Emily Wolfe: February 2011

'Embroided costume drawing'

I have always considered myself to be an imaginative creative individual who thrives on exploring different media, textures and colour in order to create new possibilities. Studying on a foundation course in art and design has given me more confidence than I had ever previously had and I have found myself being able to be extremely expressive and experimental within my work. I am committed to textiles both on a personal and academic level and I find that I never run out of innovative ideas. I do however feel that I have not reached my full potential in this area and that is what makes me so interested in and suited to your Textiles in Practice course.

The specific pieces that I have selected to submit with this blog I feel reflect me and my personality and show how I have grown in confidence while studying a foundation course in art and design. Over the last six months on this course I have produced a lot of work which has allowed me to develop my own style and understanding for textiles. I felt that I should document a mixture of work to show that I am versatile and that I will attempt anything. Documenting these chosen pieces in photographs shows the potential of my work however I feel art work is meant to be seen up close so that the detail, effort and complexity of a piece can be appreciated to its full potential and I feel that this is the case with my work.

The project above was based upon 'Alice in Wonderland' and the illustrations by John Tenniel. I created a mood board to express my initial ideas. I then created a small tactile book which I illustrated Alice in Wonderland characters and produced different textile samples. I feel that this project expresses the way that I like to work and shows how successful it can be.