Focussing on colour, composition and texture, I am interested in the idea of producing floral drawings that aren't necessarily recognisable as flowers. I feel that this expressive approach to drawing would compliment the more motif based collection that I have been working on thus far. Initially, I intended the drawings to add to my interior collection, viewing them as a development in my major project. However, after considering them as digitally printed fabrics for interiors, I feel that actually the designs would lend themselves well to light weight silk scarves. Thus, I have been thinking about producing a range of silk scarves as a minor project.
I came to the decision to create fashion accessory designs as I wanted to have variety within my portfolio, demonstrating a knowledge of contemporary fashion as well as interior designs. Furthermore, I felt that my drawing had developed into a more expressive, abstract style, more suited to a fashion placement print, rather than lending themselves to a repeat for interiors.
I tried to approach my drawings in a way which would allow me to easily translate them onto scarves. Thus, I used my sketchbook to map out the colours and compositions, so the drawings were designs in themselves.
Research into high end fashion designers and retail companies has given me an interesting insight into the design of silk scarves. The designs are often very different; however, always in keeping with the designer's /companies trademark style. For example, Liberty London scarves, with a variety of floral patterns, almost all have the same proportion of borders around the edges. This is something I want to incorporate into my own scarf designs. Each designs will include very different elements and motifs, but will be tied together as a collection through their borders and finishing.
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