DRAWINGS

 SEPARATE DRAWINGS & SKETCHES

Personal Work
This is a personal piece I did which wasn't part of my response to lace. Outside of college, I am looking to become a tattoo artist so I've been creating a portfolio for that for when I finish the course. One way it links to my project is it contains natural forms which is one of my project focuses. Flowers, butterflies and birds are used within lace patterns; this piece contrasts to these as its quite a dark and creepy image rather than pretty and delicate. This style is personal to me, and is commonly what I'm drawn to. However, doing this course I have to remove myself from my own preference and create more expressive experimental pieces in order to follow a project brief and expand my abilities/knowledge on different styles.
Another way this piece relates to my lace work is it is almost completely symmetrical. Many lace patterns are repeated symmetrical patterns. Although this is an image not a pattern, it still can be flipped and both sides will be the same. In and out of college, symmetry is something I nearly always end up using within my work as its most visually appealing to me. 

Lace Pieces

This is the first drawing I made in relation to lace where I took a direct approach and created my own lace patterns and designs to inspire me to come up with a next step to where I could take this project.
I used pencil for the mesh background, and fine liner for the pattern. I like the way the medias combine but also separate both the pattern and base layer. Using pencil instead of fine liner for the background definitely helped make the pattern clearer, whereas fine liner would've taken over the piece and made everything look too similar to each other, making it look messy and crowded.
I like the way this looks like a cut out piece of lace as it reminds me of the sections I cut out for the dress I previously made.


Contrastingly, the second piece I created did not have a background. I wanted to create a singular symmetrical lace design with more smaller details within it. The first piece was repetitive and, to me, the design reminded me of a drawing that would go on a card. It was quite simple and I wanted to try something more complex.
When I was younger I used to draw things similar to this with my dad. I'd create mandala designs and expand them until they eventually fit the whole page. This lace design reminds me a lot of mandalas due to the way there is a central point that continues outwards in a symmetrical way. These are also used on tapestries and for henna tattoos.





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