ENFORCED ART: mmm, pretty draining but im getting into it more!

Its now nearlly the 1st of december and ive been doing a BA Creative Arts degree for over 2 months now. All going really well, very fast paced but its getting me to think more about my projects and get used to clasting out peices for deadlines. Ive already completed a natural dyes workshop, a paper workshop and just finishing off a knitting workshop, as well as my art workshops in drawing and now sculpture, AND a long term Ceramics module for my elective which is just coming to an end now. All have final peices, sketchbooks and some have hefty essays ;) Soooo as you can image, brain is in overload , and lots to do! Here are some amazing artists i have found along the way so far!
These are some really cool dresses by lia griffith:

and another really cool artist who works in paper/fabric is Su Blackwell:

and i also got really interested in graffiti artist Banksy during my drawing workshop:

Screenprinting ideas: Kate Banazi

I really like the top picture here of the indian lady.....very like my own canvases. would look great screenprinted onto colourful patchworked silk (sari fabric?).

Artist: Theyar/Theyarph

right good1 Fab idea to go down the body painting side of things....or could make half garments and ''cover'' the rest of the body in wool patterns straight on the skin.....could also make garments out of sheer fabric/material and do this on top as a design for a dress or someething! Agh myhead is going to explode!

Sapphire Cordial...what a name!

Ahhhhh crochet induced orgasm!

Sacramento, CA based designer Amy Hemmens of Naik Fur!

Ideas ideas ideas...if only i could fit them into my uni project!

had a great idea to use this weird victorian cuff that i saw as the collar for a dress or top....coupld be cool! Very easily made using crochet......possibles. Could look nice with neutral coloured fabric patchwork too, incorperating the ideas i had from the previous post.

Some more Armour-sans-anguish wonderfulness!

What a friggin, great idea, and an ace way of recycling scrap peices of fabric...kinda going down the same lines as the pretty alexanda mcqueen dress further down. Love how the patchwork ontop shapes the top and makes it almost spill out of the bottom...would be a great idea to use an oversized to underneath to create the pleats. Could undo other peoples patchwork and use that (patchwork quilt) or have a look on ebay too?

Plastic Bag dresses!

Designer: Cathy Kasdan




http://www.threadbanger.com/post/5599/recycled-plastic-bag-dresses
http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-overdue-fusing-plastic-bag.html

costume ideas

Thinking of some costume ideas for the beach party and jungle party on freshers week:

BEACH: diver, leopard shark like lauren's DMT costume, pirate with treasure map....

JUNGLE: jungle jane styleeee- homemade dress out of animal print....or jungle foliage dress like this one by armour sans anguish.....
but with ivy leaves up my arms etc and jungle face paint......green bra, flowers etc. Big flowers in my hair, folliage etc...woooo!

Jean Paul Gaultier (spring/summer 08)

Stunning dress! Love the idea of making almost a sheer cocktail style dress with fantastic embroidery...worn with a simple slip underneath maybe in a bold colour?

Not astounded by this dress but like the way the fabric is sewn into the neckline and then allowed to flow on the other side (could be wrapped around neck/shoulders insted of arm).

Beautiful almost decoupage feel to this dress...easily recreated by using a large bold print and cutting out sections i like and sewing them onto the edge of the garment (hem or sleeve or neckline?).

Just bloody amazing...love the mermaid theme to this collection!

Alexander McQueen (autumn/winter 2008)

could be really cool idea for a 'doilly dress':dye some doillies black and add them to an existing prom-style dress for more of an edge...could even have them making a sleeve or going over the shoulder into a neck peice?

Really like this idea. Just a simple but very elegant long dress in theory, but fabric makes the dress...simple design it seems: a tulip style hem created by twisting the bottom and attaching the base into the seam under the bust?

Great idea for the 'skirts' of dresses, to lightly pleat fabric and instead of seams, overlap the fabric under the bust so it opens to a certain extent when you walk.

Just plain stunnin'!  Huge applique is fab, could work with doilly idea also- they could be used instead of the feathers?

Cool idea would be to make a simple wrapped skirt so the fabric overlaps and leaves a slit in the front.....must be longer then floor length for model, and then you would sew together all the bottom hem at the back (through gathering), opening up the dress more at the front.

Love the 1940's/50's neckline and sleeves, and the distressed feel of all black and the lace underskirt....

Knitting woooo! Love the huge needles and light ply used...big bell sleeves great too.  The transparency of the material makes it work, as you can see the figure through it, so it doesnt need much shape.

Massive pocket and applique could definately be used, and love the huge tunnel neckline!