Photograms

 

 

With access to the dark room I decided I wanting to have a go at using my patterns to create Photograms, I used acetate to draw my patterns onto to then use to create these.

This is only two of the ones I have done as the rest are in my sketchbook, I really like this technique and I think it has given my project another possible direction. Also I like that I am able to cross over into Photography with my patterns.

Colour...

 

 

I used collage and drawing in to put colour onto the repetitive patterns I have created, again, I feel the Islamic circular pattern is the strongest.

I want to look at colour and others I could use, along with brining other media into my work such a gouache.

 

Repetitive pattern

 

 I started to look at ways in which I could repeat the shapes I have created on a page, scaling down the shapes so I could create a pattern. I think the circular Islamic inspired shape works the best out of this set.

 

Developing patterns inspired by observational imagery

 

Here I began to look at ways I could put my shapes into a pattern, I started by rotating them around one point on the page and this developed the pattern above. I then used inks to add colour in a loose way. I like this style and this is something I am going to continue working with.

 

 

Above are examples of how I have started to develop the original pattern I created, I have cut the coloured pieces up and created new, repetitive patterns out of them, this is another way of working I am going to continue to develop.

 

Developing the 'Japanese' theme

 

I started to develop some shapes inspired by the vases at The Western Park exhibition on 'The Seven treasures' this is the start of my development and I want to work on my ideas and look at other ways of working.

 

 

'The Vault' - Observational drawing

 

 

I recently visited an antiques, vintage and craft shop called The Vault in Sheffield, I went to London Road in search of items or buildings relating to the different cultures I am looking at. Within this shop there was a section solely dedicated to Indian culture, I was able to take photographs and do some observational drawings. I am going to be using this in my own pattern and shape making and develop them.

Further observatonal drawings and working on different grounds

 

 

I began to look at creating my own shapes and patterns from observations I had made, for example the top two pieces started from an observation of a big gold ring, I then added pattern to this inspired by the research I had done on the African tribes and the shields they created.

 

The bottom set of drawings are trials of simple shapes I have created moved on into a short pattern to begin looking at ways in which I could create pattern.