Initial Drawing Work

To begin this unit, I have been looking closely at my primary photography research. I find it fascinating that the patterns produced by the shoreline are constantly changing; there are never two identical surfaces created. The rhythmic, repetitive movements inspired me to begin drawing. I want to keep a clean, crisp white colour palette, similar to my original research, therefore drawing with white materials onto different qualities of papers: card, paper, tracing paper, acetate.

In reflection of my drawing,  usually I prefer to draw literal pieces from drawings or sight, so beginning with the technique of loosely drawing from photographs has been a new way of working for me. Technically 'doodling', I have enjoyed the process of creating repetitive, unique patterns, allowing my own hand stamp to become apparent through my initial drawings. With regards to the development, I shall begin to layer my drawings and the different surfaces that they are drawn upon, in order to find out which layers work best together, then ultimately thinking of ways to combine my hand-markings into embroidery design.