AS TEXTILES: PORTFOLIO part 2
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The list of subjects or titles for your drawings:
November 2010
Reflections (mid November – end January)
1. of photographs.
Inside
Them
Take plenty
Where could7you
look?
2.
Outside
8 Flora
Jars
Canals
3.& bottles
Close to
9. Fauna
Glass
buildings
in
Salford
Quays
Metal
4.
Far Away
10. Food
Shop
Mirrors
5. Windows
Him
11. Water
Her will be supported by homework
The work you6.do in class
whichfrom
you will
your
sketchpad. You
12. One
theproduce
aboveinlist
again!
should spend approximately 4 hours a week on homework. Your sketchpad must contain:

Your own photographs for this topic
2. Researching
Artist’s
Drawings
 Development of
your ideas using
different techniques and media
quality downloaded
images ofMost
artistsartists
work are
‘Collecting’ is Good
a rewarding
approachortophotocopied
visual research.

Copies
you
have
made
of
sections
of
artists
work
‘magpies’. We collect inspiration and ideas from the world in general and
Evidence of and resources from gallery visits
from otherartists
in particular.

A bibliography at the back of your sketchpad
You mayStart
annotate
if you wish, spelling
and grammar
must be
correct.
a collection
of drawings
by artists
you
admire.
Interpret the word
drawing as broadly as you wish. Put these drawings into a ring binder file for
Materials:
ease of reference and to allow for ongoing additions through the year.
Think about how you can create reflective surfaces. Experiment with materials that you have not used before.
metal foil
plastic bags
glass beads
reflective paper
wax
cling film
plastic
cellophane
paper soaked in oil
transparent fabric
bubble wrap
glossy photographs
pva glue
sellotape
metallic fabric
hand-made paper
Additionally, visit exhibitions and draw your own version of images that you
Techniques
find interesting. Doing
this fold,
will act
as anGather,
aide memoire
tell you
great
MANIPULATION
Pleat, tuck,
crease,
knot, plait,and
wrap,
Roll, a
twist,
coil, pinch
deal about why you
are interested
particular
manipulate,
crumple in thatweave,
drape,image.
rip,
puncture,
Appliqué by stitch (hand
Apply fabric, paper,
Turned edges, fray, satin
&
machine),
bond,
glue,
metal,
plastics,
wire,
stitch, couch, singe, glue
Review
fuse
mash, felt
down then rip off
Both aspects of the
project will be reviewed
at the start of the term,
and will be
REVERSE APPLIQUE
Several layers of
Mix different types of
Sheers on top, silk & felt
built
on
as
an
important
element
in
your
first
module
(Visual
Studies).
(cutting back)
lightweight fabrics
fabrics
below You will
continue to work in
your
A3 drawing book
during this module.
your tie
QUILTING
Hand
& machine
Unconventional
threads, Keep
Pin, staple,
strips of fabric
drawing book for techniques
drawing.
LAYERS
Stitched by hand or
Bonded, fused with
Mixed media e.g. fabric,
machine, slashing &
soldering iron
paper, metals, wire
sculpting through layers,
mesh, plastics, felt
windows & flaps
SURFACE COLOURING
Printing, painting,
Brusho, transfer paints
Dyes
stencilling, bleaching,
batik
CUTTING & SLASHING
Slash & sculpt through
Cut back through layers
Cut & slash with
layers, insert
of different fabrics
soldering iron
TRAPPING
Aquafilm, Bondaweb
Different materials,
Hand & machine stitch
shred, threads, fibres,
plastics, fabric
EMBELLISHING
Embellishing machine
Soft fabrics & fibres
EMBELLISHMENT
Stitch (hand & machine). Wire, metals, found
Plastic, paper, felt
Beads, cords, ribbons,
objects
braids, paints
APPLIQUE
1
ARTIST
THEME/SUBJECT
TECHNIQUE/MOVEMENT
Kate Bright
Canals
Paint, polystyrene
Margaret Roberts
Landscape
Reverse appliqué, cut & slash
Gwen Hedley
Found objects
Bonded plastic, bubblewrap
David Rees
Reflection in glass windows
Paint
Michelle Spark
Water
Paint
Richard Estes
Reflection in glass windows
Paint
Auguste Macke
Reflection in glass windows
Paint
David Hockney
Reflection in water
Paint
Websites:
www.textilearts.net
www.batikguild.freeserve.co.uk
www.hiraeth.com/youngembroiderers
www.embroiderersguild.co.uk
www.workshopontheweb.com
www.michellespark.com
www.textilestudygroup.co.uk
www.craftscouncil.org.uk
www.fiberscene.com
www.62group.freeuk.com
www.katebright.net
www.margaretroberts.com
www.augustmacke.org
www.david-k-rees.com
There are resources available for you if you bring data storage to class.
Key Dates:
30th Jan 2011
18th May 2011
Work on this unit ends in lessons
Assignment complete
Remember, your work will be assessed against these criteria:
Assessment Objective 1 (AO1) Developing ideas through sustained investigation, informed
by your research (including gallery visits)
Assessment Objective 2 (AO2) Experimenting with and selecting appropriate resources
Assessment Objective 3 (AO3) Recording from observation
Assessment Objective 4 (AO4) Presenting a personal response based on your investigations
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