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I have finally got the swatches stitched together.  A metallic border made up of different gold’s and silvers was added around the piece, to hint on a gold frame.  However, once the piece was up I realised a lot more needs to be done to it.  So I have decided to put it away for a bit and revisit it with fresh eyes.  Stay tuned.... 

Coming Together

swatches are being sewn together in small clusters and then attached together, however, production has grinded slightly to a hault due to a snapped machine needle.

                                            I have gotten upto 'O' so far....

and the cogs keep turning

Working drawings for the patches piece.  Although I do like them as works in their own right.  Perhaps large scale mixed media pieces will be the way to go...

Patches coming together

The patches are slowly coming together.  It did start in some kind of order but then the wall got too small  and compositional balance came into play.  This photo goes upto the letter 'O' and I am determined to get to 'Z', however I feel by that stage the whole cabin will be covered.

Alphabet Swatches

Latest addition to the alphabet swatches.

I want it to be a playful and enjoyable experience to view.  There will be mis-matching, overlapping, and padding with all the pieces coming together at the end.  Hopefully the piece will be visually unified, with not too much repetition of the same themes and forms.  I want each to stand out yet harmonize.  With regards to the idea that is driving me, play, it is still present in my thinking, although, I am becoming increasingly seduced by the basic forms and colours.  I have been thinking about what makes an item 'playful looking'.  The rectangles are a personal response to that.  I will be asking further afield.  

But looking at this wall makes me happy and excited, which makes me know I am on the right track.   

  

Fabric Thoughts

A through to I.  Playing around with composition, shapes  and colours.  It's at such a fluid stage.  It really is just playing at the moment.  Trying to adopt a 'do now think later' approach.  Trying to make as much as I can and piece it all together at a later stage  

Dah di di dah

Carrying on...  I am going to let the hanging piece air for a bit, pick it back up at a later stage.  Still carrying on with Morse Code I looked into the different methods it is learnt.  Dichtomic search, a tree like system of working out the letters through their long and short sounds.  Its formulaic, almost mathematical appearance attracted me.  So I’m working through different ideas and arrangements...