Layered Memories

"..........The layers of our memories are so beautiful and the way they overlap and reoccur is an art in itself......."

There are many ways an artist may express his emotions, his dreams, his aspirations but a successful artist keeps his all five senses open so that he sees, feels, tastes, hears and even smells the emotional signal coming from the other end.

The visual communication workshop- Memoires of an autumn evening

The moodboard

Fabric swatches, threads, pictures, leafs, colours, my silk scarf and the bottle of wine ......

The outcome

I created a collection of mini rug designs as the part of the outcomes of the visual communication exercise with Helen. All the rugs were in either felt or jute. I tried to infuse the sense of romance that is attached with the rugs in this collection. All the colours and material were taken from the mood board

My First Study- A little Girl

The little girl told me.................

"This is a very special place for me. Its in my mind and my past. I've been going there since I was a child. These trees have seen my whole life. Pine trees in rows: The favourite playground. the floor covered with by thin reddish fibers. The cold weather that made you want coffee, wine and hot "aguade pauela". The lake, the cold cold wind and the little red fish all around. Fire at night and the smell of beer. We also used to fly kite by the lake with my father. He was the best kite flyer in this world,....but off course he was my father. And the only thing I brought home, in my pocket was a pine cone"

Mood: Playful, Nostalgic
Temperature: Cold
Colours: Warm
Smell: Pine/Lake
Palate: Wine, Coffee, Olive, Red, Beige, Offwhite, Black
Aproach: Modern, Nostalgic, Overlapped
Client: Young woman, artistic, wants to be there....wants to see it, smell it, feel it...again!

Memoirs from the past

The working title of my project is ‘memoirs from the past’.

The aim of is this project is to conserve and illustrate the memories stored in the human mind. The motive behind this project is to give shape, colour, and form to the situation that intrigues the sense of happiness and belonging to a person. . I understand the physiology of design well and can interpret human emotions in color and design. This project will be a hybrid extension to the work I do at present. I would love to make objects so that they interact well with their surroundings and give out a human touch.

Research

An extensive research will be done about the person and the episode of life that we require to freeze. A personal interview, filling out a questionnaire will be required, the cultural and physiological investigation will be necessary.

Medium

Designing weaves, patterns, designs, prints etc using objects, pictures, photos, colours from ones past. I want to incorporate my working knowledge in textile design and come up with beautiful objects that can hold the sweet remembrances of a particular time. Techniques like printing (screen or hand), weave with objects inserted in weft, appliqué, patchwork, fabric origami can be used to create effects of the selected memories.

Outcomes

This project will be perfect gift for our parents as will as children who will be able to keep their memories close to them and then pass it on to the next generation with a story to cherish. The product thus created will be a memoir forever. A range of home furnishings will be created as an outcome of this project