On Thursday 15th of September, I started the journey
in my chosen specialised area for Art and Design which was “Textiles”. I have
chosen “Textiles” as my specialised subject for this year as I have enjoyed the
workshop tasks we completed last year on the course. These tasks included the
techniques such as Batik, embroidery, heat transfer and embroidery. Furthermore,
I am wanting to develop my confidence with these techniques as I enjoyed
exploring and experimenting with the methods previously and I believe that they
can be developed to fit “Natural World” and future projects on the course.
Textiles will also allow me to learn new skills and techniques which will be
developed to match my project and further course projects. I have always wanted
to learn how to use a sewing machine and gain the confidence to create pieces
of clothing and accessories. I believe whilst completing textiles I will be
able to gain these skills which I will take into the future. Finally, I have
decided to choose textiles as my specialised area for this year as I am also
wanting to learn how to knit, weave and gain further sewing techniques and
patterns.
Firstly, in the workshop room we were given used screens
which included previous designs and patterns. For the task, we were learning
how to scrip the screen which will be ready to be used for our project. Our
project outcome is to create a repeated screen print which will be a design
around the project theme “Natural World”. I was excited to start the project
task as I was wanting to develop my previous knowledge of screen-printing and
continue to learn the technique further. Firstly, we removed gum strip from the
board and wet the screen thoroughly with a jet wash. A problem I faced was that
I couldn’t remove from parts of the gum strip. To solve the problem, I used the
jet wash further to remove the gum strip. Next, I collected a clean brush and
Pregasol paste and covered the all of the screen front and back. While leaving
the paste to dry we cleaned the brush which was ready to be used. After 5
minutes, I collected the jet wash and used the highest pressure to remove the
blue emulsion away. Once the blue emulsion was washed away it left a clear
screen which was ready to be used. To check if the screen can be used I placed
it through the light to check if the sunlight came through.
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| screen with gum strip |
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| Pregasol Paste |
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| screen coated in paste |
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| Outcome |
Throughout the task I followed Health and Safety instruction
in order to avoid the risk of injury. Gloves were worn to avoid contact with
the Pregasol paste onto hands. Also, aprons were worn and hair was tied back to
avoid the risk of staining and damage. These instructions were followed
throughout the task.
After completing our screens, we started to think about
creating visual sheets for our textiles project. A visual sheet presents
inspirations and ideas that have been generated from primary and artists
research. These are then taken into mood boards and transferred onto visual sheets
where you start to create patterns from elements that have inspired you.
Examples of visual sheets are presented below. I started to develop my visual
sheet through creating a rough sketch on a whiteboard. I will continue to
develop my ideas further and start to create my board.
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