Expanding my collection

Whilst i am making some bags from previous designs it is important to keep my collection of drawings and ideas developing. I taken a few snap shots in the garden yesterday of some flowers that looked quite unusual to me to start drawings from in my new sketchbook :) Heres a few to look at...

Whats Next?..

I have been thinking what i can produce next to stay productive. I have been researching and looking at different products in the market to get some inspiration. I have decided that i am going to make a few clutch bags for New Designers in London and to add to my collection already. I have bought a pattern and clutch frames and am just waiting on them to arrive in the post and today i am going to send of a few designs to be digitally printed.

This is the style of bag i will be making with my designs. I also thought because i had a lot of leather fabric samples left over from my degree i thought i would make some bags some how from my leather samples to take to New Designers also if they work out successful!

I wont uploads my designs for my bags i will keep it a surprise for when they are made :) Hope they arrive very soon!

Finally Finished After Three Hardworking Years!!

This week i have finally come to the end of my degree! I have enjoyed every moment of it and am pleased with my final outcomes and skills i have learnt and produced along the way.

Here is a picture of my Final Show which is on for a week from the 17th May at University of Bolton.

I had a really nice space to fill with my work and it was great to learn how to put things and hang things which work together so all your show flows and relates.

I had great feedback from our preview night, it was so nice to listen and talk to people who compliment and love your work. Many people couldn't believe i had drawn my bugs which was a shock but nice compliment! Also many people said how they loved that you cant really see or tell what my pattern is until you really look closely at the detail and hidden bugs and insects which i was over the moon about as this was the look i wanted to achieve.

However i can't believe its all over! Now i have to think about what next?.. The past few days i have spent extremely bored and lost so i have purchased a new sketchbook to carry on :) I will be adding to my collection of The Beauty's in the Detail, drawing more detailed bugs and organic forms and also think about how i can move on and develop from it too. 

Also i will be exhibiting at New Designers in London on the 24th June - 29th June which will be very exciting and hopefully see if anything comes of that :)

Hope you like my show!

Getting There

This past week i have been finalising my dress and scarves. I now have all eight scarves hemmed and finished and am extremely pleased with them and how they work in their separate collections. I have tried to take some more professional photos to advertise my scarves and this is what i came up with..

I like how it shows the scarf hanging on the mannequin but the mannequin is just a line which i drew over in illustrator. I think it gives it a great effect and shows the scarves as i wanted them to look.

I have also spent the past few days finishing my dress and embroidering and beading into it. The embroidering gives it a more couture and quality finish look to it. I feel it gives it that added extra detail to make it that bit better which would suit the high end market which i was aiming for. I have also added my leather bugs to the top part of the garment, adding wire so the bugs are coming off the dress and look as if they are floating away which i love as it gives it another detail which gives it a unique and dramatic feel than just sticking with an ordinary dress.

Front of dress.

Back of dress

Experimenting of how i want it to look for my final show.

Close up ideas - experimenting

Beading my bugs. I only added beading to the huge bugs to make them stand out and give them that extra special something :)

Final ideas of where i will be placing my leather bugs

Front shoulder view

Another way & Idea

Final side view

I am really pleased with the final outcomes of my products and cant wait to see how they will look in my final show, tomorrow i will be painting my boards and preparing things ready to go up for my show so i will keep you updated :)