ACCESSORIES DAY 1

BEAU SCARLETT-PITT 29/09/14

In preparation for accessories week, i was asked to collect multiple objects that relate to my theme. I had an absolute ball raiding the shelves of Ikea! From there I was able to find window wipers, lollipop sticks, lightbulbs, straws, wall brackets, duck tape and garden mesh.

We were asked to create 5 samples out of the objects that we has accumulated. At first, I didn't really understand this task as I started to make accessories immediately out of my objects. I the  realised I was doing something wrong and different to the group so I stopped and started making the samples then realising the importance of creating them.

Throughout the making stage, I tried to be as inventive as possible with how in which I was attaching the objects to each other. I liked bounding things in red thread as it gave an effect of desperation and also manipulated the objects themselves e.g.: the detached squeegee on the metal rod (both taken from the window wiper) moulded around the thread due to the suppleness of the rubber creating an irregular shape. The glue gun also played a part in the attachment of my objects due to obvious reasons but I also used it as a decorative and textural element.

I really liked this session as it allowed me to be freer and more experimental when it comes to practical work. Comments that I received from peers along the lines of how i could relate these sample ideas back to my themes were very helpful as it opened my eyes to the connections that I can make for a more developed idea coming closer to the design of my final accessory. It made me think in a similar way as the knit sample workshop did, simultaneously making and thinking how I could possibly turn these samples into finished accessory designs.