Printed Patterns

Pattern is a theme throughout my Juxtaposition work and tends to fetter in most work I produce in general. I am particularly intrigued by repetition and rotation, which normally creates quite geometric patterns, however I've come across some pattern designers and print artists that don't use repotion or rotation such as Hanna Cottrell, instead she combines a large amount of small images on a page to create a sparodic pattern. I have also realised that patterns that do use repotion do not always have such a geometric outcome,  Cath Kidston and Paperchase are great examples of how to achieve a softer look. Although this is normally due to the use of a strict colour palate. Another simplistic way of creating a pattern, besides a strict colour palate, or through repetition and rotation is to have a theme, such as animals, or body's...this can create a very uniform pattern or a very loose, less conventional outcome.

Cath Kidston 

Hanna Cottrell 

Sarah Devey

Dominic Crinson

Dominic Crinson

Carlene Edwards

Sue Westergaard

Bondaweb

Bondaweb is a heat reactive sheet of adhesive that is traditionally used to premenantly hold one fabric to another when ironed. I have used Bondaweb to juxtapose fabrics, placing contrasting prints, colours, thicknesses and textures ontop of each other to create some samples.

Three different laces bonded to black cotton, with hand embroidered detail.

The juxtaposition of the two fabrics, one thick and one, this sample also juxtaposes pattern. 

This sample uses lace, wool tops, and hand embroidery. Juxtaposing texture. 

Another sample juxtaposing texture, using a thin cotton fabric and paper.

Felting

For the first four weeks of the juxtaposition I've been learning and practising various textiles techniques, here you can see some of my felt outcomes.

Wool tops laid out ready to be felted. 

Tartan inspired felt.

Wool tops and wool ready to be felted.

To further my understanding of the technique I am going to make a pair of felt boots, I am making a three metre by one and a half metre piece of felt to begin  the process. 

Sources of inspiration

A few more images and books I'll be responding to throughout my justaposition project. Some represent juxtaposition in their own right already, some use repotion and pattern, some capture admire able levels of skill.

The start of Juxtaposition.

My current project title is Juxtaposition I've looked at juxtaposing textures and concepts... And from this practise a theme of 'pattern' has emerged. I've taken inspiration from magazines, photographs, and fashion textbooks. Most of which include patterns in some shape or form. Here are a few initial drawings and mood boards. 

Fabriano printing paper has a texture that lends it self beautifully to the petals and detail of a rose.

I found a dead bird in the studio one day and took a photograph knowing it would provide inspiration, we were set a task to respond to anything dead so I used this, it was a ten minute response. I juxtaposed the idea of life and death my using pink paper instead of black or white because colour represents life, pink symbolizes unconditional love and nurturing...needless to say this bird wasn't nurtured. 

This repetitive sketch of mini skirts was inspired from a photograph in a magazine  of Senegalese dolls in a uniform group, I love repotion and the little skirts seemed realistic to repeatedly draw. 

Mood boards are essential when looking at potential themes so before I settled on 'pattern' I explored other ideas looking at various images and placing them together.