final mask

this is the ribbon i will use to fasten my mask

i have added diamantes and bits of an old necklace to the mask

this is my final mask

mask spray paint

this is a sample of the mache news paper mask

this is a sample of the mache plastic bag mask

mache masks

this is a mache using news paper

this is a mache using plastic bags

film inspiration

I found the film 'step up 3' inspirational as there is a dance scene and the dancers are wearing masquerade masks.

I also found the film 'Vahelsing' inspirational, as there is a ball room scene and it shows what an 16th/ 17th century balls were like 

insperation for my mask

I have developed the word bus and it has lead me to traveling. I have always wanted to travel to Venice, it is a beautiful place and has an amazing history. I did further research into Venice and found that it was one of the first of many places to have masquerade ball masks.

I have been looking at some inspiration on how to make a mask and have found this video very inspirational   but I do not think i will use this method to create my mask.

David Černy

David Černy created the 'London Booster' for the 2012 Olympics, the 'London Booster' is a mechanical bus with a pair of arms for doing push-up's.  

labeling

I have decided to give my garments or accessories a label, this is so people recognise my brand.

This is a repeat of my label, I will print my image onto transfer paper and Then I will heat press the image onto fabric to create multiple labels.

I had to flip my image so that when the image is printed onto transfer paper then heat pressed the image onto fabric the writing will be the correct way round

The image below is of the label heat pressed onto fabric

inspiration

Inspiration

Thomas Heatherwick

In January 2010 Heatherwick's team was commissioned by the mayor of London to design a new London bus. The team created a bus that is both fuelled by electrical and diesel. The bus was launched in December 2011 by the mayor if London, the first three busses that were created started to be used in the early months of 2012. The material is a tough woollen fabric with a non tradition pattern.

 The image above is from a book called 'Thomas Heatherwick Making' pages 536 -543   

   The image above is a working model of the bus.

artist

Artist

Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen is an artist who creates drawings and paintings of detailed cityscapes, he draws life like and accurate representations of cities.

I emailed the artist and received an email back.

  Re: Your message‏

Photos | 15/11/2012

Annette Wiltshire

annette@stephenwiltshire.co.uk

To kathryn parr

From:	Annette Wiltshire (annette@stephenwiltshire.co.uk)
Sent:	15 November 2012 10:23:41
To:	kathryn parr (kathrynparr@hotmail.co.uk)

dear Stephen
I am currently studding at Warrington Collegiate and my project is based on the word Bus, I am currently looking at your work for ideas and I was enquiring if you could give me any information on what types on materials and colour palette you would use.
looking forward to hearing from you

Kathryn Parr

^The email above is the email I sent to Stephen.

  The email below is the reply to my email.

Hello Kathryn,

Thank you for your message.
Mr. Wiltshire continues to use Staedtler pens, which vary from 0.05 tip to 0.7, he also sometimes uses chalk pastels to add colour to his work and normal Hb pencils. He likes to use pen more often as he can see the image develop very quickly, shading in areas if needed in pencil.

Thank you for your enquiry, if I can assist you any further do not hesitate to email or call the gallery.

Kind regards,

--

Annette Wiltshire

The Stephen Wiltshire Gallery

5 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall

London, SW1Y 4UY, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 207 321 2622

Web: www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk

Email: annette@stephenwiltshire.co.uk

pear assessment

pear assessment

When I was given my Word I decided to ask my friends on 'Facebook' by setting a status asking them what reminds them of the word 'Bus'.

they gave me a lot of ideas to think about and they gave me many different things to look into and research.

the Word

In this project I will pick a word out of a bowl, the word will be my starting point for my project. I can take the word and turn it into anything as long as what I create can lead back to my starting point. The word I picked was BUS, when seeing this word I got very stressed and could not think of any possible way of creating anything from the word 'bus' I am going to further analyse my word and see where that takes me, I shall also ask my peers and others on there interpretation of the word.

When I was given my Word I got very stressed as the breif was changed at the last muinet, I had already chosen what I would do for the other breif and was prepared to create something. After being given my word I had a good think and found a way to create something from my word I am very happy with.



Mini Me

The project 'Mini Me' is too create a mini doll to represent me. When I was given the brief and the template it reminded me of two different films 'Coraline' and a character named Sally from 'The Nightmare before Christmas'. When researching both these films i found them to be very inspirational.

Mood Boards

This mood board is all about me.

This mood is all about my Mini Me project

Inspiration

This video clip is from the begining of the film Coraline, I find this inspirational because of how the doll is being constructed, I like the idea of using buttons for eyes and i will use this when creating my own doll.
I also find this inspirational because it is a very unusual film and at the begining the doll is shown to the audience and the audience is left wondering what the purpose of the doll is for and i want people to wonder what I am going to do with my Mini Me doll.

This is an image of Sally from the film 'The Nightmare before Christmas'. Sally is like a living doll, during the

film Sally jumps out of a window and falls into pieces, and you can see that all off her stuffing has fallen out.

In this image Sally is putting herself back together, after looking at Sally I now want to try and make my doll as life like as possible. I also want to make sure that if my doll is dropped that it will not fall apart and have to be re-stitched.

Fashion

Viktor and Rolf are an amazing pair of fashion designers, they started out as conceptual designers and in 10 years have become a pair of style icons. They have created a collection called 'the house of Viktor & Rolf '. They have created a dolls house and within are life size dolls, each doll is hand made individually by a doll maker and then clothed in a garment made by Viktor and Rolf. The dolls house has 55 dolls, the dolls look like they were made in the 19th century. 

Making

I used a template to help me create my Mini me, the template was easy to use and i had no problem when sewing the pieces together.

 After i finished sewing the template I found scrap material to stuff my doll with.

After stuffing the head I added buttons to give my doll a face, I used blue buttons as I have blue eyes. i also added lips to make the doll look more like a person.

I have added hair onto my doll the  hair is my old exstentions and the reason for this is beacuse on a day to day basis i wear exstentions and so i added hair because my hair is the one thing i wont leave my house with out being as perfect as i want it to be.

This is a picture of my doll finished and clothed, the cloths are made from an old fabric I bought from a vintage shop in Manchester. The clothing is hand sew and has been made to the best of my ability. The garment is a simple top and skirt.

This is a clearer photo of the garment.

Photoshoot

After finishing my doll I did a 'Mini' photoshoot. These are the photos I chose, in the photos i have put my Mini me next or infront of thing that I like or have meaning to me.

 In this photo I put my doll infront of leopard print bedding, I have put my doll infront of this as the bedding was a gift for my 18th.

I have put my doll infront of a light that says 'LOVE', I was given this for my 18th and i have always wanted a love light

In this picture I have put my doll infront of my camera, the camera is special to me as it has come all the way from Edinburgh from a family member.

Mini Evaluation.

In this project I enjoyed creating the doll, the garment and the photoshoot. I am going to use my mini doll in future projects, this way I can create mini garments and a mini photoshoot to go with my projects.  I didn't enjoy the stuffing off the doll and i found it hard to attach the hair, if I decide to make the doll again I will change the style of my template, the amount of stuffing and i will use wool instead of hair.

evaluation

Introduction

My garment is designed around reclaim and recycles.  The garment is made from recycling plastic bags and old calico bags; I wanted to create an abstract feel and a layered texture. I have produced two garments both made from old bag and with a eyelet fastening.

Evaluation

For my reclaim and recycle project I created two garments based on plastic bags and recycling different types of materials. The garment is size adjustable due to the eyelet fastening on the back, the tops are easy to wear due to their strapless design.

My inspiration for this project was my obsessive passion for keeping hold of plastic bag and re-using them, I decided to use them in my project. My influence that helped me create my garment was a rage of garment created by Jeremy Scott, he created a rage of garments made from plastic bags & bin bags.

I did a various amount of research within my project about designer and artists that use recycled material in their work and have made an amazing garment and piece of art from different types of recycled materials. I looked at designers such as Jeremy Scott, Stefanie Nieuwenhuuys and Noemie Dodge. I looked at artists such as Jane Perkins, Derek Gores and Nick Gentry. I found all these designers and artists gave me inspiration that influenced my garment.

In this project I did a few samples with plastic bags:

·         Bow sample

·         Weave sample

·         Platte

·         Scratching the fabric with scissors

When designing this garment I thought it would have been easier to create, I realised that here was a few problems with the creation. I decided to layer the bags onto the top to give texture and give the tops shape.  During the creation on my garments I found the sewing of the plastic bags onto the calico bag very difficult as there was no friction between the plastic bag and the calico bag, this made the plastic slipped from side to side and made it difficult to sew the plastic bag into a straight line.

In this project I created a fashion shoot, my model had an edgy look and was perfect for my project as this is an usual project. The setting of my photo shoot was in front of a bin, this was a statement to show that people don’t take the time to recycle plastic bags because they don’t think that plastic bags will hurt the environment. My model stood in front of the bin, on the bin and she clenched a can in her hand, this is a symbol of power within recycling.

After the garment was finished I was pleased with the final creations, the garments looked exactly like I had imagined even though there was a few technical problems during the creation stage.  I enjoyed the fact that I have worked with a different type of material  and style that I have not used in previous projects. I am pleased with my garments; I created a fashion shoot based around recycling, I styled my models make-up, hair and clothing.

final garment

theses are the garments I have created for this project.

garment making video two

This is a video of my second top being made.

garment making video one

This is a video of my garment being made

step-by-step of my garmets

The base of my garments for my recycled project is calico bags, I will unpick down the side of the bag and take off the straps.

After I unpicked the bag I placed it onto a manikin and put darts down the front starting from the breast to bottom of the bag.

I created a back fastening on both on the tops, so that the tops have a fully ajustable crisscross lace up, I measured 3cm for the eyelets.

I pearced a hole where I measure the 3 cm and put the eyelet threw the hole and used the clamp to seal the eyelet

 

drawings

I have drawn a plastic bottle, i found the bottle in a recycle bin

Jane Perkins

artist Jake Perkins creates her art work using any type of material she can find, I find this inspirational because its shows how art can be made from anything and art has a very big impact of fashion.

Noémie Doge.

Noémie Doge is a jewellery maker, Noémie crafts jewellery from all types of materials including old footballs.

recycle artist

Andrew Chase is a artist who uses recycled materials in his work he created a mechanical cheetah out of scrap metal.

recycle- Jeremy Scott

i am looking at fashion designers who have used recycled materials in there garments. i found a designer called Jeremy Scott who works for Adidas.

“The inspiration for the collection is from all the cool girls that have inhabited New York City who have ferocious attitude and can take a plastic bag and put it over their heads, wear it as a scarf and go to the club. I love fashion and I think its fine to take a look at it and take a humorous take on  it.”—Jeremy Scott