Textile Project research

Textiles project

Ideas based on previous work

 I have always been interested in cataloguing, recording, and collating the flora and fauna of my land in East Clare. I am lucky enough to have four acres of land in a secluded part of East Clare close to the Galway border. The four acres contains a mix of indigenous trees, wild flowers , and native wildlife. Over the last twenty years I have documented, drawn and collected different plants and animals that I have found on my land, I also have a fine collection of birds nest!

View from my house overlooking bog land at the bottom of my land

Brief

Using textiles as a medium create an artwork based on the flora and fauna of Derainey.

My Ideas

1.       Create a map of Derainey using silkscreen printing and possible over lays using acetate

2.       Use symbols or silhouettes to show various flora and fauna of Derainey, printed using stencils on to fabric

3.       Use canvas and print on both sides of material to create a map, folded as a traditional map

4.       Depict the images of flora and fauna as if they are in an old photographic album

5.       Produce a batik based on images created for mapping

 Title

Mapping my Garden

Research for textile project

Maps:

Ordinance survey map of East Clare, Walking maps of East Clare, Lettering styles of old maps, Old maps, Map Legends, signs and symbols, Map folds

Walking map of East Clare

Map folds

Map folds

Map symbols / legend

Photograph albums:

 Old photograph albums

Lettering used on old photographic albums

 Animal & bird footprints:

Fox, Badger, Rat, Fallow deer, Cat, Dog, Heron, Crow

 Moth & butterfly silhouettes:

Materials:

Canvas, hessian, coloured canvas

Stencils

Black acrylic paint

Embroidery thread

Watercolour pencils

Fabric pens

Silk

Batik tools

Dylon dies

Paintbrushes

Needle

Sponge

Silk screen frame

 Images from other textile artists