Fashion Board

See below for example fashion board. This is how you should set out the work you produced in class with Helen and will need to be completed for the start of A2.

Event opportunity

Great event opportunity to look at and discuss Textile work from the Whitworth archive and a publication launch/talk from the artist: both free and excellent to include as independent research in sketchbooks/UCAS statements

 

Thursday 6th July - Full details here!

Independent gallery visit

Visit this exhibition at the Portico Library in Manchester:

Cut Cloth: Contemporary Textiles and Feminism

 

Click here for more information

Cut Cloth website link

 

Hurry as it is only on until 5^th July!

Work for Thursday 22nd periods 6 and 7

Use your double lesson to document your trip to MMU and the Whitworth.

You should aim to produce at least one double page of research for each. If you need more space, spread your work across as many pages as you feel you need.

Click here for examples of what to write in your analysis and how to present your work

*these were sketchbooks that the moderator said gained highest marks for this

MMU TRIP TASK SHEET

Click here for task sheet for Wednesday’s trip to MMU and the Whitworth Art Gallery

You will see lots of exciting work that you will need to record for primary research in your sketchbook.

Meet outside the Manchester School of Art on Oxford Road at 10am

19th June

Use this double lesson to produce the following:

·      Mindmap “Fashion and Textiles”

·      Moodboard and mindmap: different areas of Textile Design

·      Annotated research from UCLAN trip

Follow this link to a Powerpoint that explains everything

Follow this link to Erin’s images from UCLAN

*the image powerpoint is large, to get this to work you will need to select 'download' and print the slides you need :)

Homework: collect objects to draw and create your own surface designs from in Tuesday's lesson

13th June

Use this link in today’s lesson:

Key Prints and Patterns Summer 17

 

12th June

Links for today’s lesson:

 

10 things you should know before studying Textiles

10 things you should know before studying Fashion

AS Reminder

AS STUDENTS STUDYING 2 OR 3 ART SUBJECTS

Reminder to be working on your research task during study leave. This is due in on your first day back.

FIRST YEAR DEADLINE PAPERWORK

You must print and submit the following to Erin at 9am on Tuesday 27^th April (click for documents)

 

Statement of Intent

 

Evaluation

Easter Checklist (AS Students)

You must use the Easter break to ensure your sketchbook is up to date, as you will be working on final pieces under exam conditions when you return.

Remember that everything must be stuck in, well presented and annotated. The annotation is particularly important for assessment criteria AO3 and has a big impact on your grade so spend time on this.

Click here for a checklist to follow

Easter Workshops take place on Monday 10^th and Tuesday 11^th April 9am to 4pm for support with any of the following:

• Completing outstanding practical work
• Annotation and evaluation
• Presenting work
• Design Ideas
• Completing mock pieces

FIRST YEAR HOMEWORK

AS STUDENTS

Use your independent study this week to complete your designs in sketchbooks.

• Initial ideas x 8 as a double page spread
• 8 Developed designs modifying three or four of your best initial ideas

 

Click here for examples to present your developed design ideas

Click here foroutcome ideas if you are struggling

Initial Ideas (AS)

AS HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY 23RD MARCH

Create a double page spread of 8 initial design ideas – consider different possibilities for using the materials and techniques you have researched in your books.

Annotate with construction information, design considerations, materials/techniques. You can also mount inspirational imagery (primary/secondary) to show where your ideas have come from.

A2 Homework: Mini Conclusion

For homework complete a mini-conclusion analysing your progress with the project so far. When complete email a copy to Erin at: erin.day@asfc.ac.uk

Suggested structure questions:

When I first began my project how did I explore the theme and how has this developed?

What about my theme am I interested in investigating further?

What artists have I researched and what have I learned from them?

What techniques and materials have I experimented with? Which have been most successful and why?

What are my plans moving forward toward design ideas?

How do I see my project progressing from here?

What primary sources will I need?

Is there anything my work so far is lacking/that I wished I had more of in order to develop? Is there an artist/additional research that I could utilise to help me with this?

*Save pins that visualise your ideas on Pinterest ready to print out as an inspiration moodboard on Monday

Deadline: 20^th March

Homework w/c 13th March

Use your independent study time this week to:

Sign into Textiles and complete any unfinished samples

Present and annotate your samples – primary and combination – in your sketchbook

 

Click here for adviceand examples of how to present work in your sketchbook

Homework w/c 27th Feb

Create 4 additional independent studies using primary sources as inspiration. 

This should show further investigation so choose ideas that excite you and link to your theme.

Make use of the space in your A3 sketchbooks: 

Mount your study alongside the original primary image and use the questions for writing about your own work to annotate what you produce.

Click here for lots of different ideas of what you can produce

Ensure this is complete before Erin reviews your sketchbook:

Monday 6th (A2: second years)

Tuesday 7th (AS: first years)

AS/A2 HALF TERM HOMEWORK

Collect a wide range of primary source photographs/materials for use in developing samples and ideas after half term. Your primary research must relate to your theme and artists researched.

Photographic (take care that images are in focus and not too dark)

30 – 40 primary images (contact sheet) 10 – 20 ‘best images’ to inspire samples

*for portraits ensure there are clean white backgrounds

* try the same subject from different angles, close up and far away

Click here for examples of primary recording and explanations of how practicing textile artists use primary research

If you are collecting for mixed media work try charity shops, house clearance stall on Ashton Market (Sunday mornings) and car boot sales.

Deadline: 27th February


Look closely at the artists you have studied. Do you need any particular materials, threads, embellishments, trims? Buy these in order to personalise your work!

Click here for a link to Abakhan in Manchester (a good place to get fabrics/embellishments)

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