I have to say that this has been a weird month. I blame the super moon. What other reason could it be? I have not attended college all month, mainly because I have had to find a new job that contracts me to more than 8 hours a week because you can't live on that. I am now working 20 hours a week for Hallett Retail (they provide concesions with space in stores such as New Look, which is where I am based.)
It is a really different position to the one I had in Monsoon but it is quite busy and challenging so I am enjoying it.
Back to college tomorrow I think....that is really the only way that I am ever going to better myself. :)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
In the midst...
There was a point recently where I was feeling really overwhelmed with everything. I felt as though there was too much going on and applications to university were making me really analyse my work to a point where I believed that it was really no good and not worth looking at.
Since then I have struggled to design anything at all really - I can draw and drwa and draw and my head is full of ideas of outfits that I would like to create and yet I am constantly struggling with themes and focussing my ideas and narrowing everything down. I know that design is all about working within certain parameters and it was worrying me that I don't like to work like that. I like ideas to develop and become something else once they become fabric creations. I have found that I have been working better on the mannequin and trying to drape fabrics has been really rewarding. I am pleased with the results so now I have about one month to get my arse in gear and make something beautiful. That is my aim and my new focus.... and the theme has kind of developed into seaside, parasols and colourful beach huts in front of a backdrop of stormy purple clouds. Pretty much inspired by some photographs that I took on New Years day when I went for a walk along the promenade in Blythe. It was a beautiful day so something beautiful should come out of it.
Since then I have struggled to design anything at all really - I can draw and drwa and draw and my head is full of ideas of outfits that I would like to create and yet I am constantly struggling with themes and focussing my ideas and narrowing everything down. I know that design is all about working within certain parameters and it was worrying me that I don't like to work like that. I like ideas to develop and become something else once they become fabric creations. I have found that I have been working better on the mannequin and trying to drape fabrics has been really rewarding. I am pleased with the results so now I have about one month to get my arse in gear and make something beautiful. That is my aim and my new focus.... and the theme has kind of developed into seaside, parasols and colourful beach huts in front of a backdrop of stormy purple clouds. Pretty much inspired by some photographs that I took on New Years day when I went for a walk along the promenade in Blythe. It was a beautiful day so something beautiful should come out of it.
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