Singer Sewing Factory

Spending time finding out

a bit more about the soil you

walk on is a great way to build

a picture of how it once was.

Singer sewing Factory based

in Clydebank was

an amazing factory which made

over 32 million sewing machines

in its lifetime.

I have spent more than a couple

of months in the clydebank

archives looking at all

the original documentation

and have put together a few

collage pieces.

Dressing the city

Dressing the city is a project about

creating art which would not
normally be seen on the streets.
Its about bringing beauty
into the rough landscape of life and can
take people away from reality
into a world of intriguing
beauty and humour.  

Showcasing your memories

my mother

Since moving house I have left most things

lying around in boxes untouched for months.

One box in particular was a box of old

photos of family members, old letters from high

school friends, birthday cards with

loving sentiments enclosed and

general items that come with me

wherever I go in life.

Anyway last week I sat and went

through all these memories and

came across these stunning photos

of my mum in the seventies.

I had to do something with them it was

too sad for these memories not to be 

showcased to everyone.

So I made my mum this piece

with the date and place below

each photo.

A little inspiration

I feel everyone needs

a good quote in their life.

whether its in your bathroom

above your toilet; next to your

mirror when your getting ready 

or at the back of your purse

along with your nectar card

everyone needs a pick me up.

its January after all........

Candybelle Pop up Shop

Hello.

Its been a while and

you all look so great

whoever you are welcome to my

blog.

How you ended up here it does not

 matter, the main thing is you are here.

For those of you who took my little

business card to have a nosey at what

I get up to then great.

Those of you who are accidentally

here stay for a while.

I have been busy designing a whole new range

of cards and cushions and

they will all be available

online as-well as at events like Candybelle.

It was a great day and I had lots of fun

meeting quirky stall holders selling all

sorts of delightful items.

Betty and Bella are a start up

business with some cool

quirky items and they

are lovely girls to boot.

Glad rags are on the look out for my

perfect vintage wedding dress

and had beautiful vintage items with 

such history.

Fawnd Of's last ever appearance

as they now become

Saunt and Sinner

was there in all its glory with studs

on just about everything.

Anyways enough talking its good to

be back speak soon and enjoy the photos.

Degree Show

Its the end of an era........

Its been 4 years of hard work for us all

and now its time to celebrate.

The degree show is here and 

we finally get to show everyone what we 

have been working on for the last 4 years

 but most importantly how much we have grown.

Its been an invaluable experience 

as a designer however, time

to move on and make our own paths 

and chase our own dreams................

 This was a spray paint/wheatpaste I done on 

the wall for degree show

These photos are all part of my main project which

was about street art and taking my 

work into an outside context.

more info on my website

http://cargocollective.com/feetandtea/Dreams-Come-True

Triumph

These pieces were all part of my 

development and was important for

the viewer to see them as unfinished 

as thats exactly what they are

little ideas and experiments.

The finished piece which took 3 and 

a half hours to hang and has

not been without its problems.

Every time I resurrect it however it seems to grow

on me as a finished piece.

Triumph Window Piece

The Triumph brief is finally over all

lines are closed and editing can now be

laid to rest.

I have enjoyed the brief as its gave me a chance

to explore different mediums and avenues.

The concept for my campaign is to communicate

 how “magical”  A Triumph bra can feel on any women 

when properly fitted.

My research revealed that women today want 

a perfect fitting bra. 

One that cannot be felt, almost invisible, 

like air, floating with them while they work or play.

The varying shapes and sizes of women today 

were the inspiration behind my concept. 

Using their words I illustrated the magical part a bra plays in every womens life when perfectly fitted......it Flys!!! 

Triumph brief

Its been a hardworking couple of weeks for everyone.

Closer and closer graduation is creeping up and we are all in our last fight to create the best work we possibly can.

I have been working on the YCN brief for 

Triumph and the end is nigh.  

I am beginning to close in on my finished design 

and I thought you might like to have a look.

These are just the trial runs so i need to develop this final idea.  I am going to be creating a pop up 3D version of my concept using a mix of fabrics and illustrations.

Watch out for the next update where I will be using all my donated bras to laser cut some wings for a bigger 3D installation that will be part of the window display.

1 Day Project

In the true spirit of valentines day

I decided to set myself a one day project.

My theme was "Love" of course and rather

than spending 3 weeks on one project

this gave me a chance to really just go for

it with an idea and in doing so i created a mini

one day book with a couple of 

pieces of inspiration along with my final piece

which can be seen below.

My final piece "Kiss me" is done using

gesso transfers ink and photoshop.

All comments would be appreciated........

My Final Piece

Interim Exhibition

Every year 4th year students

at Grays Art school hold an

Interim Exhibition.

This stands as a trial run before

degree show and I think I 

speak for everyone when I say

IT HAS COME ROUND TOO FAST.......

We were all rushing about trying to 

get everything done on time,

just aswell working under pressure is one

thing I can do.

I have took some examples of my work

to show you all.

Exhibited are some examples of

my current work; Ideas for Triumph 

brief and their new bra fitting service.

These are just some initial cut outs

from my sketchbooks which I hung with old

bra straps and measuring tape for

some extra meaning.

The thought of graduating can be quite

a scary thought as theres so much

pressure to impress and produce a

vast body of work.

However, I think everyone is secretly

excited to move onto bigger and better things.