Print designs

A few print collages I think a graphic element will add a more professional finish, the illustrations look quite naive, I'm just trying to capture the culture of the 60s. Youth culture was the most exciting thing to hit London of that era, I really want to bring that through in my print.

Back to the sixties

Well............... After what can only be described as a horrible week last week, I'm gradually reconnecting to my work. I lost the plot abit last week, my first print samples didn't really translate my view, my identity or what I was trying to achieve. I felt upset at the time that my ideas weren't well received, but I can see now, it's really not such a bad thing. I learnt how to create a professional tessellated print, something I can now add to my skills, but I also learnt that I need to get my confidence back!!! I feel happier about my ideas now, I think they are stronger, visually inspiring and they do translate to a certain extent my views. For me this project is about exploring new things, that's why I'm finding it so hard, I need to learn to have fun with it too!!! I am going to create a conceptual photo shoot capturing my ideas my inspiration and my work, which in theory will lead to a solid body of work for my portfolio. I have my stage review tomorrow, I probably won't be as happy tomorrow, but for today I am. I am loving today, I feel like the person who was upset last week was somebody else, not me I have got my confidence and opinionated self back!! For now I am happy.

November!!!

What a month!!! I feel alot happier and focused than I did this time last month, I don't feel so confused or alien to what I'm doing now. I'm excited about exploring digi print and can't wait to get my samples done. I hope to make a range of printed shirts and a tailored suit jacket with a printed lining. I think what I have planned is quite a challenge but I think it's do-able!!! It took me a good three weeks to figure out what I was doing and my design philosophy and identity. My identity is no where near fully formed and I don't think it will be for a long time, however I feel that it is progressing and become stronger and more distinctive within developing work that I do. I'm finding the investigative study harder to get my head around...................... I have always been far better at design and construction than theory based work. I really don't want to mess it up though, I felt last year I could of done better and was just so uninterested in the given subject that I just gave up in the end and I'm NOT going to do that this year!!! I have picked an interesting subject - to me and it does carry relevance to my chosen specialism (menswear of course!!) I just don't know think I'm procrastinating really, the thought of it is worse than it actually is!!!