Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Watercolor pencil + texture rendering.
I've been digging up all of my old sketch projects. This one was from my very first Fashion Sketching class!
Rendering with watercolor project
Monday, January 4, 2010
Rendering project
Watercolor pencil. My first time rendering plaid. Its a little overworked but I still enjoyed the project. It was fun drawing my croquis with minimal facial features and working with a medium I wasn't that familiar with.
GM Competition- SAAB Turbo X 2008
I created this look for the GM competition at IADT in 2008. All of the students signed up to participate in the competition, went to the Chicago Auto Show to draw inspiration from the 5 chosen vehicles, selected by GM. Each of the 5 vehicles represented a different type of clothing such as : evening wear, cocktail dress, sportswear, and avant garde.
Each student could submit 1 sketch per vehicle and only 1 student per vehicle would be chosen as a finalist.
My sketch was selected for the 2008, SAAB Turbo X in the red-carpet category. After being selected, we were to make the garments shown in our sketches. We were each given video cameras to blog about our construction process on a weekly basis, leading up to our debut at IADT's annual IMAGINE fashion show.
I wanted my garment to represent something both modern and classic, soft as well as edgy, strong and feminine. I felt that the Saab held a great balance between those things and I wanted to mimic that in the form of a wearable garment that would complement the figure of the wearer.
It was fun and intense to be involved in this competition. Walking the runway with my winning design was a moment I will never forget. I certainly remember how short I felt, walking next to my model (Who, by the way did the most amazing job showing off my garment!). Thank you GM and IADT for the awesome experience !
Internship with Anastasia Chatzka
Here are some examples of things that I made during my internship with Anastasia Chatzka. A reversable wrap skirt in a beautiful, muliticolored brocade fabric with a faced hem and one-of-a-kind handmade headpieces ( that were so much fun to make!!!!).
I had a lot of fun working with Anastasia last winter. She just opened her flagship store in Chicago this summer! She has been working toward this for her entire life and I'm so extied for her. She is a very talented designer and artist and I learned a lot while working with her.
To visit her website, go to : http://anastasiachatzka.com/
To visit her blog, go to : http://www.anastasiachatzka.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/
Good vs. Evil / Senior Collection
For this collection we were instructed to pick three words out of a hat and draw inspiration from them in order to design a collection.
My three words were : 1.) Scent:–noun 1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable: the scent of roses. 2. an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced. 3. a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor: The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped. 4. perfume. 5. the sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent. 6. small pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds. –verb (used with object) 7. to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble. 8. to fill with an odor; perfume. –verb (used without object) 9. to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
2.)Ambiguous:–adjective 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 2. Linguistics. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous. 3. of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character. 4. lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future.
3.)Talisman:–noun, plural -mans. 1. a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm. 2. any amulet or charm. 3. anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions.
Exploring these words and their definitions made and image pop into my head of a predator following the scent of its prey, like a wolf and a rabbit.
I thought of a predators we all face as human beings : addictions, eating disorders, hostility, hypocrisy, anger, manipulation, lies, corruption. All of these things fall under the work of the devil and evil works.
The white rabbit represented Goodness, purity,light, peace, truth etc. The predator (wolf) represented evil, chaos, madness, war, murder, corruption, etc.
I thought that this collection could be a "talisman", or religious symbol of the ongoingattle between good and evil.
Each of the garments have a white exterior that are pretty minimal in design. Each piece of the collection opens up to reveal the chaos underneath (which represents evil). Each look of the collection has its own representation of the things that evil tries to overtake- our hearts, our minds, our direction, our sexuality, our appetites, addictions,our strengths and weaknesses, etc.
The word Ambiguous captures the character of evil in it's chaos, lack of control, justice, ruthlessness, lawlessness and constant but impossible pursuit of satisfaction. Ambiguity also helps us in understanding Good- A God that is unable to be defined or squeezed into a box, the depth of the unknown, the mysterious works of God and miracles that just seem to happen unexpectedly without being deserved or understood.
Ta DA! Senior Collection in a nutshell !
Fashion Garden / Primavera
The assignment for this collection was to design and make a sculpture constructed with repurposed materials. Once the sculpture design was finalized, I designed a 9 look collection based off of inspiration from the sculpture.
Materials used to build my sculpture were : over 2,000 feet of wire, metal springs, aluminum window screen, propeller blades, aluminum cans, foil candy wrappers, and metal wire casing.
The design concept was to build a sculpture with harsh materials but to create a feminine, soft look.
I named this design " Primavera " which means spring. I wanted it to mimic life, blooming crazy and out of control, wild, tangled roots, and feminine beauty. Primavera turned out to be the perfect name- it not only captured my inspiration, but also fit well because I used buckets and buckets full of metal springs!
My hands were calloused, blistered and scratched, by the time I finished this piece, but I would do it all over again. I loved making this piece and designing the collection. It helped me get out of my comfort zone, both in making a different kind of art out of new materials and by exploring a different style of fashion illustration.
The sculpture was displayed in the Fashion Gardens on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago from June until September 1, 2008. It was also showcased at the Magnificent Mile Fashion Garden kickoff party before the Sculptures went on display on Michigan Avenue.
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