Two things happened to me today that left me feeling pensive and somewhat insignificant in the grand scheme of things that is Life. Whilst walking to University, a single leaf fell from a tree and onto my shoulder... On my way home two perfect white doves ran across my path, and I wondered were they lost or where had they come from.

Final year is here!

It is September, the beginning of my final year of my textiles degree, and I am excited!
Despite tutorials which have left me no less confused, after what seemed like such a long summer, I am ready to get my teeth into some designing and get my hands messy in the studio. This year we have two design units- a ten week exploratory and research project; followed by a final major project which sees me through to April/May. Not forgetting dissertation and critical reflection of course!
All of these units are self directed, meaning I propose with each what I will be studying, which comes with it's own pros and cons.
Currently I am trying to decide on a topic for my dissertation whilst also trying to condense my ideas for my exploration and research project. At the moment I am juggling around with the themes of floral, decay, changing seasons, and the sky... rather vague to say the least! With a new University year comes a new set of resolutions, one of these being that I will regularly blog throughout the whole year (come rain, more than likely anxious tears, or shine) so I can share my final year progress and more importantly final year result. Wish me luck!

Playing catch up...

Apologies for the major interlude between blog posts. After my last update I became work crazy and powered through semester two like nobodies business, determined to improve on my mark from semester one and prove myself as a textile designer. Thankfully it all paid off and I was very happy with my second year grade and proud of the work I produced. It was then time for the summer holidays, but not before a two month internship!


During the months of April and May I did an internship at Eyefix in Southwark, London.
'Eyefix is a team of collectors and creators: gathering unique vintage pieces from around the world as well as designing our own original print collections and offering a full range of creative services.' Eyefix house an estimated 200,000 original pieces ranging from the early 1800s to the present day. The internship was amazing, it was so inspirational to be constantly surrounded by prints from the archive, working with the sales team in selecting prints for clients, and seeing the designers create in-house prints. Those two months at Eyefix were a real eye opener into the industry, and showed me a career path that I hadn't even known existed. Being around the buyers who came in to select prints from the archive and contemporary collection was an invaluable experience. It also helps that the small team who worked there were all fabulous colleagues and made me feel welcome and comfortable every day during my time in the studio.


Here are some snapshots of my print samples from my last few weeks in the studio at University: