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'Dystopian History" (2023). Garment made of several pieces, experimenting with shape and form demonstrating an exaggerated representation (polyester satin, wire, boning, calico and ribbon)

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Time Lapse video "Dystopian History" assembling of the garment and an insight into the photo-shoot (2023). 

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Mood Board for the project "Place" which I interpreted as "A Place in Time", including reference (Jean Beraud, Vivienne Westward, Gaultier) research, illustration and shibori heat manipulation (2023).

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Digital illustrations in preparation for my final outcomes (2023).

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Experiments in construction including drawing and boning work on mannequin, adjusted to model (2023).

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"Dystopian History Reduced" (2023). Shape work inspired by C17 panniers and C21 brassiere. Boning, velcro, ribbon.

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Construction of sleeves, to continue this exaggerated theme I developed shoulder puffs, this included techniques such as pleating and gathering. Polyester satin, lined with calico (2023). 

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Calico hip pad; stuffed with wadding, to create scaffolding to hold the weight of fabric, while creating an emphasised shape. This image also shows, research, drawings and process (2023). 

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Final construction page, wire frame created, an elasticated skirt, my own created pattern corset (2023).

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"Monster Project" (2023). The brief " Art as a Good Deed" was translated into creating a picture book where an imaginary monster friend came to life to comfort children. These are initial plasticine figures created to base my outcome around (ht: 40cms).

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"Monster Project" (2023). Including some images from the storybook plus the process and outcome of the monster that came to life. Plaster, faux fur, marbles, styrofoam, wire- all from found waste material. Illustrations created in fine line and watercolour.  

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"6 Hour Paper Project" dipped in plaster and reconstructed on mannequin (2023).

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Mood Board for the project "Manifesto". This sheet includes research, drawing and ideas towards the creation of sustainable dungarees focussed on Welsh miners. Illustration, colour and fabric swatches, along with historical references (2022).

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Toile preparation for "Manifesto" with suitable adjustments (2022).

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"4 Hour Project" (2022). Using paper and  thread to create a pair of dungarees to understand form.

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Canary bird pencil drawing and woodcut printed onto pocket. These birds were specifically used in mines to alert the presence of toxic gases, this seemed appropriate to include in my manifesto (2022)

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Denim sampling in preparation of patchwork dungarees. I decided to go with the frayed patchwork (top middle) as it gave my desired look of a worn workwear garment (2022).