Hannah's Botanicals

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Hand-Woven Mat/Art Piece

I made this lovely mat piece for my Uncle and Aunts silver wedding anniversary. Took me forever to weave and come up with the design of what yarns to put next and how I wanted it to look but I think its a sensational piece. I'm very happy with this design as it took me ages to make! Absolutely love the varied textures and the colour balance is just right with feathers trapped between the raffia which I did zig-zag sewing on the machine with orange coloured machine thread which adds to the textural quality of this piece. I originally designed this to be a Mat however its a very unfunctional precious mat as you cant wash it and its quite delicate. My Uncle and Aunt saw it as an Art piece and were placing it on the wall and I thought "Hey! I never thought of it like that!" But from thinking that and seeing a different perspective of my piece it does look rather good on the wall. Delighted that they loved it!!

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Purpley Orange Purse

This purse didn't take me that long to make. Though I did keep putting it at the back of the pile because I didn't really know how to join it so it fastens like a purse. I backed this purse up with cardboard so it was firmer, and used lots of different textural yarns from soft and fluffy to the straw like raffia (one of my favourite mediums to use). This is a strong focal point of this particular purse. It stands out because of the colour and shape, its very eye catching and makes you want to touch it to see how it feels. Though I put it off, this purse is definitely growing on me. I love the colour!!

Monday, 28 May 2012

Nature Purse

My favorite woven purse i made so far. Love the bold bright colours mixed with the greys. The texture and feel of this purse is lovely. Amazing that the grey, black and white parts used to be a scarf which i didn't want anymore. up-cycling definitely works for this purse.

I think the colours for this purse are definitely inspired by nature. The foresty greens, browns and yellows of the ground; slowly mellowing out with the blue, grey and white cloudy colours of the sky.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Summer Bag

A summery printed bag with embroidery on. Took me a while to make but hopefully every stitch was worth it. I love it against the tree which sounds weird but just looks like its meant to be outdoors. I made the strap long enough to fit over your head as a shoulder bag that goes across or just on the shoulder (if that makes sense?) I personally don't like bags that you have on your shoulder and it keeps slipping off, so this is the reason for the long strap. I stuffed the strap with stuffing so its not sore on your shoulder when you carry things in it. A very practical summery bag with a small pocket on the inside.

Monday, 27 February 2012

Echinacea Shadow

Love This what I did today on the laser cutter for CAD(computer aided design class) at Uni. Although i do love the design i think the shadow gives the Echinacea flower heads a more 3D quality which is amazing. The Shadow also reminds me of when you make animals or crocodiles with your hands to make a shadow. Overall this image gives a jungle tribe like feeling. Cant Wait to create some more!

Sunday, 19 February 2012

Favourite Sketchbook Drawing So Far

As it says in the blog title this is my favorite sketchbook drawing so far I love the combination of words with a delicate water colour then worked into with orange ink. Definitely inspirationally exciting. However my knitted piece doesn't convey how much this drawing has potentially for design outcomes. Well, I don’t think the knit has done the drawing justice. And it took me a whole day to do the knitted piece : (

Organised Chaos

It became clearer to me last semester that I work in a slightly chaotic way. I don’t think I could function without it. I must admit, there comes a point where it gets a bit too messy and you need to step back, think, tidy up a bit and re-organise. Mess helps me overcome obstacles in my sketchbook and work. My mind is over thinking with all the possibilities of several different outcomes; overwhelming at times. I was tidying my room today and I got inspired by just tidying up my mess. Really bizarre for me; tidy room, tidy mind (wishful thinking: hopefully true!)