Now that we have decided to run with the idea of creating textiles samples, presenting colour schemes and embellishments from the Victorian era, with photographs of the city of Manchester- both old and new- we needed to get our acts together, and get cracking with taking our photographs. Our final output pieces were now being centred around a textiles theme- this was being done because nobody else voiced their opinions as to a final output, and we were running out of time, which did mean that as a textiles student, I wasn't pushing my creativity as far as it could have been. Nicole pointed out that she was being taken out of her comfort zone, unable to participate in the textiles pieces, however Rachael suggested that the rest of the group would be able to teach her simple parts that could be done, if she wasn't wanting to use a sewing machine- which was taken happily and positively. As well as the embroidering side, we decided that photographing the city, and incorporating our photographs into the pieces would be a good plan- as it meant exploring a material that we don't usually use in our own practice, and it gave a stronger link to the ideas behind our dressing the city brief. It also meant that the film and media students were able to have their input into the final pieces.
Emily created a very beautiful sample of work, which she shared with us that morning- it held all of our ideas perfectly- bar the idea of photographs, as this was something that was discussed after the making of the piece. I feel that myself and Emily have a very similar style, meaning that we will be able to help one another out with ideas, if we get stuck.
We decided it would be best to split into two groups, that way we'd be able to get things done much quicker. Emily, Jess and myself decided to go and take photographs, as it would be nice to have a wider range of photographs to use, with Sarah and Nicole deciding to come with us. Rebeca and Rachael stayed at the art school in order to do some extra research. Walking around the city, the five of us were able to communicate well, pointing our interesting photographic opportunities, and also bond after our disagreements the previous day.
When taking my photographs, I tried to capture the colour scheme that we intended on using from the start, along with the old and new aspects of Manchester.
