Sketchbook Research...

Further development and artist research...

I started to look at different patterns and images, I took inspiration from flowers and animal prints. I then started to draw from nature and made my own patterns. I then researched various artists and designers to inspire me. As part of this project i'm going to be making weaving samples as part of my man made Vs natural research, this will include loom weave, peg loom weave, knitting, felting and needle felting. I also looked and lino print. For all these different weaving techniques I researched different artists for each technique in my sketchbook.

Floral pattern drawing using berol fine liner and water.

Floral drawing using watercolours and berol fine liner

Animal prints

I drew a Peacock using paint, fineliner and pheasant feathers.

Artist research, Helen Pakeman a lino print artist, with my own sample of a lino cut above.

Artist research, I looked at Frank Lloyd Wright, Zara Hadid, Jill Flower, Antoni Gaudi, Iris Arad, Barbara Shapiro, Maureen Preen, Alexander Mcqueen, Helen Pakeman, Isabella Hoffmann and Debra Esterhuizen. All these artist inspired me with weaving techniques or with there impeccable designs. 

floral pattern using batik and for the background I used various colours of brusho powder and added water to make the colours bleed into each other creating a multicoloured background.

Floral pattern using paint and black fine liner.