Final bit

Building off my PVC samples for my final piece of work 

 I preferred the idea of making prints rather than adapting my PVC samples into something wearable.

 

 I knew that I wanted to up the scale and complexity - so more cut out bits- which might make producing prints difficult, so maybe more of a wall hanging type thing would work?  I want to keep it simple to draw the  attention to the texture and  delicacy of the work.  

I then went over to screens print - I used a repeat pattern of the same machine knit image. Also did some Color tests. Played around with fading parts of the print - not applying paint to certain areas - thought I could use them to layer with later.

Decided against Color and just kept to the black- I preferred the contrast between the transparent PVC and the black - the clear lines between the blocks of Color look crisper with the black. 


When I got back to the studio and while waiting for the paint to fully dry I layered some of the Color prints on top of the black ones

I thought these turned out really nice - when I was sticking them on to each other it reminded me of when doctors overlap x rays on that light display board. If I’m not going to wear what I make I want to make more use of the pvc’s transparency and how it reacts with the light- to try and make a more interesting and not just a wall hanging. 
Got home and began cutting out and took a picture of the shadows the pattern created- adds a nice depth to the work 

Stared melting with a heat gun—worked best when I heated the pieces flat / compared to when I heated it up curved against some cardboard - just meant that there were fewer breakages.Also meant that i could heat up an area for longer to really shrivel the thin lines - warped into this intricate web - curled at the edges made it more raised Became really delicate pushed the strands to breaking point - something I couldn’t achieve with a scalpel. 



Set up in the studio - knew that IDidn’t want it to hang flat against anything - because I’d lose the shadows -  I wanted it toFloat of the wall. Luckily the wall was white. 
Unlit version 

After fancy light set up 

I am really proud of the results - completely captures what I want to achieve - it has the delicacy, an eerie glow a quality that I admired in lace designs - and it experiments with materials new to me in an unusual way this gives the work a more contemporary feel.