As Coldplay say...don't panic

I had a chat to Winnie about last semester's work and I took away some important ideas. Generally I have a lot of worry for my future practice. I could go on for a while about that but Winnie was like ‘don’t worry’, and yes I need to focus on the immediate future. Winnie asked me a simple question and it was so simple that it was quite hard! ‘What do you like’. Hmmm, at first I started naming things that related to fashion i.e processes, people etc. But then I mentioned how I really love cataloguing images. I’m contantly on the internet looking up sites, multi-tabbing, cutting, pasting images and text that I like. It’s kind of become an obsession, and I think of it as like making my perfect magazine or book dedicated to me. I can go back to my book and find inspiration immediately. Then Winnie asked what makes me choose those images? Hmmm, I chose them because I like them, but what do I like about them?

I came to the conclusion that they represent a good idea. I love seeing something that is really simple, that is original and makes you respond to it, be it a great piece of advertising or the lay out of a book. There’s one image I found on ffffound.com, of a campaign for peace. The image is below and I just think it’s one of the best ideas. It can’t be argued about it just is so simple and effective and really makes you stop and think…

http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/what-goes-around-comes-around/

In terms of fashion it’s the same thing. If you see a new shape, or a new fabric, a new way of knitting. Mark Fast represents that. He has come up with a process that created a new platform for design. It speaks for itself and is original.

So how can this knowledge inform my practice?

Well I want to take a similar route to that of last semester. Experimenting and exploring knit and knit fabrics as a starting point that will (fingers & toes) lead me to an end point.

I’ve talked enough for now..just wanted to get a few thoughts out into the world wide web.