Finito.

I've been finishing off a lot this week - managed to complete my final collection of 20 samples for Friday's module (managed to do all the hand embroidery and knitted samples - both hand and machine). I decided to only embroider onto the discharge prints, and not my knitting.

I had a lecture on 'Art and Politics' on Wednesday, but I'm not really into politics so let's look at something I am into... Here's some inspirational/cute/awesome images I found laying around the interweb...

Home made versus big business.

I've started to cut out the fabric for my 'Monday module shirt' and began to sew the pieces together. Initially, I didn't think I'd learn much because I make most of my own clothes. However, I'm actually learning a new way of sewing - the "manufacturing way". I suppose I can be pretty stubborn though, and like sticking to my own methods. Especially since I'm dedicated to vintage and am a "make do and mend gal". ;-)

On Wednesday I attended a lecture on 'Photography, Painting, and the Problem of Originality'. I learnt a lot because I'd only heard of one of the artists mentioned ('Gerard Richter').

'Kl. Badende' by Gerhard Richter.

My 'final collection of 20 samples' is coming along nicely. (I forgot to tell you about this - I have to produce them for my Friday module and they can be either be knitted, hand embroidered or printed...or a combination!) I just need to and embroider into a few more of my discharge pints and knit several more samples, both by hand and machine...

You can leave your shirt on...

On Monday I started my 'Introduction to Fashion Construction" by creating a sewing pattern for a shirt I'll be putting together over the next few weeks (I used 'basic pattern blocks' and changed the shape of them slightly, to fit with my design).

I want it to end up like this...

...but really, I'm gonna have to make something like this...

Bleurgh, I definitely need to do some more of my own sewing soon! I'm so bored of my wardrobe's contents at the moment! I want it to be this co-ordinated...

I had a lecture this week on 'Pop,...

...Minimalism...

...and Conceptualism'.

Obviously, the first one is 'Marilyn Monroe' by 'Andy Warhol', the second one is 'The Ring In Return' by 'Richard Heaven' and the third one is 'Beethoven’s Trumpet (With Ear) Opus # 133' by 'John Baldessari'.

I have to say that I actually, pretty much, like all different kinds of art. Even the ones that certain people say "a 5 year old could of done that"...

Oh, and on Friday I had another module review, but for my Friday 'Introduction to Textile Applications' module. My tutor was very pleased with my work, but I just need to do more research into knitting and embroidery...