Granny Headpieces

(Sketchbook Collage produced by Myself) 

    I am going to be quite brief with this post as I have recently become interested in the concept/idea of producing an accessory piece alongside my final garment(s), saying this it does depend on how much time I have to construct it and photograph it also. In this example above, I have used my heat press samples to use as collages for a headpiece which I thought worked rather successfully. The heat press process was fairly easy to carry out, thus it will be quite a quick making accessory session which is ideal! Despite this, I think I like the look of the burnt out samples substantially more than these heat press samples, this is due to it being much easier to work with, plus I think it adds a more subtle amount of detail that looks more drawing the closer you get to it. I wanted to use an elderly woman as the model for this head piece and this is due from previous research that people with dementia are commonly diagnosed at 65, hence I wanted to get a true perspective as to what a real person with dementia would look like with my accessory piece on. The singed pieces of fabric are also fairly easy to produce as it just involves the fabric piece and a lighter, but it was fairly difficult to reach some spots considering how light and thin the fabrics are, hence it is more hazardous than the heat press process. I will see how much free time I have to complete this as I am running out of time till I begin to construct, but I think this could really help boost my final mark for my Final Major Project (FMP) assessment. 

     Overall, this process was very useful and I am glad to say that I have tried to exhaust it as much as possible. Nonetheless, it will be really exciting to see if I really do create my own accessory headpiece, but it may not necessarily be from this exact process, it could even be one I haven't used before but we will find out in due time. From my most recent group crit, my tutor is really excited to see what I make for my accessory piece as I am the only one in my group who has decided to put it in their own brief and physically make it. I would like the accessory piece to relate back to some previous research I have done to really link the ideas together, for example from my stand work or perhaps secondary images I have found from magazines and the Ravensbourne Library.