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Karine Jollet is a French sculptor. Working with old textiles, almost always in white, she uses clothes, bedsheets, handkerchieves and other materials that are closely connected with the person. These repurposed textiles are carefully and meticulously hand-stitched then stuffed with polyester to recreate aspects of the human form. This could be a dismembered body part […]
For Assignment Two we agreed that a Skype tutorial would be a good way for the tutor to provide feedback and for us to discuss my work and plans for the next assignment. The tutorial was very helpful and it was particularly useful to be able to have a conversation rather than an exchange of […]
Items submitted to the tutor for Assignment Two: Part Two were as follows: Bag one of 6 – Exercise 1 – Joining straight flush edges Bag 2 of 6 – Exercise 2 – Joining straight edges with a gap Bag 3 0f 6 – Exercise 3 – Joining curved edges Bag 4 of 6 – […]
For this exercise I began with a range of everyday materials from around the house. Finger knitting on drinking straw frame Straws are brightly coloured, flexible but give structure too. I created a frame from straws using elastic bands and masking tape to hold the pieces in place. I used yarn scraps to make finger […]
From the wrappings explored in this first part of this exercise and the fashion collections of Hsiao-Chi Tsai I went on to consider how “wrappings” in the form of our clothing and dress influences our perceptions of ourselves and each other; how we use clothes, jewellery etc. both consciously and unconsciously to identify with particular […]
Skull with bubble wrap and staples Skull with bubble wrap, wrapped with twine Skull with foil Skull with clingfilm From the wrappings explored in this first part of this exercise, I went on to consider how our clothing influences our perceptions of ourselves and each other; how we use clothes both consciously and unconsciously to […]
For Assignment Two I spent some time thinking about joining and wrapping, making a quick mindmap and notes about materials, methods and how these might link together. And some ideas for samples/projects: Joining and wrapping A selection of sketches for the joining and wrapping exercises (Projects 1 and 2)
Of the two sets of techniques I was initially much more comfortable with the joining exercises. I quickly became frustrated with the early wrapping exercises as it was difficult to find subjects with good anchoring points, meaning that I felt I had much less control over the nature of the finished piece. I was repeatedly […]
Having spent some time evaluating all the pieces I made for Projects 1 and 2, I felt that the following were the most successful, either as pieces in their own right or as a springboard to further ideas/samples. Project 1 – Joining Exercise 1 – Straight flush edges Exercise 2 – Straight edges with a […]
