Faking It

These are some shots taken with a Kodak Brownie c.1915 using Ilford xp2 film.

I shot this film over the Christmas holidays and dev'd it a few weeks ago at Uni, I was getting eager to see the positives and as I don't have a neg scanner (yet) nor any reliable friends, the best I could do was take digital shots and Photoshop then to life. I left them blue because I love cyanotype!

This Project is Giving Me Butterflies

 

These dead butterflies may or may not be used for something really cool in the next few weeks. Watch. This. Space.

Impressive Collection

Flower pressing madness for a textile project that I'm cooking up. Watch this space.

(Daffodils and Primroses)

A taste of things to come

These are some of my toile developments for my graduate collection. I'm looking at traditional Japanese aesthetic theories such as Wabi Sabi and their relation to Zen buddhist philosophies. I've taken inspiration from nature, Zen monastic clothing as well as both traditional Japanese and English clothing i.e. the kimono, Japanese field-workers' clothing and the tailored suit.