The Stylised Worksheets.

These, as you probably can tell, are inspired by the works of Beatriz Milhazes.

Once I have drawn a composition of geometrics and florals I have overlaid different sized squares/rectangles to create a sort of abstract patchwork effect.

Here are some examples of what I have done so far...

To create the abstract effect I was looking for whilst including the idea of patchwork, I started to paint differently in each box a different way. For instance, using a stencil or outline effect and still managing to keep the floral composition clear. 

I am really happy with the way these compositions have turned out and my next step of this collection is to transfer these ideas into stitch before coming up with some interesting design ideas that are suitable to a specific soft furnishing product. 

The Works of Johanna Basford.

What I like most about the works of Basford is the swirl patterns and the negative and positive floral imagery. I think her works are very creative and she is very inspiring.

This design of Basfords I like for the variations in weight of line. I think it is a very effective method for a simple pattern and it is something I would maybe like to experiment with. 

The Works of Beatriz Milhazes.

I love Milhazes work, I think its fab.

I like her use of floral imagery with geometrics with an abstract view and it is similar to what I am trying to achieve whilst still being a unique individual. Her works are in general very intricate with lots happening and I love how the work is still successful. This is something I aspire towards. 

The Photocopied Flowers.

For the jigsaw collection after I had finished developing all my flowers, I scanned them in and recoloured them in the palette I had chosen. I then printed several copies of them in various colours and sizes so it would be easier to create compositions with. Unfortunately for me I didn't realise how many I ended up with.

Here's what happened...

ARGHHHHHH!!!

This isn't even all of them. This is just what I managed to get in the shot. It took me six days altogether to cut these out and it is ridiculous how many I had at the end. At least I have plenty to make compositions with. 

The Colour and Mood Walls.

The colour and mood of all three collections is now decided and on my studio mood boards.

On these boards are research from several sources about other designers, techniques, products and soon to be research on patchwork. I hope to include some of my own work on their as soon as possible also.

The single colour palette shown above is from WGSN and it happens to fit in with the colour palette and mood reference in a back copy of an Elle Decoration magazine. I like these colours and I thought they would be suitable to be used for my Beatriz Milhazes inspired collection. 

I love the colours in this colour palette and I think they are well suited to an interiors-soft furnishings products. This colour reference now belongs to my M.C.Escher inspired jigsaw collection. I gathered this information from the latest copy of Mix Future Trends magazine. 

This colour palette and mood reference can also be found from a back copy of an Elle Decoration magazine. I like the neutral palette and I think it will work well with this hopefully simple design collection. 

The Flower Developments.

I planned to use all the forgotten flowers in this collection and I wanted to develop them in a different way so they aren't still only a linear drawing. As I don't have a specific colour palette for this collection as of yet I have used any and I will be able to change the colours on photoshop at a later date.

Here are some examples of the flowers I have developed.

As they have been drawn in a realistic form, I have tried to colour them using pencil crayon to create a 3D, realistic effect by shading. I have also outlined some of the flowers with different coloured pens and shaded other flowers using a black pen. I like this effect because each petal is different depending on where the light hits it and I think it is very interesting. 

My aim now is to use these flowers to come up with some interesting composition ideas. 

The Linear Flower Developments.

With this collection only including these three flowers and only very simple shaped leaves, I thought it would be interesting to see what happens if I disect the flowers and see what patterns I could create.

Looking at the information at the centre of the flowers I was able to peel away layers and construct these very simple patterns. These would be useful to produce some interesting patterns as possible backgrounds to lay the flowers upon. 

The Leaf Developments.

So far in my sketchbook I have developed some of the leaf linear drawings I did last semester.

This is what I have come up with.

At the moment these are just experiments and I am not sure yet which collections these would belong to. I like the style of these leaves but my issue is with the colour. I haven't yet decided on a colour palette and these don't work well together.

The Final Semester!

This is it, the final stretch. What to develop as collections?

I decided that 3 collections would be made from the work of semester 1.

1. The Beatriz Milhazes inspired collection.
Using my work from last semester as a basis, the simple geometrics and stylised florals will become the main feature in this collection. I am looking to incorporate regular patchwork as well whilst still showing an abstract quality.

These are some aspects that will be developed into final ideas.

2. The Jigsaw Collection inspired by M.C.Escher.
This idea will consist of several of the flowers I abandoned last semester and the offset leaf pattern I touched on also. The cutwork geometrics will also be a part of this collection but at the moment i don't see them being a prominent feature because it is difficult to include them in design. My patchwork idea in the form of jigsaw pieces will be explored and hopefully I will be able to create some interesting and unique compositions.

Here are some examples of what will be happening in this collection.

3. The Linear Collection?

This collection will be made up of three flowers I used most regular in last semesters work and that work will be developed further this semester with further research.

Do you remember these flowers?

My plan is to develop these differently into finished products.