Knitspiration.

My current favorite Knit designer- Craig Lawrence. Simply beautiful. 

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It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don’t matter, anyhow
An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don’t know by now
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I’ll be gone
You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on
Don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An’ it ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
I’m on the dark side of the road
Still I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin’ anyway
So don’t think twice, it’s all right

It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
Like you never did before
It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
I can’t hear you anymore
I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I’m told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don’t think twice, it’s all right

I’m walkin’ down that long, lonesome road, babe
Where I’m bound, I can’t tell
But goodbye’s too good a word, gal
So I’ll just say fare thee well
I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don’t mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don’t think twice, it’s all right

Bob Dylan. Im feeling sleepy and thoughtful. 

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a page from my sketchbook. 

Advertisement Task.

I have chosen a advertisement for the “Gold Label” for Viviane Westwood spring/summer campaign. 

The image shows the well known model Kate Moss in a gallery looking vacantly into the camera. 

The use of Kate Moss in this image is a massive connotation as she is the bad girl of the model world, as she and her rock star boyfriend were drug addicts, she has a kind of bad woman feel about her as a model. 

She is also the most well known model from Britain and she is popular as the model face of britain. 

This links well with Vivianne Westwood as a brand, as she created the brand and it became and is a very british fashion brand where using Kate only enforces this. 

Vivianne Westwood is also a very “bad chic” brand as her work was extremely popular during the punk days. 

The combination of these two elements create a mood for the image itself without even knowing what is going on in the image, you get the feeling that the advertisement is controversial. 

The photograph is taken in a art gallery, however it doesn't really look like a professional photograph. The image feels like it was taken on a disposable camera as the photograph isn't crystal clear and looks like it has a high contrast. Introducing the fact that the shoot was taken without the gallery even knowing which links in with the bad girl idea I spoke about before. 

Kate holds the clutch purse with ease like it is nothing to her. Like it could be anything. The image has a strong connection to sex and beauty, as Kate Moss is a supermodel and a icon within the fashion industry therefore immediately connects with the idea of beauty, sex, attraction and desire. 

She stands with the dress draped around her lifting up the side showing more leg, even that slight hint of leg oozes sex appeal. Just because it is Kate Moss.

Reflective Statement.

I think I have learnt a great deal in Unit 1, not only about how to create and set out a blog, but a lot about how I work and about London. 

Without Rough Guide I wouldn't of met friends and I wouldn’t of known Notting Hill like I do now. 

During the start of me writing my blog I found it abit of a “add on” and a “faff”. However I learnt throughout writing it and keeping it up to date that I actually enjoy writing it and I enjoy using it as a blank canvas for my thoughts and challenges within Textiles. 

I think that my blog will be highly useful when I am looking back on my first year and being reminded of inspiring things I did and looked at. 

My blog sums up my first term at Chelsea, with many inspiring images and pieces and I think it screams my excitement about the course. 

What I have learnt most and what I actually like most about my blog is the fact you can see me changing and my textiles changing throughout.

One of my weaknesses however I think is that I am quite weak when it comes to colour within my Textiles. By just looking at my technical block posts on my blog I have noticed that that is my weakness. I have also noticed that my blog is not that consistent, I have done all the tasks but all the posts seem clustered. If I could change one thing about my blog it would be to do a post every week. 

I think my strongest element of my blog is the fact that I have wrote a fair amount for the majority of my blog posts, and the fact that my blog is clearly exciting and I think I am quite truthful with my posts. 

I have really enjoying this Unit, I am proud of my work and I will and already have looked back through both my Rough Guide and Blog for reference and motivation.