Lesley Richmond

As my theme is growth and decay I have recently been focusing more on the decay than the growth however for my new artist I am going to be more focused on the growth side of the theme.

This week I looked at Lesley Richmond.


Lesley photographs trees, focusing on the intricacy of the branch structures and then prints these images on cloth then using heat removes certain areas of the background; leaving the structure of the tree.

Lesley's work really inspired me as she created pieces of work that would make me question how she would do it. I was inspired by her work as she creates her work based on the natural forms and textures that trees consist of. I also like the facts that she changes the surface of the fabric rather than imposing a design on the surface of the cloth. She uses chemical processes to change the surface structure of the fibre into an illusion of organic decay.


Throughout focussing on this artist I felt as if it was the weak point of my book as although it linked with my theme of work, growth and decay, I didn't like this artist as I felt there wasn't much I could take inspiration from to create different non repetitive samples.

Here we see she has eliminated parts of the background in order to reveal the structure of the trees.

Here we can see she has manipulated the form of the fabric by using chemical change as well as distressing techniques.

Here in the style of Lesley Richmond I had used tyvek to create a sample inspired by her. I had using freehand drawn a tree and then had burnt parts of the background away revealing more of the structure of the tree.

 

Sue Hotchkis

The artist I looked at this week was Sue Hotchkins

Sue works around the process of ageing and decay such as rust. Her work consists of using different types of stitches, marks, textures and also exaggerated colours she also highlights the beauty found in the process of ageing. she uses a range of techniques such as ripping, burning and dying to deconstruct her materials. I really enjoy the look of Sues work as its full of various different techniques which creates texture within her work giving it depth.

Here we can see she has used various techniques such as layering,burning and bleaching to create this sample. I am fond of this sample as she has used simple techniques to create something so beautiful and different. It also reminds me of rusts due to the beautiful colours it contains.

Here we can see another textile piece she has created using her many skills to create a replica of rust. 

After being inspired by Sue's work I had created some samples in the style of her work. Here I have used material called Tyvek and had done freehand to replicate an image of rust which I had taken. I had then using the heat gun I had burnt some of my work also changing its shape to create an unusual form.

Using a technique called wet felting I had created this sample which I had then worked on to by burning, free hand and felting on top of it.

                 Here I had stuffed fabric with cotton and had burnt parts of it to show rust and decay.

Antonie Bridier Nahamais

As I began my new theme a week before I had let fruit turn to mould and had taken images of them, my passion for this theme grew as I snapped images of fruit day after day as it decayed and turned into a burst of new colours . When researching this theme I came across many textile artists but Antonie Bridier Nahamais particular stood out to me as it catched my attention due to how fascinating his work was.

I am interested into the work of Antoine Bridier Nahmais goes into as he goes into mould of fruits and grows bacteria in petri dishes and creates samples in the style of them. I like the colours he uses in his samples as he uses colour inspired by mould such as greens, blues, browns ,whites and slight hints of yellow. I like the idea of his work looking like molecules which links into the science area a bit more. I am inspired by the shapes he uses which are circles which I shall also be using in my sketchbook to help show the theme clearer.  He uses a wide range of techniques within his textile work such as felting; freehand, crochet and hand-stitching which are simple but makes his work look rather unique and different to others.  However I think he could improve his work by using more techniques to help his work look more 3D.   

Here he has used a simple hand stitch to create this piece of work which we can see is full of colour and texture.

Here we can  see a range of techniques such as crochet he has used to create his samples. I am particularly fond of the image below as I believe it really shows his passion for creating pieces inspired by biology.

 

Here he has used techniques such as free hand, appliqué, and embellishment to create his replica of a petri dish.

Here I have used soluble material as well as applique to create textures from my images of moldy fruit. I had my fabric in circles to help resemble a petri dish and used

Here I have sewn onto paper as well as fabric. I have also teared into my work to help replicate circles.

Here is an image of a apricot I had left to mould.