Y1 Final Major Project - Initial Ideas - Mind Map

Y1 Final Major Project - Evaluation

I believe I have responded quite well to my first year Final Major Project of 'Journey', because I think I have developed work that relates to the theme of Journey and also to my artist research of The Boyle Family. I think I have completed all the tasks required for this brief. I think my final outcome relates very much to the theme of Journey, but I think it isn't obvious to it - my samples and research help to translate my final piece to the theme of Journey. I think I managed my time very well during this project because I did all my research as soon as I got the brief and did all my annotation as I went along, rather than rush it later. I planned my ideas by making sure I had all of my research and built on top of it from there - so my research on The Boyle Family pushed me towards doing surface design for my samples and final piece. I think I could have done more samples if I'd have had more time to do them. Also my five non-book samples are on quite a large scale, so I think if I hadn't done them the size they are, I could have done more. I have enjoyed using surface design techniques as embroidery in this brief. I got the inspiration for my ideas from my artist research of The Boyle Family because their work interests me very much and I felt that their work related to the theme of Journey. The only problems I faced in this brief was the short time scale I was given, I didn't rush anything but if I were to have a few extra weeks on the brief I would of liked to make a garment for my final outcome rather than a wall hanging for interiors. I think I could of developed my work more by doing more samples, but as I have already pointed out, the timescale didn't allow me to do that. 

Y1 Final Major Project - Intentions

I intended to use surface techniques throughout my work based loosely on the work of The Boyle Family. I used a range of surface techniques that I had already learnt throughout the year. I had freedom as the techniques aren't specific on the brief. 

The time scale on this brief was quite short, if I had more time - say three weeks. I would of done fashion instead of interiors and would of decided for my final outcome to become a garment. 

We were told on the brief that we could use between a minimum of one metre of fabric and a maximum of two metres so it was limited. But there was a way around it as it only said on the brief the length, not the width. 

The brief did not specify a certain fabric so I decided to do samples on a range of fabrics to try all the different materials I could possibly use for my final piece. 

'Journey' can be interpreted any way - it was personal to myself so the brief was open to all different open ideas. 

I used print techniques for interiors instead of fashion. 

Y1 Final Major Project - Development

Y1 Final Major Project - Final Outcome

This is my final outcome for this brief, I have really enjoyed working on all of my work on this brief and I think I have produced some really good outcomes. For my final outcome I decided to use muslin fabric as I think it drapes well as a wall hanging. I used my original techniques from my mounted samples on my final as I think they work well. I have made this piece more detailed than my others because I think that it looks better with the larger material piece. I really like this final outcome because it relates my chosen idea really well and I think it looks really effective and professional. 

Y1 Final Major Project - Mounted Samples

For my mounted samples I decided to use a range of five different fabrics (cotton, calico, two types of muslin and a material used to make blinds). I used a roller to make the patterned backgrounds on my pieces then free stitched (with a domestic machine) to make flower shapes and then sewed on petals that I had cut from tissue paper. I like these samples because they translate my idea well and look professional, I decided to make them into wall hangings as I chose to make my metre length (final piece) a wall hanging. 

Y1 Final Major Project - Bookwork

This is my development work from my sketchbook, it is inspired by The Boyle Family's work also with floral influences. The first two pictures are samples of fabric (cotton, calico and two different types of muslin). That I dyed and then used a domestic machine (using free stitch) to make flower shapes. I then stitched on petals that I cut from tissue paper to give it another layer. 

The next few pictures are samples that I did on paper, I dyed the paper and then used paint to give it a ground surface appearance. I then cut petals from paper that I had dyed yellow. I like these outcomes because I think they translate my chosen idea well. 

Y1 Final Major Project - Primary Research

This is my primary research, I decided to take my inspiration from the work of The Boyle Family. I have chosen their work specifically because of their choice of surfaces, I collected a selection of images of the floor, roads, cobbles and flowers. I decided to take a twist on The Boyle Family and add a floral twist.