Fabrics

Here are my final set of fabrics, headered and cut down for professional presentation. 

Im really pleased with how these turned out, and its been interesting experimenting with various materials, and learning new skills such as disperse printing. My biggest regret is not forcing myself to learn all of these things at the start. I have learnt so much this year, but imagine if i had had this kind of motivation the whole 3 years! At least I have the motivation and confidence now.

I printed these onto materials because of a theory I was feeding into my project. Its based on the idea of experimentation. My Dad experiments with his bread all the time, and tests new processes in order to get the best possible results. For a while a process he used was covering his bread with cloth at night. He experimented with these methods in the same way that I experiment in my practice. I thought that if I could bring his method of experimentation into my own practice I could create something unlike anything Ive done before. By printing onto the cloth that he used to cover his bread, I am linking his process with my illustrative practice, adding a new layer to the documentation. This was a system to record and document, but has also added to my skill set, and taught me new techniques that I can improve in the future in order to gain the best possible results, like my Dad does with his bread.