DISCIPLINE: TEXTILE DESIGN
CAREER AREA OF INTEREST: TEXTILES, PRINT, DIGITAL DESIGN & PRINT-MAKING
BIO: My Final Major Project extends from my previous ‘Aestival Reflections’ journey and further explores natures biophilia through the transient qualities of light, colour, and material. Using knit structure to reflect architecture and sheen like yarns to communicate shifting light into sensory knitted surfaces. By manipulating yarn, colour, and knitted structure my work becomes a method of rendering the transient and sensorial qualities of light within our interior spaces.
Curating a subtle and serene connection to nature becomes a part of immersing myself within my practice. Repetition in pattern becomes meditative and choice of colour is always shifting, reflecting natures ephemeral calming qualities. My work entertains a more interpretive approach, where light, material, and making processes collectively blend to curate a space that encourages contemplation, sensory awareness, and an embodied connection to nature through lighting.
INFORMATION: FILTERING SPACE. This knitted collection explores nature’s biophilia through the transient interplay of light, colour, and material. Using knitted structure as a reflection of architectural form, alongside lustrous yarns that capture and refract shifting light, the work transforms sensory experiences into tactile surfaces. Through the manipulation of yarn, colour, and knit construction, I investigate how light can be rendered within interior spaces and bespoke fashion creating pieces that evoke stillness, contemplation, and an embodied connection to nature. A subtle and serene relationship with the natural world remains central to my practice. Repetition within pattern becomes meditative, while colour continuously shifts to mirror nature’s ephemeral and calming qualities. Structured surfaces echo the cyclical patterns found in nature, while the fluid interaction of light across the yarn disrupts this order, creating a balance between stability and transient movement. A reflection of the harmony between repetition and variation within the natural world.
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