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Figure 1: Day of the Dead by
Alice Pickworth
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Alice Pickworth
‘As a print designer and illustrator, I
enjoy channeling my love of colour and drawing through vibrant and exciting
screen-prints. Throughout my final year, my designs have revolved around the
theme of Mexican Culture, with the contrasting concept of Vulgar Beauty. I have
explored this concept through drawing, colour, texture and various fabrics to
try express the liveliness of such an expansive culture. I have focussed
my attention on creating detailed and layered designs; made up of hand drawn
illustrations, which are then digitally manipulated and experimented with, before
being transferred on to screens. My prints are designed with high-end
womenswear in mind, and this is expressed through chosen fabrics and complex
printing techniques.’ Alice Pickworth
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Figure 2: Pelican by Alice
Pickworth
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Seeing Alice Pickworth’s work in the degree show had
inspired me to think there is no limit to the scale of my work can be, as
figure 1, Day of the Dead as a
hanging piece.
Using drawings and
develop into repeat patterns are what I would like to develop more in final
year, for I enjoy using my drawing skills and illustrate a story onto
fabric.
Particularly the drawing skills here are inspirational and this is
directly related to the subject I am drawing.
The larger concept of animals helps me focus my drawing skills.
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Figure 3: Pelicans and Iguanas by Alice Pickworth
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Seeing the work of Alice Pickworth has
given me ideas of how I can use my illustration skills into The Prestigious
Textiles Award, which is a Bradford Textile Society Design Brief I was given to
work with. A design that is suitable for domestic curtains, upholstery,
cushions and blinds, drawn in repeat.
Analyzing repeat patterns is an area
which I recognize will be useful in my work.
Repeat pattern is subtle: colours evoke a sense of a negative inverted image
the animal body shapes fit well together and cover the space well.
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