Showing posts with label CCAD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CCAD. Show all posts

Friday, 21 June 2013

Abbie.

Hi everyone!

I am soon to be graduate from CCAD in Hartlepool with a BA (Hons) Textiles and Surface Design, I've just finished my degree show which looked fab! Hope you all got a chance to see it!!

If you want to find out more about me you can check out my facebook page here.

I've been helping Beverley out this week whilst on works experience and I've loved it!  She let me have a play with the amazing stamps at Uniko Studio and I really didn't know which ones to use or where to start, I was let loose with all the ink pads too so as usual I started with bright colours.  I used a stamp to build the background and then used different colours to build a background for my butterfly before adding in a little note on the bottom.


I then decided to make another card which was a bit more basic and not my usual style, I used very toned down colours for me which was a bit of a challenge, but then again who doesn't like a challenge?  I used a plain white background with red berries and little flowers with some green leaves, also a little 'just for you' note added to the bottom.  




The stamps are amazing, I found it so easy to mix the sets to create a total different feel.  They are easy to clean and store away, you should definitely check out Uniko Studio website here and look at all the gorgeous sets that are on offer! 

Happy Stamping Everyone!!
Abbie x


Thursday, 14 March 2013

Something A Little Different...

Hey!

Today I thought I'd share something a little bit different on the blog rather than a card to share with you all. Mainly because I spent the day designing yesterday & didn't get inky with my stamps to make a card & secondly because this is absolutely FABulous! 

Last night I was invited to attend the VIP Preview of a Contemporary Textile Exhibition in the Folio Gallery at Cleveland College of Art & Design. 





Claire A Baker was one of my tutors whilst I was studying at CCAD, I graduated from CCAD in 2011 with a First Class Honours Degree in BA Textiles & Surface Design. Claire herself studied at the college and is not only a fabulous tutor but an AMAZING designer too! So, I had to pop along to the preview evening of this exhibition not only to catch up with tutors, graduates, new & old friends but also to network & more importantly to see Claire's work in real life.

I've attached a few images of Claire's work below from Pinterest via Claire's blog HERE. Claire also has a FAB website HERE, both are well worth checking out!

A bit about Claire...

"Claire A Baker is a Textile & Surface Designer specialising in embroidery and also a Designer Maker who creates accessories for fashion, the home, stationary & much more!

Claire collects 'paraphernalia' and gains inspiration from these acquired vintage objects & ephemera to design & make beautiful unique artworks using print and embroidery techniques. The exhibition I visited last night illustrated the relationship between Claire's inspiration and her creative vision."





The detail of the embroidery is exquisite, the detail & hours of work that has gone into this piece is in itself inspiring.

Below is an example from Claire's website of collage - I'm a sucker for butterflies & hexagons at the moment so had to share this piece!





Below are 2 examples of limited edition products Claire makes & sells through her website...







One last pic of a inspirational installation which is on display at the exhibition. Claire uses this as a starting point for her designing & it grows organically as the collection & designing process progresses...



Photo Courtesy Of Eyv Hardwick via Facebook


These are just a few snippets of Claire's work, more can be seen on her blog & website.

I hope you've enjoyed today's blog post, it gives you a little insight into my Textile & Surface Design background and the sorts of things I am interested in alongside designing clear stamps & running Uniko Studio!!

It'll be back to normality on the blog here tomorrow & I will be announcing the winner of the March 2013 Design Team Blog Hop so be sure to pop back & see if it is YOU!

Thanks for stopping by today!
TTFN!