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Please "Like" my Summer Shot,  as I hope to get noticed and win myself a new SLR Camera!

 The Photo was taken at Revolution Bar in Aberdeen and is part of Revolutions Summer Competion!

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Bee inspired- Talk on Bill Gibb by Rachel Singer

I found out that Aberdeen Art Gallery were doing a talk on Bill Gibb the wonderful fashion designer from the 70's only to discover that the Course leader of Fashion & Textiles -Rachel Singer- was presenting it.

The talk explained how the second year students were given a brief to create garments inspired by Bill Gibb, their work was presented along with that of Gibb's -known also for his hidden bee within his garments- in Provost Skene's House.

A fantastic insight into both Bill Gibb and of second year textiles (which I am starting in  late September). 

Cannot wait to get back to the art school and get into the swing of things again.

Right: Two of the fashion and textiles student Gibb inspired garments.

To find out more about Rachel's talk click here

To visit the exhibition and Provost Skene's House click here

For more into about Bill Gibb and his hidden bumble bee's click here 

Art School Summer Project

Well we have just received our summer project for textiles, the summer break is nearly over however better late than never.

Although extremely busy with work at the moment with the release for the New Collection of Collars and Snoods  I have decided to spend a couple of hours (or at least one) a night to get the project going.
The project is to

• Buy Elle & Elle Home magazine
• Create 20 drawings inspired by the magazines
• Write 2 essays on each of the magazines
• Start a fabric bible to refer to costs and where to buy

Luckily the with the work we are doing for the winter collection of Collars and our visit to Paris in September the fabric samples shouldn't be too difficult to gather.

These are some of the drawings I have completed so far for this project.....Don't worry I wont bore you with the essays.....yet

Surrealism is a way of life.

Surrealism is an art style that greatly interests me, I think since visiting Kelvin Grove Art Gallery and seeing Dali as a child, Surrealism has left a lasting impression on me.

This is the work by an painter I recently discovered called Tetsuya Ishida- I think I relate to this piece as I particularly hate the lack of personal space and claustrophobia in public transport.
  Below is a video that's a particular favourite of mine and is a sort of tongue in cheek viewpoint on Surrealism...love it to bits though.....

Gilbert & George- An inspiration

Gilbert & George are two fantastic contemporary artists that I love ,Their work is recognisable mostly for their very formal appearance and manor as well as their bold colours which reminded me of stained glass windows.They are two wonderful artists- that have already began to influence my work via colours as well as the structure of their stuff and i couldnt believe it when I took an unplanned walk around Aberdeen Art Gallery to see them exhibiting a piece this month. Something else which added to my appreciation was their constant symmetry which subconsciously Ive noticed my work also follows, I also like their similarity to Stained Glass windows in their colours and Structure. To see Gilbert & Georges hysterical but strange video "Bend it" click here.