interpretations...

Another two assignments handed in - good to be finished with them.  One of them, the Personal academic Development was particularly dry but had to be done as part of the college curriculum.  The other was moderately more exciting, it being a print out of this blog, in glorious technicolour but nothing as good as reading the real thing online.  I printed it in colour only the blue ink ran out so it did look a little sorry for itself but the content was there non the less.  Content that did fulfil the brief but as if you have been following this missive does diversify from time to time so we will await assessment and see how that has gone down.

In the mean time the Dr Martens project develops... the plot thickens and my interpretation of the brief has also diversified and after discussion with my tutor I am offering a marketing concept for the north east rather then a design for actual boots.  I have had great fun knitting rope, macraming ( yes revisiting the dreaded macrame!!!) fishing nets cording shoe laces and ropes from all sorts of varied materiel - wool , wire , ribbon, Jersey fabric - the list goes on. Almost all the materials used are recycled or found materials which is a great way of creating something out of nothing.   All these pieces are now sitting together woven into the discarded front of an old lobster pot found on the beach and its quite an effective piece.

detail of larger finished piece

I've completed two hand rendered boards and now I'm just playing about with ropes and fabric for my final concept.  This has been a really enjoyable journey all to be finished for hand in after the Easter break.