The End of an Era!

So last week, following a lot of early mornings, late nights and copious amounts of coffee, I finally handed in my LAST EVER university project!

I was so pleased with how my final collection came together during the last few weeks, and I am already looking forward to begin screen printing again.

I was also so, so thrilled to be selected to exhibit in London at 

New Designers 2013!

Such an amazing opportunity, and the perfect way to end my time as a student.

Come along to the CCAD Degree Show

open to public:

Fri 7th Jun - Sat 8th Jun 10am - 4pm

Mon 10th Jun - Wed 12th Jun 10am - 8pm

Thu 13th Jun - Sat 15th Jun 10am - 4pm

FMP Sampling

This week, I have been back in the print rooms and have had two, rather productive days of screen printing samples. I have been experimenting with different colour ways of two of my designs, using emulsions, metallics and pearl finishes, and testing them out on different papers. Any thoughts would be appreciated! 

Foil Sampling

Yesterday was mostly spent procrastinating by gossiping, drinking tea and eating biscuits. A good day in my opinion, however, not the most productive! I did somehow managed to squeeze in some more foil sampling in between tea breaks! 

Some worked better than others, but in general I was pretty pleased with the results.

Foils used are purple, bronze and platinum on hessian and parcel paper. 

Screen Printing

Today I began some gift wrap sampling in the print room. Normally, my designs are all done on Photoshop and printed directly onto paper, but for my FMP I wanted to incorporate a bit more texture into my work and experiment with different finishes.

I used a single screen and printed a simple repeat pattern onto brown paper backgrounds. Using a different colour, I then printed a second time on top to create a shadow effect. 

Screen printing can be quite a slow process as the screen must be washed and dried after every few pulls, but after a long day in the print room, I am pleased with my samples. 

Next, I plan to sample using foils and metallic and pearl binder finishes.

Any feedback/ideas would be appreciated!