https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miriam-Briddon/

RIP Miriam.

A beautiful design/maker of chunky knitwear in blue faced Leicester and hand spun yarn. Will be sorely missed in the textiles department and fashion department. 

Share your talent with the angels above now Miriam.

Memoria

In the past couple of weeks I've come to realise that I am quite lucky. I have friends, family and my lecturers. I'm doing what I want to do and I'm where I want to be. It was when I saw the picture below of Lambert that started to reminisce. When this picture was taken, four years ago, I was in Wembley watching the mighty Saintsfc. A was also doing my GCSEs and getting ready to go to college. Four years ago! 

Some cliche bits coming up now.

If you told me that in 2010 (jan/dec) I would have lost and regained friends, to then repeatedly do so until this year. That I would pass my GCSEs, just about. Gone to college. To then say 'but in four years time what you have gone through will pave the way for where you are now.' I wouldn't have believed you. 2010 seemed to be a big year. I left secondary school and had to start looking at the future which at the time was to become a teacher. The previous 5 years had been filled with mistakes, growing, learning and laughing, there was always a chance to make things better and we were past that stage where personalities and traits were beginning to grow. To this point now, it has dawned on me that this time next year I will be looking for my own place be it a house, flat, or shop for my business. I can't watch the smurfs or children's telly unless I have kids around. Easter doesn't grab me anymore, it's just chocolate and if anything it's either horrible chocolate or got a mug. In two months time I will be 20 and I feel like I have to grow up. Get a proper job and start a family. But in reality all I want to do is play football in the park or sleep...

I have to make pretty big decisions in the next few months as to what exactly I want to do. Be it mundane things as to whether to throw out my clothes or what to research for my dissertation to what to have for dinner. Life's big decisions. 

For now I want to live in the now...so wake up when I want to, draw whatever with whatever, watch twilight over and over again. But I guess if I'm ready to grow up I might as well.

Lent.

PERSONAL POST.

So in under an hour lent will begin. 

Lent is a religious season however due to modern living it seems everyone takes part in it. 

'Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation, and spiritual discipline. The purpose is to set aside time to reflect on Jesus Christ - his suffering and his life, death, burial and resurrection.' What is lent? By Mary Fairchild.

So in this modern day many people decide to give up luxury items such as alcohol, cigarettes and chocolate, the most clichéd. However I have picked ones that most likely to help me in the future as in for next year and some are just to see if I can actually go without.

I am 'lenting':

        🔻chocolate- just joining the cliché coach.

        🔻online shopping (except for uni)- I have seen myself buy online nearly every month, for useless stuff. I want to stop buying so much that ultimately won't help me and the small businesses around me

        🔻candles!?- I know what your thinking. But I'm am obsessed with candles. Maybe it's the fire or the scent either I have so many that if I didn't stop I could probably fill a room and still want more.

        🔻Spend less time online. Less time in bed (8 hrs maximum). Complete my to-do lists. 

I'm hoping that they will continue for longer than the 40 days especially the chocolate.

Hopefully a changed and determined woman.

X

Reminiscence

Just had a look through my folders and found my AS Level textiles final pieces and well then realized ITS NOT ON THE BLOG...so here you go.

These were the response to the brief of circles and because I had used dark and eerie colours in the previous project I decided to go against my usual colours and go for the primary colours. As you can tell from the poor quality images above that I think I achieved what I wanted to and but if I could do it now then I would make the whole thing the same size but the little bits I'd have more of them and a lot bigger to co-exist with the way that the scale went.

If that made any sense :)

Diolch

Adios

Siobhanx

COMPETITIONS 2

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Before I update you in depth, please take a moment to vote on my latest competition entry.

https://www.betafashion.com/competitionratedesign.aspx?SubmissionID=7989&compID=0&filter=0

I will be eternally grateful!!!

busy busy busy.

So I have a week and a half left till I enroll back at Coleg Sir Gar and well this summer has flown by.

Between working on my summer project and working for extra money come freshers and the new year I've barely sat down, so that's the reason for lack of insight to my textiles world and creations, however now I have this week and a bit to pack my belongings for the long road trip back to Carmarthen. I also have to pack all my art stuff up and therefore have to get a wriggle on doing it. my sketchbook is currently looking a bit bare and dye-less so I'll get cracking on that first so I can then pack them away and then there's no fear that I've left them here.

I think more than anything I want to get on and get back to Uni and get on PhotoShop with guidance and of course freedom to do whatever I need to whenever really. And I think that this is my serious year, more than anything I want to be remembered for my work, not the lack of or lack of my presence but the quality and quantity of good work to be etched in peoples brains.

Anyway rant over and well I'ma get on and get some dying and sketchbook work done before next friday bites me on the bum.

Adios

COMPETITIONS

https://www.betafashion.com/competitionratedesign.aspx?SubmissionID=7731&compID=55&filter=0 

So last month Beta Fashion held a competition called dreaming on colour and I entered. Above in the design and 

I am going to change my background on here to something of mine now that I have some good stuff produced :)

Slowly Getting There

So...I forgot to keep you updated.

I have just finished my mood board with what I am looking to create, with the colours I am going to be using throughout the samples and drawings and prints and then the title I have given it...Creed seemed a bit abstract and I like Under The Sea as it has a ring to it...not just because of the song either.

So now I can begin to put things together in an organised mess in my sketchbook waiting for September for my tutors to criticize all over. Not to worry though...I'm sure some of them with enjoy a different side to me...a working side to me.

Anyways that's all for now I shall update you tomorrow or Saturday with teh outcomes of my dying techniques and experiments.

x

Week 4.

So I've been home for a week and a half and been busy researching that I forgot about you.

Been researching artists and coming up with dye patterns and colour ways without actually being allowed to dye :( its nice to now finally be able to do my work and get on with it however my printer is still being and arse and printing lines so it might be a trip to a nice printing place like staples with a jobs lot of it.

ohwells as always comment below if you have any links i could use and i'll keep you posted more often i promise...

Under water stuffs

Currently out of practical action as can't really take my dyes and paints on holiday...time for relaxing from a hectic first year. But this lazing around doesn't mean I have forgotten to do vital primary research. 

I am currently in Spain on the Costa Brava coast of Llfranc. The sea is beautiful from above and below and contains the colours and patterns and variety I currently need to gain a sturdy foot into my sketchbook. The photos therefore will be developed and turned into patterns and repeat patterns and used in designing garments and ways to make the pattern on a knitting machine or loom as I'm undecided in which to pick...

Oh well...I just thought I'd update the zero viewers to here but I'll promise now to update once a week if not more...

Any ideas and suggestions of where to go during these ten week holiday would be appreciated either on here, my Facebook or twitter. @siobhanlouiseee Siobhan Goodger.

UNDER THE SEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EISK1a74rJw

NEW BRIEF

This summer project that links into my first project back come September, is based on the upcoming fashion trend of CREED by Style Sight megatrends.

I have a colour palette assembled already due to the nature of Style Sights site. i will then produce this colour palette in multiple ways of dyes, acrylics, pastels and photoshop chips.

I'm super excited about this project and whats to come of it and how its going to develop over a longer time than my last briefs of contrasts and utility.

xx

Ba1 brief two

So the new brief we have been given is based on utility, a exhibition based in Craft In The Bay, Cardiff. So that is an eventful trip down there. I get the half 8 train and spend 8 hours there...better be good. But yeah my approach to utility is the more industrial side in the sense of pipes, you know, the general plumbing and heating sort of pipes with all the taps and such. So my colour palette is slivers, golds, bronzes, greys, blacks, and whites.

Within this I have to produce 6 knit samples, 6 weave samples, 2 stitch samples and 5 print samples and probably more outcomes when I get the written brief from Stephen and Paula... But overall I think that I am going to enjoy this unit as my work can become anything and look abstract as i want it...but I have to begin with primary research of this exhibition and then my own drawings and photos of pipes within this ancient house of mine and then get some piping from B&Q or Homebase and start drawing and weaving in with stuff like that...oh well


Pictures to follow tomorrow or Friday along with a log of the trip.

Late night ponderings

Does anyone read this?

I have views on this blog but I wanted to know by real people that I had an audience worth keeping!

I can write complete bs sometimes and therefore I want to be able to direct my bs at someone. Anyone.

I hate this right now!