that I am starting an internship, my deadline has been moved forward  and I am therefore unable to have the time to turn my designs into fabrics, which I think is a shame. I would be interested to see how they turn out as a material, as well as learn more about a Jacquard loom. I hope to have the opportunity next year to create similar pieces, so that I can increase my knowledge as a weaver and push myself further with new techniques and new designs.