Proposal for body of work MA textiles

The MA Textiles course at Nottingham Trent University" is a place to explore all aspects of textile Art in its broadest sense encompassing art and design and craft practice gaining new knowledge using critical debate with other students from different Art and design backgrounds"(http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/textiles/ma/). Developing a far broader and more technical understanding of modern technology, using up to date photographic printing practice, CAD and illustrator, Shima Seiki knitting machinery and industrial embroidery machines would be my main practice and intention.


My proposal for completed art work would be expressing and proving copyright via sketch book, story boards and illustrations. To develop a cohesive range of artisan products and fashion illustration development and resource materials and present at a Masters of Art level to achieve the credited certification.

Heritage and Artisan believes would be a continuing practice theme entwining each piece within an ever expanding body of work to become a working professional. Looking deeply at the deconstruction of fashion and its' directional style and mood development through the understanding of globalization of the next decade and beyond. Vintage inspired developments of embroidered /patch work detailing using organic fabrics up cycled materials for an eco conscious clothing range. Developing new and contemporary techniques including leather and metal work incorporating organic materials/ rock crystals/and up cycled materials. I will be exploring contemporary aspects of my continuing practice gaining new knowledge using critical debate with other students and exploring a deeper awareness of the technologies of illustration, portfolio development and working drawing exploration within the soft ware packages of Illustrator and photo shop.

My working practice is part of a new generation of eco friendly designer Artisan based product range which is becoming increasingly popular with many people wishing to save the planet from unnecessary pollution. My fabrics and buttons will be vintage were possible or retro vintage. My yarns would be natural fibres recycled from my previously run designer studio space or other resources of an eco conscious basis. I would be developing an ethical fashion collection from fibre production to the finishing stitches using sustainable fabrics and fibres, vintage buttons and fabric to be used to create artisan pieces of fashionable desirable choices for a consumer market. Ethical fashion philosophy is simple. The people involved in this inspiring eco sound fabric and fashion industry believe that fashion should be ethical and not just beautiful. Ethical fashion philosophy embraces the concept of creating beautiful designs with ethical production practices.

The outcomes and critical evaluations of completed works will be reflective of eco conscious values within the construction and ethos and contextual and theoretical constraints of the projects undertaken.

My aspirations are to develop from my prêt-a-porter ready to wear career and transcend into a haute couture level of product design encompassing more theoretical Art and Design influences to increase the level of design standard for my own working practice. In order to create new woven embellished fabrics and knit/crochet/lace beadwork/print and weave. My intention is to gain a more coherent identity as a working designer exploring other Art and Design disciplines and combining these into my work, adding more interest and uniqueness. Working within other disciplines and within small Artist based groups to engage within the Arts world and possible Gallery pursuits to encourage an awareness of the creative arts within the local and far reaching communities within the UK and abroad. I would like to follow on from my MA course to a Research Course to develop my illustration techniques within the Computer aided design soft ware packages and technical developments with the technology side of illustration and design development including my ability to illustrate within classic media. My inspirations are to apply to the Royal College of Art via the Arts and Humanity funding schemes and to study illustration through fine Arts based research course.