The exhibition explores what it is to lose something, someone, some direction and some sense of self. But is it so bad to be a flaneur, flaneuse, in wanderlust, in terra incognita, a nomad, a shaman, a drifter? A fantastic array of international artists come together in one space to find lucidity in that loss. […]
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Last week I spent some time in the UCA (Rochester) Print Room developing my current work. I continue to build the body of of work that is titled Locus of the Dress through dye sublimation printing onto reclaimed garments. MA student Lily Dudly assisted me, and took these photos – Thank You Lilly. […]
Technical Note : 09 – cotton as a mask/stencil in dye sub printing
Technical Note 09 – * Using a natural fibre as a mask/stencil when dye sublimation printing – UPDATED. Documenting technical developments discovered whilst pursuing the project Locus of the Dress – I have been working with dye sublimation extensively in this project. In the past i have used […]
Walpole Bay Sea Bathing Pool, Thanetian Coast
I have been working with photos Ive taken of the lovely Walpole Bay Sea Pool, on the Thanetian Coast at Margate. This image is one of the key images I am using for the ‘INTERNAL Locus of Control’ for the project Locus of the Dress.
Technical Note 26 – folds and creases
Technical Note 06 – * folds and creases in whole garment printing Documenting technical developments discovered whilst pursuing the project Locus of the Dress One area I have been looking at is the visual qualities of whole garment printing as opposed to flat cloth printing. Generally the process of making textiles for fashion involves printing […]
Composition ideas for showing ‘Locus of the Dress’ work
I’ve been doing an extensive amount of sampling for the work that makes up ‘LOCUS OF THE DRESS: AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LANDSCAPE’. I am now working out how it is most appropriately presented, so that I can embark on making up the final pieces. It brings together psychology and contemporary textile practice, (hand […]
Printing jewelry drawings onto embroidered dress pieces
Printing jewelry drawings onto (embroidered) dress pieces These pieces sample the process of transferring my drawings through dye sublimation printing onto embroidered dress fragments. These form one element of the body of images and references I am working with for the EXTERNAL GROUP for the on-going ‘Locus of the Dress’ project. These are developed from […]
New Art Highlights of the week from Axisweb Members
I’m delighted to be selected for Axisweb’s weekly ‘Highlights’. – New Art Highlights of the week from Axisweb Members includes: Loop by Pippa Eason, Fold by Shelly Goldsmith, Gold and Steel by Helen Latham and Smother by Alison O’Neill. – http://www.axisweb.org/highlights/2017/new-art-highlights-12-february-19-february-2017/ . . . Loop, 2017 by Pippa Eason Pippa Eason’s work makes observations of the abstraction/perception of nature, […]
unfolding ‘external’ blouse
I’ve been printing a new piece for the Locus of the Dress project, its one of the garment pieces for the ‘external’ group. Ive been working with this drawing (incoming tornado in the Cincinnati area) for a while now, but today I’ve tried some gold foiling. Using 3 different gold foils I’ve printed my drawings […]
Printed dress pieces
I have been reviewing some of the printed deconstructed dress pieces in-order to plan for the next round of printing on whole and partial garments. I will be working alongside my students at the University for the Creative Arts printing some more pieces for the project Locus of the Dress. The first year BA students […]