Love and Peas...: May 2011

A doily update for Neen

Listening to Teeth by Lisa Hannigan

This was today's, doily rustic as ever, and i rather liked it.
Although it took a very long time to make.
Perhaps I could start a campaign; 'A Doily a Day keeps the Grannies at Bay'

Also a sneak preview at what's going on down here at Love and Peas...

Common Misconceptions about the Human Body

Listening to; My brightest Diamond- Dragonfly

Wikipedia; Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue. Bones come in a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure, are lightweight yet strong and hard, and serve multiple functions.

Many people believe that the human skeleton is made up of 206 different bones, cells, ligaments, minerals and water. I disagree, respectfully ofcourse because I was born with bones of crochet.

One of my most recent projects was on body morphism and manipulating knitted fabrics. I went down the Jenny Saville route; making a large, billowing, bulging- thighed, dip dyed jersey dress with a skeletal based, heavily textured and structured knitted top. (Photos by myself in Gala Park, model Yohanna, knitted top only)

The previous years

Listening to- Feeling Groovy by Simon and Garfunkel

Wierdly, I thought I'd put a little in here about my education...
As much as I disdain that lawfully, we have to spend the best years of our young life in some facist institution being beaten with a proverbial rod, the best thing happened to me last year. I realised that the weeks of sleepless nights and psychological headbanging had somewhat been worth it!!

This is some of the work I did last year (in the foundation diploma) that helped me to realise my own design context and get a sense of personal progression......

Brothers Grimm- The Cinderella Dress (first image by Anna Victoria Best, second by myself, the model is my beautiful freind Neen, she is magical)- it is a hand dyed and heat pressed calico bodice, relief printed with snowflakes, 6 metres of hand dip dyed mussaline silk, 6 metres of hand dip dyed calico, screen printed with snowflakes and applique geese and a deconstructed hessian panel with heat press printed, free machine embroidered and hand beaded snowflakes, and catkins!