Pick 'n' Mix

    Today we embark on the beginning of our new project titled, 'Pick 'n' Mix'. Since our 'Detail' project, I have been very eager to start this project, especially after reading the brief. The initial point of the brief was to choose works from different columns similar to our '3 Words' project. I wanted to be much more experimental with my words in contrast to what I had done before with the '3 Words' project. Moreover, I wanted something that would encourage bright colours which I haven't seemed to have used within a lot of my projects, so I want to make a stand with this one. I am not sure what I want to make in regards to an outcome whether that being an accessory piece or garment(s) but I am sure that I will work hard to achieve a final outcome. Below is the list of words I have chosen from the columns to make a start on this current project. This project is 3 weeks long however I have a few interviews within this time, hence I will try not let this push me away from the project and continue to work strongly for an accomplished final piece of work.

Personal Column: Corner Shop & Childhood Memories

Creative Column: Gerhard Richter & Alice in Wonderland

Process/Focus Column: Stand Work & Heat Press

Materials Column: Plastics

    I really like the words I have picked for this project as I already have lightbulbs going off in my head as to what materials and processes I want to start off using. I am really excited to start experimenting with this project as I feel that there is a lot more research and experimentation available to use within this project. Initially I will start off by getting cans, sweetie wrappers, childhood accessory pieces and more to get the general feel of childhood and corner shops. Nonetheless, Gerhard Richter and Alice in Wonderland tie in very well together with the 60's kaleidoscopic hippie looks, whether that being the colour pallet, drugs, movement of the brush and much more. Hence, I think the bright vibrance from the food wrappers will relate well to both Richter with his art and Alice in Wonderland being a childhood book and film, also her reference to tea parties and food within the story. On top of this, I feel that stand work and the heat press will be most relevant for this project in regards to what materials I have in mind to use, whether I will melt them together, stitch and much more.

     Overall, I am ready to begin this project as I feel fairly confident from our last project of 'Detail' and now I want to put as much work, if not more into this new project to make it a real hit for my assessment coming up next month.