Chapter 2 - A. Tonal column in stitchery.

For chapter 2a, I first had to make a tonal column using a counted thread stitch on canvas.  I had to use black and white threads only but they could be of various thicknesses, the sample was to be 4 x 12cms. Working in cross stitch.
I feel that my sample was quite successful.

In chapter 2 part b, I was asked to look at a decorative filling technique called Blackwork, this was a popular method of fabric decoration in Elizabethan England. Using black pen and graph paper I have drawn some designs in a gradual state of development that shows tone.

The next step was to make three stitched columns;
1. Showing tone by pattern development,
2. Showing tone by the spacing of stitches,
3. Showing tone by thicknesses of threads.

Time spent on chapter 2 over pages 7 and 8, 11 hours.

Chapter 1 continued.

Positive and negative. Using a hole punch and black sugar paper, I have made a column on a white background with the black dots from the hole punch and also with the punched black paper a column of white punched through dots.

The bottom half of page three shows a tonal column made from a ripped up photocopied page on butterflies.

Page four shows a mixed media column of pencil crayon, oil pastel, chalk, tissue paper and white paper, followed by a second mixed media column of pencil, charcoal, watercolour pencil, ink on a roller, black chiffon, black lace and black sugar paper.

The bottom of page four is a white and black watercolour pencil scribble column.

Page five is oil pastel, the partial column you see above the oil pastel is a cut through window to the hole punched columns on page three.

Page six is fabric strips, off white chiffon, white bias binding, white string mesh, white patterned fabric, black and white patterned fabric, black lace and black velvet. Above this column you can see part of one of the mixed media columns from page four which you last saw through a cut out window of black sugar paper.

Chapter 1 - The study of tone.

For the first chapter I have been making a study of tone using different media. I have been asked to do this by making  a series of columns in my sketchbook. On page one I have used drawing pencils, Indian ink applied with scrunched up paper, black biro and chunky water soluble crayon.

For page two I have used wax crayon rubbing on a basket, black marker pen cross hatching and black and white tissue paper collage.

Introduction - Abstracting a design from animal markings.

I have started this module by collecting and drawing some animal pictures and patterns onto two A3 sketchbook pages. I have also written words associated with these animals as suggested in the brief.
I don't know how well this will transfer to my blog page as I only have an A4 scanner but I prefer to work on larger pages. I have used different medium to record my selected images including pencil, acrylic paint, black biro, black fineliner, white pencil crayon, photocopies and fabric samples.

Introduction to Module two of DS level 3 Cert.

In module two I will be working through some design exercises using Animal markings as my theme. For this module we are asked to work using only Black, white. Our aim is to design and produce a functional three dimensional piece of work using decorative machine embroidery onto fabric that has been dyed, cut and painted.