Thursday, 25 March 2010

Hanna Werning




Hanna Wernings motifs are much later in scale than Brie Harrison & are primarily in siluhouette form. She uses around 6-7 colours for each design and around 6-12 motifs. Some animals such as the deers and butterflies are a reoccuring theme in her work but she alters the shape of the animal with each design while in single designs the same motif can occur but in various sizes.

Monday, 15 March 2010

Brie Harrison






Brie Harrison is a Print Designer based in London, she works with a variety wrapping papers and greeting cards for the stationary company Art Angels.

She's worked for a number of clients such as Radley, WGSN, Amelia's Magazine, Accessorize and Anthropologie and Illustrator Mike Perry's book 'over & over' which is a book source for pattern design.

Brie works with strong colours and patterns. She gets her inspiration from nature, retro children's books, vintage found fabrics, art deco prints and other objects.

There is a strong folk art remanises in Brie's work. She's uses around 7-12 motifs for each designs, using a motif to create backgrounds to create a busy ambiance & around 7-12 colour palette.

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Lauren Moriarty Report

Laurens work took height in 2001 when she explored laser cut patterns which at the time were rare, she also explores fabric structures within her work. She gets her inspiration from interesting fabrics such as plastics, rubber, rubber foam and glow in the dark fabric, fabrics that hold an intellectual purpose that can be played with, and follows themes from there, which often express a narrative story within the design, which are played out in shapes & textures. A popular theme within her work is off illusions as she like to create and interaction between her work and the viewer, another inspiration she said she finds interest in is the illusion within magic. She sets off innovative ideas rather than following trends. She says she re-defies her work and explores new ideas with different medias to generate new designs.
Lauren Moriartys childs beside lamp table, this combines the two as well as being decorative and interesting to children. This uses glow in the dark fabric so there is no need for wires or electricity making it safe as well as decorative. The colours are calming while linking with the sea theme, the theme is also simulating for childrens imagination and educational purposes.

Lauren Moriarty butterfly lampshades, the overlay of butterflies, give the illusion the butterflies are in flight.

Lauren gave strong pointers and advice during her lecture that would help within the industry
> identify who you are and who is your audience.
> have high quality photos (300dpi) ready of your work incase a magazine asks for your work.
> react to customer feedback.
> take seasons into account.

Questions & Answers on Lauren Moriarty

What funding is available?
Crafts Council Development Award, Arts Council - you can write if you have a project for funding.

Where did you learn the business side of the industry?
AN magazine are good for advice on opportunities and awareness & guidance.
www.designnation.org - business guides and advice.
www.hiddenart.com - business guides, advice, upcoming events, news feeds, designers work.
www.fundfinder.com - finds organisations in your area to fund your work.

What advice could you give on selling online?
Keep it updated to generate appeal, keep a daily news feed to show your still working within the industry.
Paypal integrate Buy sections on websites. 'Merchant services' through paypal creates buttons on your website using coding. It's a cheaper option.

How else do you sell your work?
Sells products to shops/boutiques. Get your work in PULSE for stocklisters to see your work. Take work to trade fairs.



Monday, 1 February 2010

Jane Lackey

Jane Lackey works alot with a white on white palette and takes her inspiration from the bodys systems, looking at neoscience, genetics and patterns of speech and communcation. These result in map like structures. She works on paper, paintings and installation.



This are DNA structures, up close they have numbers embodied on to them, forming the DNA strands and coding.

I felt like these represented slides, something I've been looking into. The placement of these are interesting to, it's as if as a whole they form a cellular structure.

Friday, 29 January 2010

White on white

I put together a series of white on white images, to give me ideas for shape, composition and tone.

Colour Palette

white on white
white on eggshell

My container is of egg shells, I feel they represent cervical cancer well as well as being in keeping with the white on white theme. I've gathered some white on white colour palettes. These I found on a self repair website but I felt they strongly linked with my theme in terms of colour and shape.

Artist Research



Lorraine Berry creates artworks and installations using new media technology. Her work has been exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally. Her practice raises questions as to the nature of reality and perception and often uses illusion, interactivity and visual awareness as a means of challenging preconceptions.