Magic, Rights and Rituals

Magic, Rights and Rituals is the theme given for my pathway project. I have chosen Fashion and Textiles as my pathway stage and I have used M.C. Escher's work as inspiration for this project. This is my first time at making a sketchbook and I am finding it very difficult, I have not quite grasped it's concept and therefore I have began making it a little late into the project.

I have chosen the Sphere Spirals composition, which gives a 3Dimensional illusion. By taking its basic structure.

I have developed it by repeating the pattern and adding symmetry to make my own illusion.

I have then used these patterns to make fashion illustrations, which have been further developed by continuously developing the illusionary pattern.

First I made a pattern for the bottom half of the dress.

I found it's construction quite challenging as I have no experience in pattern cutting or stitching, but still feel I managed to do an okay job. My end product is a poncho styled top, which originally began as a dress I had designed, but as I was sewing the fabric together on the over-locker, and continuously checking it's structure on the mannequin I ended up developing it even more.

I then photographed my garment on my friend. 
Fashion photographs.