First Group Crit

     I came to the group crit with my initial ideas of using white and texture. However this didn’t really leave me with a direction to start drawing from. Lesley suggested I draw things that I associate with texture and white together, and really think about the association between the two, for example; snow. In addition to that, I am to question what the colour white actually is. It is much broader than it seems and in a way using only white may be harder than it seems. It may also be worth looking into textured architecture due to some of the influences on my mood board. 

                From this, the main thing I want to take is the association of white and texture as a starting point to draw from. Further down the line I may need more of a specific direction in order to create drawings but I believe for now this is enough to work with. 

Initial Ideas

     To start this unit I wanted to begin with something out of my comfort zone. For the last unit I did this with my colour scheme and it worked out really well for me. It encouraged me to think more closely about my colour selection and in turn, the effect it may have on the aesthetic of my piece. Having just experimented with colour I thought this time it might be worth taking colour mainly out of the equation and focusing on texture – something I am known for not really dabbling in. Although worried I may struggle, I am excited to see if texture is something I can work well and experiment with.

                Jumping ahead to what I would like to weave, I imagine this time I would like to work with a fairly plain warp threaded up on a point so that I can make more figurative patterns. I think combining this with lots of contrasting textures could give some really nice effects that are not only nice to look at but also interesting to touch. The challenge of having no colour to use will test me on how I can make a design interesting and different with only use of texture; without it being boring.

                For my live brief I would still like to stick with a white colour scheme to start with but am not sure yet where it will go. I think I will begin by thinking about my audience so that I can direct everything towards that. I may start by drawing and thinking of who might have an interior with that drawing printed on it – What kind of person do I imagine having it? What is their job? Where do they live? Etc.