Sunday 29 December 2013

Curtains

These are the final printed lengths for my latest project - Space Invaders. I experimented with readymade patterns, transforming them through resist printing, overprinting, dying and bleaching. I learned that gloss binder resists well but was unable to rediscover how William Morris got his indigo to discharge.

I also learned to start looking a bit more slowly - even though I don't think I will ever stop printing too fast. I'm preparing some more resist designs - light projections taken from natural shapes and forms.  I'm inspired by the Japanese designer, Soetsu Yangagi who describes patterns - not as reproductions of nature but as new creations, visions of what is reflected by the imagination. So I've been keeping a pattern diary. Each day collecting at least 6 patterns from the world around me. It's becoming addictive.










Friday 13 December 2013

In the Print Room

This is the print room with the best views in London....

Meanwhile inside some pretty thrilling print-making going on - thanks to students from The Widening Participation Project at University of the Arts. You are a truly talented gang. Don't stop printing now!

These were their first ever relief prints - and only one bad bleed.

Thanks to Simon and Paul and the incredible press - which has been rolling out prints for the last 200 years

Anyone recognise the view?








Monday 18 November 2013

Portsmouth

We went to Portsmouth on Saturday and saw so many ships. Thanks so much to Andrew and Rachel for putting us at the Royal Maritime Hotel and to Portsmouth Dockyard for all the fabulous patterns - especially the dazzle Monitor boat.










Sunday 3 November 2013

Light


Now it's getting dark I'm seeing great lights and colours everywhere. I'm really enjoying putting these together with some of my fabric collection and making new pattern ideas.








Saturday 14 September 2013

Tyntesfield

Went to Tyntesfield in Somerset yesterday to research more of my secret life of patterns. These were some of the amazing things I saw. 

Many thanks to Ruth Moppet for letting me wander about. 

The accumulation of pattern was quite overwhelming and totally inspiring.













Monday 9 September 2013

Found


Found these overprints today

Abandoned patterns + chance = vision







Wednesday 4 September 2013

Another way of looking


Karin's photograph inspired me to

Conceal surface + reveal new pattern = another way of looking