crochet

There are three main theories for the origin of crochet. Some believe that it originated in Arabia and spread eastward to Tibet and then westward to Spain, finally following the Arab trade routes to other Mediterranean countries. Alternatively, its thought to have originated in South America, where a primitive tribe used crochet adornments in puberty rites. Another alternative stems from the fact that in China, early examples were known of dolls worked in crochet.
However, there is no solid evidence as to how old crochet is or where it originated. The evidence of it appearing in the sixteenth century is slight, and hotly disputed. There are references to a type of "chained trimming" made around 1580. However this appears to have been a type of cord, sewn onto fabric like an ornamental braid.

Kristen uses a unique process that she created; she crochets cotton lace shapes then dips it in liquid porcelain, fires the piece in a mold to burn away the fiber, effectively leaving behind crocheted porcelain. Each individual piece differs from the next but the art has some similarities. The porcelain lace is done in white and then set against a single, bold colored background (often, but not always, a wall). I like the natural feel of the work as well as the interesting use of background color.

Hong Chun Zhang

i found this artist just by scrolling through Google and instantly just loved her work after looking further into her work, i found there were a lot of concepts behind her work such as the life cycle of a woman and more personal concepts of mixing both Chinese and american ideals together

it gave me insperation to do something a little like this as i like drawing hair and the simplicity of the look but would want to add my own personal touch and maybe as some 3d aspects to it.

matise

i really enjoyed this technique, it took me a while to get my head around cutting the shapes out but found i really understood it, i also liked using small pieces as i felt they linked with my muscle research which helped me a lot.

debbie smyth

what I like about this artist is her use of pins and how from the front of the picture you cant see them yet when you look from the side the pins give it a more 3d look. the second image has more depth than the other one as it uses 2 colours and could like to use two colours on my stitch piece to give it more definition

carol coleman

the first piece is a felted background with freemachining added on top to create a rock pool effect, I like the way shes added the stones to create dimension to the piece of work and also gives it different textures.

the second is just purley felting and I like the wispy effect that has been created with the wool but also the pattern which you don't expect from this material.

vince low

Vince Low wanted to create art from the chaos of pen lines

He uses just scribbled lines to produce stunning portraits of stars

They were created as part of a campaign to create awareness of dyslexia

I like his mark making technique and in previous project have tried it free machining and it worked out well so would like to further this technique and add other techniques into the mix.

felting

''Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind. It predates weaving and knitting, although there is archaeological evidence from the British museum that the first known thread was made by winding vegetable fibres on the thigh. In Turkey, the remains of felt have been found, dating back at least to 6,500 BC. Highly sophisticated felted artifacts were found preserved in permafrost in a tomb in Siberia and dated to 600 AD. Felt can be of any colour, and made into any shape or size.

Many cultures have legends as to the origins of feltmaking. The story of Saint Clement and Saint Christopher relates that while fleeing from persecution, the men packed their sandals with wool to prevent blisters. At the end of their journey, the movement and sweat had turned the wool into felt socks.''

after scrolling through google i couldnt find an artist i liked they all were just pictures made up from felting and i wannted to look at something a little different. i then came across andrea graham which used a number of different materials and felting was one of the techniques she used to create her pieces of work. i like the way shes used the material to mold into a shape and not just left it as a 2d piece.

yorkshire scultputre park

when we visited the park i found these beautiful  piece of work made from an artist that had recently just put her work up there, most of her work was wood based and these didnt particularly interest me too much but this more textile based piece did. there created with pigment, fabric and handmade linen fabric and really liked the natural effect created. but what i would like to do if i was to to try this effect out is to make the ink drip and make the pieces of fabric woven a little thinner so that the efffect can be seen clearer as i think it would work better for the project title skin if i did so, also to try different colours maybe

weaving

''Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. There is evidence that weaving began as early as the Paleolithic era, however it is predominantly believed to have been widespread by Biblical times. In the Islamic culture, both horizontal and vertical looms could be found all over Asia, Africa and Europe (around 700 AD) and by medieval times weaving was the most important of the craft trades. The industrial revolution saw the invention of the power loom (before everything had been woven by hand). The Jacquard loom in particular allowed complicated patterns to be woven using punch cards to determine which threads of colored yarn should appear on the upper side of the cloth''

what i love about brookandlyn's work is the natural colours used but like thier ealier work more for the fact that they have a hint of brighter colours which make the piece of work a little more eye catching .

Marion Bolognesi

Gabriel Moreno

i like this persons work as I like the use of watercolour within the use of pen and also the surrealistic nature of the piece of work and the contrast between the structural aspect of the building of the womans back and the more flowing lines of the hair.

what I would probably change if I were to do do a piece of work in this style would be to use a different subject instead of the buildings as I think theyre too out of it and I would want something to fit within the bodys shape.

agnes cecile

ive followed agnes on youtube for a few years now and love her work and how she creates such emotion with flicks of paint. the thing that really catches my eye with her work is how she works back into her watercolour paints with markers to highlight certain areas

Chen Yingjie aka Hua Tunan

Ariana Russell

ariana Russell has  condition called dermatographia, her immune system releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear, lasting about thirty minutes. This allows her to painlessly draw on her skin with just enough time to photograph the results.

Sebastian Eriksson

Sebastian Eriksson
Sebastian is and 18 year old Swedish artist that found from searching Google. after looking at other surrealism artist I found then didn't entertain me but coming across his work made me think differently as I find he expresses emotions and expressions fantastically and would like to interpret it into my own work

i do like the monotone style but feel i would add hints of colour to not only add more emotion but also to brighten them up just a little.
http://sebmaestro.deviantart.com/gallery/

pablo picasso

when looking into cubism the first artist I came across was Pablo Picasso. I like the way he uses neutral colours and with that the  image isn't so bold and prominent but kind of blends in to the background to give it a very subtle effect