when i first opened this book i was on a search for structure and different ways of interpreting form and materials used. i was drawn to this photo due to its simplicity in its early stages of development. this is seen by the fabric choice and little embellishments added on. the way the corset skirt builds away from the body creating a slope form the waist till the volume is exactly what Im intrigued by. This type of structure in this corset skirt is what i hope to have when using thinner material such as a cotton in order to hold my garments unconventional form. 

when i was searching through books based on sculpture i ran across Roxy Paine. HIs minimalist work instantly took my eye. i was instantly drawn to his concept of mixing man madd material such as the metal and forming such a natural element such as a tree. the way he placed his sculpture in pure nature with no modern technology around made a bold statement to myself. it made me think about technology and how it will become our future in every way possible. For my garment i could really see my photoshoot taking place around these futuristic trees as i have a very modern avant garde look to my garment.

i was instantly drawn to this piece by the layers of melting was pilled on top of each other. for myself i have been always fascinated by the waxed stamps that sign a legal document or closes a letter. and in this pieces the movement and layering of each sculpture really creates a calming mood. it reminds of a molten lava when its being poured down a mountain side. the organic viscous shapes that form when its being melted i feel makes a visually pleasing layering affect. for my project i wish to take the natural bonding of the layers seen in the different sculptures in how my fabric moves and how the pieces of my garment will bond together.

when i was doing my research for my project i used these photos for my project based on form structure and material. i needed to find fabric with a structure along with sculptures or garments with a skeleton base. I also searched for photos with a delicate layers affect due to my goal of making my garment look lighter and more elegant. Overall, i feel that my photos work together because they all have what i mentioned above in mind. They are all manipulated in a way that is not conventional, creating structure wither its with or without a skeleton. Additionally the material choice has all the aspects that I'm looking for in my research. i was searching for light fabrics that are able to keeps its delicate image. However these fabrics in the image can be easily manipulate to hold certain designs based on how you use them. All in all, these five images work together because they all bring out an aspect to my final design, and how to execute it in a successful way. 

i was drawn to this image of the sculpture due to its movement of the fabric. it spreads apart like a stiff fan creating a beautiful moment like rays coming out of the sky. i really enjoy how the the end s of the sculpture allow the fabric to stay in its natural untangling form. i feel that this allows for some balance to the piece making it look almost like its in motion. the delicate fabric choice was what caught my eye to begin with as i hope to experiment with lighter material. i wish to continue to keep the structure of my garment as the fabric is in this sculpture. i feel what is working for this piece is the tight pull of either side of the fabric allowing to hold the shape. if i were to take on the same material i would have to find away of keeping my fabric taunt. perhaps a solution could be to use wire as a skeleton and lay the fabric tightly over top.

-unconventional shapes

-dramatization of material and conventional garment structure

-layering of the fabric and ways of positioning the layers

- the exaggeration of the upper body and the empowering mood it gives off

when i first saw this piece i found it inspiring and clean by how the garment was constructed so clean. i really like the the different shapes are brought through, through the manipulation of the fabric. the clean lines and various sizes of shapes i feel accent the garment and the person wearing it very well. this reminded me of our current project with paper and soon fabric manipulation. i want to take away the same clean lines and edges to this garment in my own work. i believe that overall it creates a more desirable look in the end and futuristic due to the colour choice and precision of putting the garment together. 

when i first saw the collar series i was instantly drawn to the depth repetition and colour of the piece. i have always been fascinated with the depth allusion of paper collaging and tunnel effect. i was really interested in the different colours and how they are all balanced out within the paper allusion. i feel that that pop of colour really balances out the monochromatic pale purple theme in the background. As soon as i saw this piece i knew i wanted to find a way of contributing the layering effect to my work. it reminds me of the grand canyon with the way the soil moves with the arch of the wall and colours shown. i feel the movement and different colours bring out a beautiful shape and outcome of the piece. For my project and textile samples i would love to incorporate the allusion of depth perception. i feel that i could create a really interesting element to a garment if my samples were to be developed further into an outfit. 

Repetition is one of my key words for my project. During our group discussion i was advised to research deeper into the patterns and repetition of nature. My initial research brought me to webs due to the designer Mantel. His spray on fabric gave the allusion of spray paint and spider webs. i was fascinated by the thin pattern of the spiders creation. However, it gave me an eerie sensation when looking at them so i moved onto seasonal spider webs. i was intrigued by the rain drops making a beaded pattern on the web. It reminded me of pearls increasing in size as it goes down the string. I would like to try and incorporate this idea of a beaded web into my design, i feel it would add to the nature aspect of my overall design of the garment.

as one of my main focuses is femininity, i have always been fascinated and inspired by corsets. It brings me back to my favourite time period being the early 1900s. the way the lines accentuate the waist creating an hourglass figure. i am also fascinated by the structure and the conduction of the corset and the flattering shapes of the corset. i would also like to take the shapes and pattern of making a corset and possibly cut up the blazer recreate a new garment based on those shapes. I want to develop a way of manipulating the fabric so that it gives they allusion of a corset without the pain and restriction that comes with it. Furthermore, the corset is an important aspect for my final vision as i feel it represents the 1900s viewing of the female body.  

when i first saw this design collection at the MET i thought it was so inspiring. This was my first time seeing truly unconventional materials being used for fashion. The craftsmanship of putting together each straw and having it hold and able to be worn, i found inspirational. This garment makes me think about what other recyclable materials i could use to create a garment with a statement. Gareth Pugh's drinking straw dress, was meant to replicate the pattern of reptilians and the movement of feathers. i feel that he was very successful in doing so, taking a regular day object and using it to imitate a pattern/look that has been seen many times. For my garment i would love to take idea of using what i care about (sustainability) to recreate a beautiful form of media used in fashion quit often. 

When i came across this garment at the MET i was instantly drawn to the deconstructed look and use of draping, colour and material. I found it beautiful how this series of deconstructed gowns could still look put together and feminine at the same time. This dress, makes me think about the type of materials added onto the garment can make the dress more feminine. The pastel colours along with the silk and tule create a successful outcome. i would like to take the whole idea of theme in mind when figuring out a look for my piece. i will think about materials, which ones work best together, along with colour choosing colours within the tone of each other. 

Designer Manel Torres has created a spray on fabric that turns in to  wearable garment as it drys to the figure. i find this absolutely inspiring as it is a sustainable material but also allows an enormous amount of creativity. you are able to create whatever you want manipulating form and movement of the fabric as you are the creator. The movement of this design above i find very interesting as Torres used organic shapes to create form and flow. Moving forward with this image, i will take the use of free application and organic material to help me reconstruct my jacket.

for my remaking of the jacket project i have decided to take my personal belief and spin on how i want the outcome to be. I'm going to focus on sustainability use for this project. i started by researching raw fabric material and came across this photo of an eco friendly fabric made from the fibres of a pineapple plant. i was first drawn to the layering of the fabric and natural colour. However as I did more research into the material i learnt more about the material. the fabric is an eco-couture designers and the royals of the Phillipines swear by its luxe, soft qualities and use it to make the traditional  Barong Tagalog  embroidered ceremonial garment.

Kolo is a traditional Croatian dance that means circle dance. This is when young men and women dress up in their traditional costumes and dance. i chose to research Croatian traditional clothing because of my background and having of seen the costumes first hand. However, as i started researching deeper into the costumes i was inspired by the traditional pattern and rich red colours of the dresses. i felt that each outfit brought a different aspect of the Croatian culture to the dance making it authentic and unique. Another striking detail in the Kolo costume is their head pieces not all dancers wear them but those who do brings in a certain hierarchy and superiority than the others. The detail on the head pieces are beautifully crafted creating a crown. i really enjoy the different layering techniques of some costumes. It adds dimension of texture detail and draping, making the costumes look rich in culture. 

I found Viktor and Rolf's collection "wearable art" absolutely inspiring. Its all very simple and in the name of the collection "wearable art," that is exactly what they achieved in their collection. the simplicity of the idea of taking artwork and manipulating it enough to transform the original object into something beautiful and recognizable really inspired me. I had never seen something like this collection before when researching and loved the use of a conventional object being used so bluntly.  Going forward with my research from their work i would love to take with me the idea of not over working the original object to transform it into something unrecognizable. 

when researching deconstructed art i came across this artist and was instantly drawn to the concept of an unraveling sculpture. This artist created an unraveling ballerina, because ballet is a smooth beautiful dance i felt the way the metal is parting away creates that same movement and fluidity. It makes me think about the mood and feeling of the abject i am deconstructing and how i can use the deconstruction aspect to share information about the original objects meaning. For my own project i want to take away the simple idea of deconstruction and how it can be represented in a beautiful most effortless way as shown in this sculpture. 

The use of garbage bags for this textile display was really fascinating by the way they used the volume of the bags some being filled and others deflated. It makes me think about the use of unconventional materials and the subject of global warming. Volker's work, has made me think my use of materials and to not think about how i can reuse the material but thinking about its conventional use and how to manipulate.

for this project i was really free with how i was thinking about the process. the main focus was silhouette in order to make it unrecognizable. i was trying to transform these shapes into organic shapes manipulating its original form. i did this by connecting unconventional edges together. this allowed me to places these unconventional shapes in fun places to allow a completely transformed form. i really enjoyed this project as it allowed me to not think about fitted form or conventional clothing and just focus on sculpture. 

To grasp the full idea of our final piece, I have drawn out a visual representation of what the roots of our mesh tree would look like. In this drawing the roots have been sectioned off into religions, each quadrant has symbols representing each religion. The symbols are the there to show the embedding of certain aspects of the religion being changed and becoming incorporated into the tree. 

As i was walking along the street i noticed the metal mesh behind the fabric opaque mesh with patterned leaves on top. I felt this photo was relevant as our main sculptural idea of having a tree made out of metal mesh, mesh representing the translucency.

Voodooist is the belief of a visible and invisible world and how they are interconnected. Feel that if you develop a relationship with Lwa, you begin to understand and embody their morals. Having this relationship than develops into your personal transformation and manifest this energy in the visible world to help the living. There is a connection between voodoo and Christianity. They place their values on strength of community for support and enrichment. Feeling that need to give back to those around puts emphasis on healing and social activism. Voodooists hide their religious beliefs due to the fear of how they will be treated. However their religion offers a great deal of traditions that can only enrich our culture.

 What is Voodoo? Understanding a Misunderstood Religion. Huffpost. Saumya Arya Haas. 02/25/2011. Web. 13/09/2017.

Totem poles are used in many religions, all for different reasons. Some are used to illustrate stories, commemorate historic persons, to represent higher power or to shame the public. We are viewing the totem pole as a worship and ritual. This will display our different religions stacked on top of each other creating segregation but as well unity between our material choice of mesh.

These Totem poles below are a great example of the variety of styles and stories told. The different carvings are a great inspiration for the unique carving styles. 

While researching obscurity and how we cope with the matter, it interested me a quote from this section of the article ‘take time to see’ interested me saying “But somehow we just assume our love for God should sprout from nowhere. It takes effort. It takes time to see him. If we don’t see him with the eyes of our heart, we can’t authentically fear him; if we don’t fear him, then we will be overcome by all the fears and worries of this world and miss out on our chief purpose on this planet — to glorify and enjoy him.” this quote caught my attention because it discusses our position in the world and being obscure. In summary, it tells us to believe in something greater, or else we fear the world and miss out on all it has to offer. This ties in the word polytheism and believing in more than one god. Having something superior to believe is a major aspect of religion. It helps people cope with their position in world for only being here for a short amount of time. As well as, our interpretations of the word mesh, viewing it as a metaphor for gods, as a barrier between believing with your mind and heart rather than having the five senses. This all ties into our piece of creating a totem pole of religions that are made out of the mesh material representing the metaphor mentioned above.

Self-promotion and Our Fear of Obscurity. DesiringGod. Joesph Tenney. 23/10/2014. Web. 12/09/2017

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