bug girl

bonjour!

today, let's go back to december, london, csm course.

as i said here and here, it was all a lot of fun but we had a project to make in the end.

so here is a summary of mine.

here is what i started with. we did some drawings, ''sculptures'', thingamajigs...

 i especially like that one.

we also explored more inspirations, used more drawings.

my wall.

back at the dormitory i did some more experimenting, focusing more on the bug theme.

those are glue strings, it was a nightmare to do.

next we did some yarn wrappings, it's more about the colour palette, textures that can be used. i was mostly inspired by the iridescent bugs.

 bug colours.

 sock colours.

 all together.

so, then i moved on to other parts, such as the screen print. i'm very proud of those designs, imagine using them for silk ties, blazers, scarfs...

i'm feeling especially good about this one:

maybe i'll do something with it in the future...

and that's mostly it. there are a few more things, but i'll drop them later. some of the techniques were very interesting as i said again and again. i would love to do more of mechanical knitting, maybe i'll try to track down a machine for that...

i'm kinda happy with how it turned out but if there is one thing i found out on this course is that the speciality in textiles is not for me. there is no actual final product, you can always add more. i would prefer to make use of the fabric, make costumes, sew with them... i guess i'll do everything :].

i hope you enjoyed that, let me know what you think.

love,

qofr.

btw: socks are coming tomorrow, i can't find the notebook.

karaluchy pod poduchy

is this real? a new post?

yeah

hi!

very late but i really want to share with you the rest of my csm experience this december. 

on thursday we went to a different space near whitechapel. as you can see they pretty much look like a bigger version of my room, doing basically everything, from paper crafts and print to sculpture.

but we went to try screen printing. i've never done that before, i just sorta had an idea what it is. but it turns out it's so much fun! i wish i could do more of it now, like on a regular basis.
for those of you that don't know what this is, let's get into it.
the whole point of this printing technique is working on a sieve.
you get a frame and on it you can sort of ''burn out'' a design. a machine uses an emulsion to block out everything except the lines, so you get the outline, as opposed to, for example, lino print. you get the frame, put it anywhere on fabric and choose you paint. when you finally get some paint, get two spoonfuls of it and get a squeegee! how cute is this word?! somebody helps you and holds down the frame, you squeegee the paint down and you're good! done!

 designs and endless photocopies

 and so much drying... so much drying

i really hope some of you get to try out screen printing, it's easy, you just have to remember the steps and you're golden. 

next part coming soon.

enjoy,

love

qofr

lightning

hi!

i know that it's probably quite late for that but i want to give you a little summary of my textile arts short course in central saint martins. 

so... i wanted to know more about textiles, design them, make them, you know learn how to knit and all that. and so i did. here: link!

first day we started with a tour of the building (i've only ever been to the library so it was quite cool), then we drew, drew and drew.

i'm used to drawing (2,5 hours at once) but it wasn't standard drawing. Taz, i hope this is correct, a student at csm textiles, gave us tasks  like blind drawing, drawing with your left hand, using different mediums.

look at this, isn't it neat?

we did lots of research into our own collections. of course i brought socks, 15 pairs of different ones to be precise. i don't even know how i got from socks to bugs (spoiler, that was my main project), but i started with some lighting bolts and silver thread from one of my feet sweaters.

others focused on what was dear to them, childhood toys, baubles, family photos. emma did some of her mother's jewellery, charlotte did some ticket drawings from her notebook. anyway, productive and it was only the begging.

next one: actual textiles, yarn stuff and screen print and knitting! it was so cool!

hope you enjoyed, socks are coming later today.

hugs for the textiles crew if you're reading.

love,

qofr

what can you do in a week?

i think that's the first post i've ever dedicated to anyone

i'm sitting in a chair, the hall is packed with people.

--
'can i sit here?'

'um... yeah, sure. what's your name?'

'i'm jake. but for now i'm apparently benjamin.'

--
'and what's your name?'

'melissa'

'and you?'

'cat (or is it kat?)'

and onwards goes the conversation.
--

this is so simple.
sure, sure, sure... costa, camden... sure.

look at us a week later. i would never think that some strangers could become friends in only a week.
now, that i've become the girl with a unpronounceable name again, i share that. now, every time i listen to florence and the machine - working on projects.
farringdon tube station - 9.30 in the morning, going with a massive sketchbook and half-asleep.
camden - just pure greatness, even in the rain (thank you so much for showing me around there!)
and finally
euston -  the station nobody remembers about, nobody knows, but it's the best one :]

thank you soo much. you made my usually single london a bit less lonely :)

i'm gonna miss you so much. in fact, i miss you all already.

love,

qofr

btw. jake, you can have that ruler ;]

sure, sure, sure...

d. 3.
we had an illustration workshop this morning. it was pretty interesting, i got to explore some new techniques of drawing, including holding your pen like i'm retarded. i'm not, by the way :)

these are the ones i'm most proud of, or the ones that i actually like. it's one of my first tries at that, and i don't think it's all crap (this usually happens). i just need to work on that but these are kinda interesting.

d. 4.

it was like a free day. some research on your own, creating a mood board, working out the colour scheme. that sort of thing. i really enjoy gluing and cutting stuff into my sketchbook. the only problem was that at first i wasn't sure about the theme of extreme climates. but one of the tutors, john, helped me get it all summed up, and it seems to be going quite well.

i'm going to post some more pictures tomorrow. if the world isn't gonna end :) 

i can't believe a week went past so quickly. on friday it's the end of the course, i'm really sad now. i've only just met these guys but i already love them as my friends. i just really hope we're gonna stay in touch, at least me. cause i'm terrible at being friends and keeping it all, wish me luck :)

love,

qofr

dessert star wars

so i'm now on my course. like not literally right now but in general. today was my second day.
more on that in a second.

d. 1.
i was really early. but it paid off, i got a seat and didn't have to wait for my pass (yeah, i got a student pass, i feel so professional. i even got a student discount in a shop. for a single glue but still). blueberry, she's taking a architecture course, was late. but i've met some new people, they're really nice. but i kinda feel left out, cause i'm like the only one not from there, so it's kinda weird. the course it's interesting. look what i did today:

are these photos fine? cause i don't have my big camera with me so i'm taking them with an old olympus. btw can you see a pattern?

d. 2. 

we saw the valentino exhibition in somerset house! it is really cool, even if it's little. maybe not little but i thought it will be bigger... but still, the dresses are wonderful and you should go. i took some notes and did some sketches for the small collection we have to present to class after this course. 

'future fantasy'

that should be good.

i'm going for the stars war approach, i think. got my newspapers, got my notes.

tomorrow, illustration and king's cross library.

and for the end, do you think i should tell them about this blog? some of them have blogs, but i feel like mine is a bit not really on topic...

what do you think?

btw. instagram is changing their policy, i'm still not sure but i might be deleting my account.

see you tomorrow,

qofr