Module 3 Chapter 12

IMAGE 1 Metlllic Assessment Piece: Background , further version This is the next version of the background for my Autumn Leaves , metallic assessment piece. The additions here are -; A number of different thicknesses, colours and textures of thread have been added in sections across the piece , following the arched lines of the design. Voids have now been left in place of some of the painted leaves A further piece of painted bondaweb, in a leaf shape, has been stitched through in the top left hand corner . A series of hand sewn 'seeding' stitches have been worked in red metallic thread to give a further impression of a fragmented outline around the voided leaf in the centre. In the bottom left foreground, fragments of painted bondaweb have been hand stitched through to represent a fragment of leaf lying on the ground. The top edge of this fragmented leaf has been hand stitched and embellished with copper embossing powder. The central vein has been worked as a coil of two kinds of metallic thread. I think I am now ready to superimpose the root, trunk and branch structure on to the piece and then to work further foreground leaves etc. Chapter 12 Textile artists who use construction techniques.

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Experiment in construction I was particularly interested in the work of Ferry Staverman , Angela O'Kelly and Jason Cheng who all have taken ideas of repeating motifs arond a central core.

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Wire framework 13 inches X 2.5 inches)

I cut two sections of inch square wire mesh and laid one over the other to give .5 in x 1in rectangles.

I then used a metallic/ mohair thread to wind over the edges, both to cover the metal and ,also, to bind the two pieces of mesh together.

I then made a ' sandwich' of two lengths of deep blue satin taffeta with two thicknesses of iron on vilene to join them together.

From this stiff sandwich ,using a template of a butterfly wing,' I cut out a series of identical shapes. I painted the edges of the wings with silver paint and then stitched each one in place along the length of the covered wire mesh .

I then oversewed the edges again with the metallic /mohair yarn , threading it between the butterfly shapes and the wire framework . This gave an added stiffness to the shapes and helped them to stand out at rightangles from the framework. I then made the wire framework into a circle/ bracelet shape and stitched the ends together.

The finished piece has a diameter of 3.25 inches.

Timings

Research into textile artists 5hours

Construction of wire framework and bracelet 9 hours.

Photography, editing , typing etc 2.5 hours