Journey Continues

Hi again!
Last module was so exciting. I got to know so much about the fashions of the past.
But in this module, I'm even more excited as we have a project that involves going to certain markets and doing the research there.
The market that my class decided to do the project on is Chandni Chowk.
I've never been to there and I've been told that it is one of the busiest markets of India.
So the first thing I did was google the images of the market. Everything seems to be so colorfull! I'm sure it's going to be fun once we get there!
See you soon!

Journey

After weeks and weeks of working on this project, I would like to say that all of it was worth it.
I would have never thought of the beautiful outcomes that a topic such as Fashion during the World War II could result in.
I would like to thank all my teachers who have guided me in every step of the project. They inspired me to push my boundaries and do better. 
There were a lot of ups and downs that I came across, but they only taught me to keep moving forward and be more creative with my work.
This whole journey was a wonderful experience.
Thank you for giving me such an opportunity to expand my horizons.
XOXO

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Remains of the War

I never paid attention to the actual words that describe my whole theme- World War.
So this time i started out keeping these 2 words in my mind. I began exploring and doodling things that i could relate war with- weapons, fire, remains, ashes were a few of them.

Exploring the theme

   

Giving a look of markings on a map

This is where i decided to print out a a map of the world in different sizes and burn their edges. That'll look like the remains from the war.

I did burn my finger for a milli- second while doing so. LOL. 

Burning little maps printed on strips

As you can see, I wanted to give a look of maps and markings in this swatch. So I went ahead and covered the head of the pins with some net fabric and pinned them onto the burnt maps that i pasted onto thermocol.

And here is the final outcome!

See you!

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V for Victory

The Victory campaign was popularised by Winston Churchill in 1941. He upheld his fingers in the form of "V".
This "V" was used on so many things, from jewellery to packaging.

Source: www.ashbyinteriors.co.uk 

I decided to do something using the "v" sign. I cut out sunboard first. painted it black. Then i tried bending wires in V shape. 

But none of them looked too good.

Then I recalled about the ban on silk during the war. I remember reading that new man made fabrics such as nylon were created at the time which were cheaper and of good quality too.

Thats when I cut up some old stocking and started pasting them in V- shape, 

But it felt like I wasn't doing any justice to such a stretchable fabric. So I thought about it and gave myself some break. 

The next day I woke up and all of a sudden my brain told me to use pins to hold it down and stretch the fabric! Thank you brain.

I cut up a 15x15 cm piece of thermocol, Covered it with a black fabric, and started pinning down the stockings fabric. And yes, i pinned it in a way that it looked like the alphabet "V".

Exploring the V- Sign

Stretchable fabric

I'm very happy about this swatch. And I hope you like it too!

V- from stretched fabric

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Helmets and pins

Since I loved this picture with these helmets covered with rope, I have decided to replicate this but on a smaller scale.

I first thought of what I could use to get a hemispherical shape.

The idea of using table tennis balls struck my head. So I went out and bought a pack of five tennis- balls.

Next i decided to cut them in half and paint them black.

I had a net fabric lying around in my house. I got hold of it and covered the half cut black balls.

I decided to place them together surrounded by smaller hemispherical objects. I used board pins in green and white colour to do so.

And here it is. 

Untill next time!

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Air Planes in a smokey sky

Finally my exploration with planes has come together. I drew, cut, paste, paint a lot of little planes. And I guess all that work was worth it.

            

I decided to make the background from black shiny fabric. I pasted it with creases still on it.

The planes that I've made are cut and attached by slits. A total of 3 parts make the plane. I spray painted them gold to give a bit of luster amidst all the black and grey ashes.

And Voila!

This is the final result!

HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

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Gold planes

Pretty and messy are two words i would like to use to describe the swatch making process. My hands are covered in gold spray paint and frayed away black threads. But i don't mind a little gold on my hands.

Im attempting to make a swatch inspired by the fighter planes in the sky filled with grey black smoke. 

Im done making miniature paper planes.

Painting in the process

                                 

Ive cut and pasted the black satin onto the sheet in a 15x15 cm box. For smokey effect, ive burnt a sheet of paper to form ashes.

Burning paper to form ashes

All thats left to do bow is to compile everything together. 

I really hope my teachers like it.

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