Katie Elizabeth Green Textiles: Module one, chapter twelve.

For this Chapter I was required to study three artists:

Herta Puls
Kandinsky
Someone of my own choice:

I decided to investigate the work of the Textiles and Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.

I have always been a fan of the work of Zandra Rhodes and knew that among her vast catalogue of print designs she had produced patterns that used star motifs.

By chance, as I was investigating her further, I came across a book cover design that from a distance looked like a cross pattern. This meant that my study of her actually ticked two out of the three options to focus on!

For my studies I mainly used the internet to research these artists/designers however I was also lucky enough to already have access to a copy of Herta Puls book 'The Art of Cutwork and Applique' which gave me a great starting point to finding out what Mola embroidery was all about.

The most interesting thing about conducting these studies was that I wished I had investigated these artists at the start of the project rather than at the end of it as the module exercises directed me to. I feel that if I had looked at the ideas the work of these artists have given me as I was researching and developing my own thoughts that I might have taken influence from them and incorporated this inspiration in my own work. For example, I might have made more of the contouring aspects of the cut away applique that the Mola embroidery has to offer or I might have applied more consideration to the layout of my resolved sample so that it was more in a Kandinsky style. That said I can maybe use these influences in future modules and I will certainly be more aware of the potential for ideas that other artists and designers can offer when looking for inspiration when researching for future projects.