Mod 6 ch1 & Design

INITIAL DESIGN THOUGHTS 4TH ASSESMENT PIECE As previously discussed my idea for a 'site specific' assessment piece was to make an evening jacket with a Norfolk Broadland theme. The emblem of the Broads Society is a dragonfly so the basic jacket design is of dragonfly wings , back and front. The border around the hem of the jacket will be representing the reed lined river fringes. There will be a V shaped padded and embroidered piece in the back which will be like the segmented body of the dragonfly upon which dragonfly wings will be mounted. The front edges will be lines of water/pond weed and it will be fastened by water lily 'frog' fastenings. On the front panels here will be representations of birds in flight, an iconic broadland image. I am hoping to work in muted winter colours with silvers, whites ice blues and greys as the jacket is designed for a winter event. Would be grateful for your initial reactions to these ideas before I proceed further. MODULE 6 CHAPTER 1 STUDY OF ETHNIC EMBROIDERY For this element of the course I have chosen a study of the textiles of the New Zealand Maori. This work is presented in the 22 scanned pages below

Bibliography

The Decorative Arts of the New Zealand Maori . T Barrow

Maori Art and Design Julie Paama Pengelly

Auckland Museum web sites and teachers resource centre.

Time taken --- Research 36 hours

Drawing /Editing/ Typing 8 hours

Exhibitions etc attended

Day workshop Crewel embroidery

Embroiderers Guild, Eastern Region, Regional Day

Lecture, Japanese braiding.