More experimentation…
Tights are important in my work, the elescticity they offer they make them versatile and very playful. Lately I have bought tights in bold colours. Until them I had only used tan colour tights. I’m not very confident applying colour so i thought if I get the tights in colour ir will remove the stress of wanting colour but being too scared to spoil the tight.
In the piece I had sprayed the tight with the wadding inside with fucsia spray paint and it has given it another appearence. The wadding is not soaked and it dried pretty quick.
No sewing please, Paper mache experimenting…
At the beginning of the term back in beginning of October I started playing with cardboard and papier mache. I have been using fabrics for so many years that I have been advised by different tutors that I should really start using different materials and to experiment with them. So that’s what I did.
The result of playing with cardboard and papier mache ended up as a flower? shape with pointy petals, a very pretty shape I thought. However the papier mache although interesting to use was taking a lot time to dry also the whole progress of applying layers can be quite boring.
I wasn’t happy with the result, or better to say I wasn’t impressed, so I start experimenting further. I covered it with a mesh bath sponge, ummm…. not impressed, although the texture and the little wholes like honey pannels added an attractive asthetic, people made remarks on it so probably I should try again with mesh bath sponges.
The whole making more papier mache was putting me off a little bit so I carry on with the same piece over and over covering with fabrics, blankets, spray paint, electrical tape, hand embroidery, tights…
Was the size of the object the problem? Why do I need to add so many details to it? Once again I’ve learnt that a lot of colour is not beneficial as I don’t know very well how to avoid some colours clashing with each other. I made the promise to myself that a maximum of 3 colours will be allowed in my work from now own. It’s a scary statement and I feel like for now it might work but don’t want to close myself to the idea of that too much colour is not good.
