Manchester School of Art Degree Show 2013

Portfolio by Textile Design for Fashion graduate Lewis O'Connor

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Digital print designs by Textile Design for Fashion graduate Eleanor Jackson

One of the amazing tutors that I was lucky enough to be taught by Alan Holmes (now director of studies and design) having a chat with Textile Design for Fashion graduate Lucy Jones. Blog post on Lucy and her beautiful work coming up. 

Archway by Embroidery student Bella May Leonard

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and her Tumblr here

Installation by Embroidery student Joy Morris

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Gorgeously bright fashion illustration/art direction by Embroidery student Elyse Blackshaw

see her website here

I took MILLIONS of pictures at the Manchester School of Art degree show. The building has just had a massive refurb which compliments the students spectacular work magnificently. 

I think it's best to split the pics up into a few chunks. Above is a mix of work from courses Textiles Design for Fashion and Embroidery. This is an emotional area for me as I studied Textile Design for Fashion whilst I was at Man Met and these two courses are being merged into one big course called 'Textiles in Practice'.

So my lovely course is no more! 

I feel very privileged to have had a helping hand with these final year students as it marks the end of a wonderful era. 

Since last October I was brought into the uni to do tutorial sessions and help out with their digitalprint/photoshop skills. I had a fab time being back at MMU and love working in this amazing new building 'Chatham Tower'. Can't wait to start the journey all over again with the next lot of students. Bring on September! 

A Flick Through

Pages from a sketchbook, a recent uni project has come to an end.

Captain Cabinet, trapped in a cabinet

 

Have you heard that wonderful rhyme by the mighty boosh?! They are lyrical geniuses! When my mum bought me my compact cabinet for my birthday, she wrote 'Captain Cabinet, trapped in a cabinet, can he get out, will he get out, course he can!' on the label! I think I've accidently brain washed her with the mighty boosh!

Any who, here are the A3 sheets of my final line up. They finally have fashion illustration doodled on top and the crazy background of patterns that I nicked from the Fenchurch adds that I came across on ILoveDust.com

I put black and white patterns on the concept board too so it all ties in together.

Compacts - The New Project

One of my new projects at uni. I am in my first year of the course 'Textile Design for Fashion' at Manchester School of Art.

The title of this unit is called 'Collections' so we had to pick something that we had lots of and could easily draw from so what better to choose then . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compacts! I've collected compacts for years, vintage or new. Here are a few snippets of my work so far. First up, research:

Inspiration: matthew williamson packaging

Catwalk print design inspiration: