BIRDS AND THREAD

After the emulsion prints, I have begun to work again in my favourite medium- needle and thread! I know that I am an art student and most people think that needles, thread and fabrics are more of a textiles technique and medium but I love them! There are so many different options and ways to work with fabrics; hand stitching, machining, collaging, using image maker, emulsion, to name just a few! And there are so many different ways to work with fabric, making a 3D piece or 2D. I could go on, but I'm getting off the point!

Anyway, I began to experiment with the different technique I could use with fabric and adapted them to my themeI sewed into the plastic padding that come in between layers of pastels and b its and bats like that. It may look good, but it is THE hardest thing to sew into, as soon as the needle and thread goes through, it pulls and you end up back at another hole or rip a big section. I think it's best to stick to tracing paper, laminate and acetate. However, I do like the idea of using monochrome and a silhouette.

More experimenting, this time on the sewing machine and more outlines. Both of these are of the under/ back side of the piece, as I found that these actually look batter than the side I originally intended to use as the tension meant that the thread gathered in place, but I actually really like it and find it very effective. Again, keeping it simple in black and white, I think that using monochrome draws the viewers attention to the actual image, rather than being distracted by colour. Certainly, for my experiments, this is something I could adopt.

Simple, is sometimes best.