restrict me...final outcome :)

restrict me...final outcome :)

artistic influence..michelle moode

i was inspired by her display idea, textile feel, floating effect and i like how her work has a meaning.

samples. adult part.

-samples experimenting with receipts to represent restriction of money and bills in an adult life. the red thread is to show the pressure to pay bills on time.

- samples to represent restriction of work in an adult life, and how for most people this is a chore, a struggle and not something they enjoy. I am using cuffs and collars of shirts as this is what most represents work to me. I machine stitched phrases such as 'i have to go to work' over and over to give a feeling of repetition, just like work.

- these samples are to link with the textile feel of a birdnest, were the idea came from, and also the idea of home, which is what a birdnest is. I used fabrics and patterns from home and parts from old curtains to give a textile feel.

samples. childhood part.

sample final outcome

final piece.

. installation form. 3 boards. floating display.
.fibre arts.
.restriction and freedom.
. children and adults.
.wrapping. entangling. entrappings. fabrics.
.hanging bundles of fabrics, papers, objects.
.textile feel. home fabrics
. adult restriction= bundles made from fabrics, paper, wax, strings, wrapping, sewing ink to represent restrictions of adult life- work, bills, family, clutter.
. adult freedom= the idea that the bundles are floating by using invisible wire.
.Childhood Restriction= structures appear to be bursting. embroidery hoop.
.Childhood Freedom= simple, light, free, happy like a childs life. image transfer. photographs and words representing freedom of childhood.

artistic influence..

i was inspired by husband and wife Christo + Jeanne Claude and how they wrap islands, buildings, coastlines, bridges, trees. I feel that they relate strongly to my work as they are installation based and their work in quite conceptual. My favourite piece of work is 'the wrapped trees project'.