So after a month of pattern cutting...

Coming home from uni means finishing the first month of pattern cutting, and this is what I have to show for it...

We were set research work alongside learning the basics of pattern cutting, to design a mini collection, focusing on the skirt. I chose to look at various aspects of the 1920's including Soviet costume and then went through several toiles before a few nights of very little sleep, to finish everything before the deadline. Fortunately no massive disasters and this is how it turned out, still not quite perfect but it's close!

These are also a few of my illustrations for the mini collection, I don't confess to be much of an illustrator, but it's better than they were a few months ago...hopefully I will get there one day!

©Keziah Newlove

©Keziah Newlove

©Keziah Newlove

©Keziah Newlove

John Stezaker

White Chapel Gallery

Arriving home, it's been so nice to have all my things around again. I have spent the afternoon under my bed pulling out old magazines finding 'inspiration' slightly less interesting than a cupboard that leads to Narnia but hopefully this rummaging will keep me going for a while at least.... I also stumbled across this, a postcard I brought excitedly whilst in Amsterdam last year, after seeing it on a blog months beforehand, stupidly not writing it down and didn't find it again until I was in the shop at the Stedelijk Museum. It's now happily residing on my wall, really love Stezaker's art.

Merry Christmas

Saying goodbye to Bath tomorrow, Christmas is FINALLY here!!!

©Keziah Newlove