Distortion

 The image above is a distorted manipulation on an already distorted catwalk image, the idea of doing this was to create a design that I could be inspired from to create a design that I could develop into a collection.  The base idea to look at distortion was through alcohol and drug abuse as it blurs your vision and distorts what you see, I thought it would be interesting to use this as a starting point because it actually makes sense and to think of all the artists that create artwork under the influence it really is a good base point to work with.  The image to the left is my primary research that I collated from visiting the Tate modern, I was after very

unique and even hallucinated artwork that I could really be inspired from for anything like print work, shape or even texture and layering.  The stand experiments to the side are influenced by the idea of seeing double so I wanted to portray layering and piling, even symmetry in a way as I predicted this would be a good way to start my design development ans gain many ideas from the tests that I have created from my own clothes.  I like layering because it adds an edge to the way of think and the way you develop the work, it allows me visualize and make note of exactly what I am aiming to observe and create, for this project I want to portray the term tunnel vision and seeing double in my research and mainly in my final outcome. I enjoyed this project because it allowed me to think outside the box and create new and fresh ideas. I also experimented with the technique marbling which can be seen below, I enjoyed this technique because the outcome was unpredictable and each time I was surprised.

Idea of being trapped

   This project 'Idea of being trapped' was a personal project that I independently structured. I enjoyed this project as it meant that I was free to take it into whatever direction I wanted to, it allowed me to express my interpretation of research and create garments with a meaning and feel of entrapment.  I looked at institutions, abandoned buildings, torn curtains, fencing, wiring and even furniture this lead to me creating very constraint pieces that processed the idea of being worn out.

I experimented with cable ties to create my own version of fencing this is shown in the sheet on the left, I like working with odd materials as it allows me to be original and creative.  Working with organza and distressing it by hand (shown in the sheet above) allowed me to feel and create exactly what I aimed for, I liked this as I could fully express myself. The sheet below portrays an experiment that I created with boxes I was inspired by a wheelchair and my main starting point this is a very obvious outcome to 'Idea of being

 trapped'.  My designs were created after my photo shoot, the wires shown are taken as inspiration from all the wires used in institutions.  I liked working from 3D as it allowed me to develop more ideas to work with, the sample I have shown portrays what the design on the box will be once making begins.  The image below is a page of my sketchbook from which I originally generated some of my ideas, I used sofa fastenings to create embellishment for my designs, french knots are used in the first image to embellish the jackets, I used this because it reminded me of a padded room in an institution which patients are usually locked in to calm down, this obviously related to my theme as they are physically locked which in my eyes also conveys a 'mental locked' as you are trapped and confused.

 Overall I highly enjoyed doing this project as it allowed me to be free and express my feeling towards my chosen theme.