Wrapping Paper Pattern

Wrapping Paper

Repeat pattern Based on the theme industrial.

Self Portraits

A small project to create a self portrait. I could not decide on one look to portray therefore I decided to create many images based on myself from collage. I felt that I was too much of one person to be in just one image!

Final Major Project

Surface Pattern Design

Rational

To this day a Kimono is one of the worlds most recognised traditional garments, a Kimono could show the status of the wearer, for example, long sleeves would indicate an unmarried girl and the length of the Kimono would indicate the age of the wearer . The colours and patterns on the kimono were symbolic of the seasons and the occasion that was to be attended.

I have created a Kimono with my own symbolic pattern design, which is a self-expression of the journey of my life so far.

After researching into artists and illustrators such as James Wignall and designer’s Aya Morrison and Morie Yamada, who create bold colorful imagery and patterns, I was able to begin to collect imagery that influences my work, for example my collection of train tickets and photos of my possessions.

Next, I created a motif made from one pair of my old shoes and one new pair to show the past to the present. There is a string of pearls falling from top to bottom to symbolise the pearls of wisdom which you receive throughout life, and a line of chains hanging down to the heel of the shoe to suggest that the present has a link to the past.

There are large illustrations across the Kimono of important possessions I own, such as a Martini Glass, a bicycle and my headphones. The background consists of large train tickets to indicate the concept of travel, and a repeat pattern of pressed flowers in green and pink which are the colours of power and love. 

Back of my Kimono