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Plain wall option as I didn’t really like how the fence photos turned out.

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Laying out the fabrics to pin and sew

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Layer of gesso for my “lad” painting element.

(Pink fabric dyed using beetroot powder)

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Trying my hand at editing and collaging my old experiments onto a gallery wall.

(Just for practice purposes)

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Refined plan for desired layout, listing the individual elements and colour palette.

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Experimented with eco dyeing. For the pink I used chopped beetroot and for the yellow I used turmeric powder. The turmeric dyed the fabric beautifully, however the beetroot faded almost completely. I want to make a second attempt, this time using beetroot powder so I have more control over the colour intensity!!

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Inspired by the abstract works of Giacomo Balla (bottom image, 1915), I created these two works for myself as a break from “uni charged” paintings. However after finishing these I realised the forms in the paintings resemble those I had imagined for my assessment bow, in paint form instead of textile. Perhaps I can use the forms in my “happy accident” works as guidance for my patchwork pieces!!

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