Making History Contemporary.

Inspiration Images from The Tower of London.

Yes, it is indeed that time of year when the fear kicks in and you realise how close you are to graduation, but there is one last hurdle in your way which is a final major project. For me it is important to evaluate my strengths before starting a new project and for me having finished a very successful Specialist Professional Practice project I have discovered my strengths in Print, Digital Design and Manipulation. So to combine my skills I think it is important to focus on a project that can excite and motivate me every time I look at it.

Therefore I will be looking at the Tudor period for my Extended Major Project and will be looking at ways to make it seem contemporary. I will be abstracting historical events from the Tudor period and making them visually interesting for an interior outcome. I will be bringing the Tudor period in to the 21st century by using various print methods such as devore, pigment printing and foiling. I will be producing designs on both fabric and paper for the contemporary high end market. I will bring an element of sophistication and professionalism to my designs through methods of pleating suiting the Elizabethan dress and digital printing. I will carefully source my materials and fabric to make my designs sustainable and this will be a great selling point for my final collection.

I wish to produce aestivetically pleasing work that at the same time will be attractive to the eye, whilst educating people. I will begin my research in London by visiting both museums and galleries for inspiration. Key places to visit for my fact findings will be The Tower of London, The British Museum and the V&A. Whilst visiting the Saatchi Gallery and exploring interior shops in Kings Road will provide me with vital inspiration from fellow artists and designers. Using Photoshop and drawing skills I intend to experiment with scale to create repeated designs for screen imagery. I will also be using these skills to create digital design to be professionally printed. I intend to keep the colour palette similar, to that of the Tudor period and so will be using dark rich colours. I hope to produce a final collection of 10-12 pieces for new designers with a selection of supportive work mounted professionally in my portfolio.