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| Samples exploring form, colour and pattern |
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| Surface visualised as tactile rug |
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| Playful fashion collages |
During my feedback from the Practice Unit, Mark and I agreed that the silicone insert sample I had started was successful and is something to develop during Unit X. I discovered that the silicone can be dyed using disperse so this has allowed me to explore colour. I stuck to pink and blue at first, and later on added purple and black. I wanted them to look clean and modern and found these colours suited that aesthetic. The placement of the inserts within the laser cut neoprene allowed me to explore pattern and form. I adjusted the scale of the neoprene incisions so that the silicone inserts sit tightly in the spaces with out falling out. I also explored the length of the silicone inserts, making some longer so that they prorated out of the surface, whilst others I kept shorter so that they sat within.
These surfaces are flexible, bright and fun, and interact with the light due to the translucency of the silicone. I imagine these surfaces for interiors as tactile floor and wall coverings. The sculptural quality of the samples lends them to be used on the body which I have suggested in a collection of playful collages.
I also entered one of these samples into the Bradford Textiles competition in the new technologies category. I didn't win but it was a good experience and will enter again next year when hopefully my practice is more developed.
