Printed Tiles: Work in context

I created these tablecloths with the dining Al Fresco theme in mind, therefore I set about laying the outdoor table ready for a small dinner party. The fairy lights and pretty garden help to set the scene.

Inspirational quote

I received an email this morning from Do What You Love, rather fitting to these last few weeks & puts everything into perspective. 

Final degree show Norwich

After a hectic week in London, I am back in Norwich ready to show my work at Norwich University. Here are a few photos of my work ready for tonight's private view. 

New Designers London show

I was lucky enough to be selected to show my work from university at New Designers in London last week. It was a fantastic opportunity & alongside showing my work we had the chance to attend portfolio tutorials, workshops and lectures which I really benefited on. Particularly Artsthread who held a talk on promoting yourself online, very inspirational. 

Final Project-Moodboards

I found it useful to initially build mood boards on Pinterest of other artists work, but there is something quite rewarding about having a paper version that you can transport and always have on display. I started with my holiday photographs and I looked in the back of Fired Earths catalogue at the tessellating tiles they have and recreated these by cutting into paper so I could get an understanding of how they work.

The second mood board I created consisted of artists research which I collected off my pinterest or from magazines and shops. 

Final Project-Florence Cathedral and Duomo

My main inspiration for this project was Florence Cathedral and the Duomo. Every section contained a different pattern and whilst I took well over 400 photos there are still patterns I didn't capture and missed. Quite honestly I could fill my blog up with images just of the Cathedral, but I will spare you all of that and post a selective few.

My favourite areas are the squares around the circle windows as I love the way the pattern stretches all the way around and almost begins to disappear as the pattern moves further down. 

 Every pattern was either cut out of stone and tessellated together or carved into the stone. It really was fascinating to see so much detail on a large scale and to stop and think of the tedious hours people spent creating this building.

Final project-Tuscany

My final project at Norwich University was called Printed Tiles, in which I wanted to create a range of fabrics suitable for the interiors market.
Last year I went on a 2 week holiday to Tuscany where I visited Lucca, Florence, Pisa, Pistoia and Cinque Terre. I was so inspired by the variety of colours and patterns these places had to offer, particularly Florence Cathedral and the Duomo. I decided that this would be the starting point of my project.

The first photo is of a little square in Lucca. Very much a peaceful and unspoilt Italian city, no cars are permitted to drive in the city walls unless issued a permit by the council and there are no fast food chains, the restaurants are all locally sourced and run.

The following two photos are of Cinque Terre-5 villages built into the cliffs along the coast line and connected by train. Each has a little harbour and a mass of colour from the boats to the houses.