Well, having had a bit of a break after Altrincham for some contemplation, its time to get back to making. I have been thinking about what interests me and what I actually want to be producing and how far removed from this I have become. So, back, refreshed and ready to allow my influences to take me along my own road to interpreting the information around me…….
………beginning with the Naum Gabo sketches I mentioned ages ago. I love mark making and although these two images are more representational they still encapsulate the essence of it for me. The washed out colours and I think something to do with it being the beginnings of an idea attracts me….I don’t even know if the finished piece would, although there was a lithograph by Gabo in the Whitworth Art Gallery a few years ago that I could stare at for hours.
Somehow, this doesn’t relate to handwoven bracelet cuffs!
Above and below are a couple of weaving doodles. I have been neglecting my drawing and am now inspired to get back to it. Interpreting drawings into weave was something I enjoyed whilst on my degree course and taking mark making into weave is what I intend to concentrate on. These two were done without the inspiration of a drawing (which I think is apparent) but just allowing myself to play with the thickness and density of yarn has given me a yen to draw again.
I am continuing to make runners and scarves for the upcoming Christmas markets I have booked but will be making sure that they incorporate the ladders and qualities of mark making that provides the interest for me. I will view it as a trademark!
