Techniques:

Potato prints:

I really like how simple yet effective these paintings can be. I would be able to link this in perfectly with my 'thread' theme by pressing designs on old sowing patterms, scanned black and white fashion magazines and on fabrics 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaw9F58Mx4o

Collection Sketches

Ideas for my collection

items for my collection

Dress: made from paper tessellations- inspiration on shoes below.

Skirt: round circles- start smaller to larger-

Top: wood pieces like jenga blocks

Dress/ Skirt: magazine/ newspaper

Pants:

Shoes:

Headband:

Hat:

Name of collection

trashion

nicknack

trash2treasure

eco-sheek

Project Inspiration

Project Inspiration


In my project I want to emphasis the importance of sustainability. I want it to depict that natural life is beautiful and that nothing compares to the organic feel of the world around us. Lots of people assume you have to pay big money for beautiful things.  Therefore my project is going to be a collection of things that mean something to me. 


I am creative
I love photography and editing using programs such as Adobe Photoshop. 
I want to learn to sow
I love fashion
I love the outdoors. 
I like simple things in life. 



Abigail Doan
ideas about fashioning self and the environment.
Abigail was my main inspiration. Her consideration of line, texture, shape are incredible. Her work depicts natural life, and the art she creates is so effortless yet beautiful. Her nets of string, wool, yarn and the amount of detail that goes into her designs is incredible. I however like more simple things like random threads from trees, natural shape of leaves and branches rather than creating objects and hanging them from nature. Her work totally blew me away and gave me inspiration for my project.

I love how she has displayed her work in a vintage kind of way. All the items in her project are different, simple, but together they complete the picture.




http://abigaildoan.blogspot.com/search/label/Abigail%20Doan%20photography





http://eko-lab.com/ 




This website has amazing fashion designs using a variety of techniques. Most of them are knitted clothes and accessories



When researching artists I was blown away with the sustainable resources they used to create such beautiful, unique and detailed fashion items.

Lia Griffith:

Makes dresses out of a variety of recycled paper. I love her choice of colours and dress designs. Her collection inspired me to think outside the box and challenge myself.

http://www.ecouterre.com/papier-coutures-lia-griffith-makes-showstopping-gowns-from-recycled-paper/papier-couture-1/?extend=1

Jum Nakao:

His collection pieces are very unique and quite abstract. They do not look like traditional clothes, however his precision to detail is incredible.

http://uponafold.com.au/blog/post/jum-nakao-s-paper-dresses/

Sandra Backlund:

Uses a range of materials and mediums to create her designs. The peg dress looks amazing. Certainly got me thinking about my final presentation.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://style-files.com/images/brei500x951.jpg&imgrefurl=http://style-files.com/category/fashion/page/3/&usg=__wNK2TovF8QVoVWrrxJ48VlTHJAo=&h=951&w=500&sz=372&hl=en&start=7&zoom=1&tbnid=KIHJbqdyEbFWLM:&tbnh=148&tbnw=78&ei=v8N1TuKKOsW0iQfm8P3fDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dunusual%2Bfashion%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_en%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

Ilya Plotnikov & Alexandra Zaharova

Her black and white paper dresses captivate me as the contrast looks so professional and high quality. I wear a lot of black and white and think the colours combined are very powerful. Her 3D appearing paper folds inspire me to create something using recycled paper.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pleatfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/papersculpt2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pleatfarm.com/2009/08/04/paper-dress-that-screams-bauhaus/&usg=__MYfyQzDofADu3PBNEp4LVp05qbs=&h=777&w=600&sz=52&hl=en&start=156&zoom=1&tbnid=1o5yU6y3RjFPWM:&tbnh=142&tbnw=110&ei=Bp92ToLkDK_NmAXp57DSAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpaper%2Bdress%26start%3D147%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_en%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

These shoes made of paper are incredible. I would really like to take the geometric idea and bring it into my dress or skirt design. It looks very powerful and includes aspect of shape, line and texture that are appealing to me. 

As you can see, fashion can be made out of everyday items. Researching artists has allowed me to aim high, and to use a variety of techniques and medias into my final designs.

 

BLOG that might be helpful at a later date:

http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/

Materials

materials that could be used:

Research

Research: Blogs, websites & articles

Centre for sustainable fashion (WEBSITE)

http://www.sustainable-fashion.com/

Upcycling: 2011's greenest decorating trend (WEBSITE)

http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/home/855347/upcycling_2011s_greenest_decorating_trend.html

State of Green: Design your eco life (BLOG)

http://www.stateofgreen.com.au/blog/category/eco-awards/
Upcycling becomes a treaure trove for green business ideas (ARTICLE)

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219310

50 fabulous blogs for upcycling inspiration (BLOG)

http://toponlineengineeringdegree.com/?page_id=142

Sustainability art in Australia (WEBSITE)

http://www.greenfinder.com.au/eco/Sustainable-Art-In-Australia

Rainbow rubbish art

http://www.greenmuze.com/art/artists/3894-rainbow-rubbish-art-.html



Ideas

ideas to get me started

My individual art project for 'student as an art maker' is going to be based around Sustainability. I believe that educating students about the importance of being sustainable and looking after the environmnent is vital in 21st century education, to prepare students for their futures. To get my ideas flowing, I  started with a brainstorm surrounding sustainability, in order to see the contributions that peoples product consumption has on the wider environment. 

'eying in' on my personal interests

For my project to be successful, I want students in my future classrooms to be able to partake in art activities using sustainable resources. I have had lots of experience with painting, drawing and sculpting therefore I want to challenge myself by designing a collection of clothing using environmentally friendly resources. For Christmas I was given a sowing machine but I have never really used it. This project will enable me to teach myself how to sow and create fashion items from pre- loved items found at op shops, hand me downs and recycled products.

This concept surrounds the notion of 'upcycling', as I can take bits and pieces that no longer have a purpose and create items of clothing that promotes reducing, re-using and recycling.

The reason for me basing my project around fashion is that I love shopping and keeping up with modern trends. I often go into shops and think "I could make that", but I have never really tried putting it together so this project will enable me to see if I actually can. 

Along with making a collection of items I am going to design a logo to give my fashion label identity. This will be presented on each of the items that I create. I am looking at creating 5 fashion pieces and to take digital photos of my items being worn. My final presentation will display the items in my collection, the logo (tag), along with a photoshoot of the finished products.