Floral Relief

This project was to study flowers to produce a series of reliefs. My interpretation of my study of a single rose, drawn multiple times, which was then transferred onto acetate then I etched this design into brass

Using Cath Kidston as an inspiration, I created a design based on the petals of roses and the petals of plumeria flowers. I then experimented with colours.

Whilst creating the designs using plumeria petals one of the designs created almost like a bow tie shape which caught my eye. I then followed this repetition and rotation technique to create new designs.

Having decided that I didn't want to be too literal about my design being related to flowers. I looked at the work of Lesley Haliwell who uses Spirograph to create designs. I used the technique of repetition and rotation to produce a series of images that stemmed from basic shapes found in my flower studies

My design on a series of surfaces 

Experimentation with size of design as well as how many designs are placed next to each other 

Experimentation with colour based on Farrow and Ball colours which are known for their timeless appearance 

Image transferred to fabric trials

Favourite colour variations that match material, prior to applying to the foreground cream fabric.

Coloured image transferred to a finished piece related to tableware and table runners

Another coloured  image transferred to a finished piece. This time I altered the composition to see what effect this had on the piece.