Cushions

Now all my work has been marked and New Designers is over, I have decided to sell my cushions. Being an art and design student I have accumulated a large amount of equipment and produced a lot of work over the years!

I am really bad at not throwing anything away, since you never know when you might need something!

Saying this, my cushions are quite big and I really don't have room for them all! So I would like to send them off to new homes. If anyone if interested in buying one, please contact me:

emilyhackett@me.com

and I can give you more details!

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Degree Show Building

This is my degree show space!

I had lots of things I possibly wanted to use but not enough space for them all, so I tried arranging it all different ways to see what fitted best.

After lots of rearranging and days of putting things up and making everything right it all came together really nicely.

I managed to fit in 4 different elements of my work which was really good, by displaying things to make the most of the space I had. I think adding in the floor space made a big difference to the overall feel of the display. 

Looking forward to opening night on the 7th June!

Wallpapers Are Printed!

After a couple of weeks working on my designs, tweaking colours, new layouts and considering which ones could go together with my fabric print, I have chosen to print off 9 designs.

I have put them into 3 collections of 3, based on colour and how busy they are. Some are really simple, more like textures, and others more statement, one wall kind of designs.

Since I have my big print I chose just to print off the repeat square of each one. This way I can put a few in my degree show and the others will fit in my portfolio!

Here they are!

My First Commission

A couple of weeks ago I was asked by my tutor to print a piece of fabric for her to make into a skirt!

It was really flattering that somebody likes my work so much and would want to wear it!

I was given some guidance about the design but a few elements were my choice, it was a completely different experience doing something for somebody else and not just for myself, much more thought, planning and care went into it to make sure it was right first time!

Here are some images of the piece stage by stage.

Extra Prints

Staffordshire University had an open day on Saturday and the studio was open all day for us to use, so I jumped at the chance!

I had a big print table to myself, so I decided to do some big art pieces that I can frame or stretch onto frames.

Was great to have a quiet print room and lots of space to do whatever I liked, and I'm really pleased with how it all turned out, bonus!

Second Printed Length

This week I have been doing my second print, I have chosen a heavier cotton fabric so I will be able to cut it up and make things from it.

I decided I liked the blocks of colour on their own as a print, and so left one half of the table with just block colours.

The other half has the patterns printed over, but I have tweaked the colours so it all sits together better.

Looking forward to doing some making now!

Back To Work!

After having two weeks off I am back in uni, already feels like I have never been away!

Over the last two days I have managed to complete the second layer of my fabric with all of the patterns printed on.

I am really happy with how it has turned out, none of the pattern detail has been lost and the colours look great.

Even better, because this has taken such a short amount of time I am going to do a second print but change it slightly, getting more use out of my screens!