Final Project Finished Product

 

Final Project In-Process

 

I used 25 tea bags in a medium sized pot of water for a few hours to try and get a really dark color. It didn't turn out as dark as I wanted but I still really like the results nonetheless. 

This is all my fabrics after they dried and have the sketches laid out. I didn't end up using the one with the scale. 

I used fabric paints to color my sketches. This was just the base color of the chess pieces

Personal Project Proposal

My first idea is to dye my own fabrics and then draw on them with black ink. The core inspiration could be from one of my favorite songs or tv shows or something like that. The goal is to create a collection of drawings that give a certain energy/vibe specific to the source inspiration. 

My second idea is one suggested my Prof. Mongiovi. I could dye my own fabrics and encase personal items inside. This would include items varying in shape and size, some would be indistinguishable but other shapes would be more recognizable. 

Research that inspires me: 

A favorite song: https://youtu.be/sVx1mJDeUjY

One of my all time favorite shows, Death Note 

A tattoo artist i've been following for a long time: https://www.instagram.com/iannbeneteli/?hl=en

Valfre, a store whose style i've loved since middle school: https://valfre.com/

Completed Diversity Banners

Personal Banner:

 

In Process:

Community Banner

In Process:

Diversity In-Process

 

This is when I drew out all the letters on felt 

This is after I cut out all the felt for the "abortion" banner

These are all the letters cut out for the community banner 

For the community banner I chose the Veteran Garden Project. Their mission statement is to support our healing veteran community while also encouraging and supporting stewardship of our precious resources.

veterangardenproject.org

Diversity Banner Proposal

 Community Banner

Veteran Garden Project 

"It is our mission to support our healing veteran community while also encouraging and supporting stewardship of our precious resources."

https://veterangardenproject.org/

Sketches:

This was my first sketch. I thought that I would combine the American Flag and flowers together but it seemed too tacky and too true to the name of the organization. I thought that if I used all the reds, white, blue, and other colors for the flowers that it would look too busy.

The founder, Crystal Timmons told me that they often use the slogan "come grow with us". That gave me this idea which I feel looks a lot better than the first sketch. This is obviously a very rough sketch but I made the hands look rough but welcoming. 

I chose a light green fabric for the background and white felt for the letters. For the hands and the plant, i'll either hand paint it or draw it with a black fabric marker. 

Personal Banner

This is the design that I chose to do. I've seen this saying around on social media and i thought that it would look great on a banner. I chose a neon pink background and white felt for the letters and scissors.

Paxton Smith, a high school student in Texas, chose to change her Valedictorian speech without telling anyone to speak against the new heartbeat bill that was just passed in Texas. I thought that it was so brave and amazing that I wanted to put a quote from it on my banner with a pink background and white felt letters. I eventually decided against it because I thought it wouldn't look good and be too hard to read with so many letters.

Surface Design

 

"Yay Shrooms" 

12x12 in.

Rojo & Marigold dyed fabrics, thread, acrylic paint

"Happy Accident" 

12x12 in.

Logwood & Turmeric dyed fabrics, thread, acrylic paint

"Impractical Jokers"

12x12 in.

Black tea dyed fabric, acrylic paint

"Shroomies Growing from a Log" 

Black tea dyed fabric, acrylic paint

Surface Design In-Process

 

For my surface design, I chose to make stamps. I didn't have any potatoes but I did find a yam in my pantry which worked out perfect. I just used a knife from my kitchen are carved designs out of the yam which was harder than I thought it would be. 

I sewed a few of my dyed fabrics together (poorly). 

For my mushroom stamp, I took inspiration from Toronto based artist Shanna Van Maurik. I've always loved her style and the vibrant colors she uses in her prints. 

Freshman year of college, our friend group went together to get spontaneous tattoos and this is the one my boyfriend got. It is a very fond memory so I decided to make it a stamp.