'Neighbourhood Colour'- STAGE 2 EXHIBITION

STAGE 2 textile design student were give the the task to choose two contrasting neighborhood areas in London and capture the essence of each, by emphasizing the importance of colour though designing textiles. Inspired by the things found or seen on there journeys. Looking at stage 2 work was very inspirational and gave a positive impact on our task to come in the following year.
Every bodies work was very different and personal. Looking at various affects i.e, architectural, historical and textural. Most of my work is very textual so i began scanning the exhibition for the 'Stitch' work as this is what specialism i have been thinking of going into. 'Shih Chieh Wang' (Candyce) work intrigued me the most as it was very much like my own work from the specialism, subject and techniques. the Peace was called 'Rotating' inspired by the antiques/rust/metal she had came across in her neighborhood.
The intricate texture and shape are what pulled me towards her work which was allocated on the window and window self. The sun light hit theses creative, decorative, 3D, tactile shapes, which had a muted colour pallet of copper browns. The uses of fabric was very sculptural, and related to her subject very well.
I did have the chance to speak to Candyce, however i spoke to another stitcher and she mentioned that stitch was the right choice for her because you can use any material and do anything you want as their are no boundaries. You get great one to one tutorials with tutor Isabelle who guides you through with truthful criticism which helps you achieve a good result to your work. she did however mention that she didn't have influence of sustainability for this project but she enjoyed the project.