Abby Faulkner- Seeing Pattern
Observational drawing of Astronaut at The Wellcome Collection- Repeated design using watercolour, gel pens and oil pastels.
Scale: A4
Drawing of building in portobello- Repeated design using watercolour, gel pens and photoshop.
Scale: A5
Abstract painting of oranges using watercolour, Posca pens and acrylic paint.
Scale: A4
Three pieces using the paint palettes from my original paint designs- creating an abstract trilogy of paintings.
Scale: A5
Life drawing repeated in a pattern using photoshop.
Scale: Three A4 pieces
Abstract painting of leaves in Kyoto gardens- using watercolour, acrylic paint and gel pens.
Scale: A5
Underneath a mushroom repeated in a pattern using photoshop.
Scale: A4
Square design seen in tube station repeated using photoshop- original design using watercolour and oil pastels.
Scale: A5
Reflection:
Intro to Fashion Textiles was a good way to explore different medias and gain a greater understanding of colours and textures. It was also a way to see what gained your interest beyond just architectural and natural forms.
When creating these drawings and patterns I found it particularly hard to follow the original colours of the pieces as I have my own way and style of using colours to compliment different qualities of a photo or observational article. This can be seen in my observational drawing of half of an apple in ‘Talking Colour’, I use blue tones as the base colour of the apple contrasting with the normal yellow tinge an inside of an apple has. I also explore a green skin that contrasts with the usual red skin. I think playing with the colour wheel and exploring opposite colours is quite prominent in my practice.
I also enjoy playing around with scale and zooming in and out of drawings and paintings. For example, my painting of the radish in ‘Talking Colour’ – it was originally a batch of radishes but I felt that pinpointing one radish would compliment the final piece and create a more accurate representation of what I was seeing.
If I were to start ‘Talking Colour’ again I would play around with textures more as I feel that in ‘Seeing Pattern’ they are more pronounced. Particularly in my paint palette pieces- the paint has hardened in a 3D form which brings more depth to the final piece than something like the observational drawing of the mushroom as it’s quite a flat design and doesn’t give much to work with when transferring onto textile design.
Overall, I think Intro to Fashion Textiles pushed my boundaries to using more colour but also showed me that textile design is all about textures and creating flat drawings and illustrations will make it harder to innovate new materials and designs.
Lily Pearman: Abby has identified her use of patterns through repetitive and intricate detail, I love how she uses the whole page…