Emma Cromwell Textiles and Surface Pattern

Screen Print!

This is a test of my screen onto cartridge paper. I am really happy with how the print has turned out, and really glad it my screen works.

I had decided from the start of the project that i wanted to use a big screen. In order to do this, a needed to make sure my print was big enough to fit it. To do this, i firstly photocopied my tracing on to tracing paper several times. I then had to slot these together to make a bigger print. I did this by using a craft knife to cut around the lines, and used a specialist tape to stick the print together. This took a while for me to do, being left handed i hold the knife awkwardly, so i had to take extra care, but got there eventually!

The tracings all taped up together to make my print for my screen!

Me, hard at work trying to carefully cut around the lines!

Drawing Developement

This is just an example of progression of one of the skulls I doodled.

Graveyard Photos

These are just some of the photographs I took whilst on my visit to local graveyards. I firstly visited Burncross Cemetery, which is just a 15 minute walk up the road from my house, and later on that day i visited Wentworth Cemetery. I particularly liked the angel statues, even though they were a little creepy! I got lots of great images from these visits, 218 to be exact!

Primary Research

For this primary research, i borrowed part of a wooden skull from the fine art department, and got some really great shots, what will help towards my research.

Sugar Skulls

I drew this skull using pencil and fine liner. I found the image on weheartit.com, and is my favourite sugar skull image that I have found.

Once I had drawn up the skull, I had it put on to Magic Touch paper and heat pressed on to calico. I went on to hand stitch embroid using cotton threads.

This sample was created by heat transferring the skull using Magic Touch paper on to calico. I then worked in to the sample using fabric pens. I then stitched it on to borsalini using the sewing machines.

My Very Own Sugar Skull

I went on to paint one of the skulls in the style of a sugar skull from the Mexican Day of the Dead. This was to support my research into The Day of the Dead, and I really liked the way it looked once id finished.