more garment experimenting

i used my macrame same to create a tassle on the front of the dress which i believe looks good but i am not sure that the colours work well together. i like the bold shoulder pieces too, but again i think the colours could be a little vibrant on the black dress.

garment experimenting

so i tried some of my samples for gothic luxe onto my garment, i am definitely sticking with the ruff collar idea as i have tried a small sample with the purple fabric seen here. i think its going to look great.

princess pleating and suffolk puffs

so i tried some princess pleating and suffolk puffs this week to try and fit into my gothic luxe theme. i love the fabric and the tecniques but i don't know how i would use them on a final garment as i am planning on making a ruff collar.

water colour and collage

i did a watercolour observational drawing of some jewellery i had at home. i love the painting and i think the fine liner outline really makes it stand out. from this water colour i produced this rose collage, part of a bracelet in the painting.

trying some reverse applique for gothic luxe

i tried out this cameo design using reverse applique but i am not entirely happy with it. i don't think it is clear what the design is supposed to be; it was very hard to produce using machine embroidery. it could be better using different materials because velvet moved a lot whilst trying to sew it. i don't think the purple material shows up enough either, but i do really like the gold thread.

drawing skulls

to fit in with my theme of gothic luxe i decided to produce some skull drawings in various media: coloured penicil, water colour and even bleach. i love these drawings but i am not quite sure yet what i am going to do with them.

new theme: gothic luxe

these are some of my initial drawings from my new module: gothic luxe. i tried using more colour this time whilst drawing from a brooch that i own that i felt had a gothic feel to it. i am please with these initial drawings. i especially like the combination of tonal drawings and line drawings together.