Soha Bokhari

For task 2 I wanted to focus on seeing patterns and textures throughout my daily life. My inspiration came from travelling from Milton Keynes to London and seeing the way some patterns changed between the two cities. Underneath are some of my sketches I drew, showing the step-by-step journey and the patterns I saw.

Many of my drawings involved shapes and lines, all reflected from looking at train tracks, tunnels, seats and many more. I used different medias to explore patterns. I used pencils, fine liners, colour crayons, felt tip pens and photoshop. I thought using these medias were effective as they highlighted the patterns and textures. I worked best when using sharp pencils and fine liners as it allowed me to go into more detail in some areas.

Overall, I have found this task effective in understanding the way I see patterns. My next stage will be to explore how I can incorporate these patterns and textures using embroidery in my textile pieces.

For task 1 I wanted to focus on looking at colours throughout my daily life. I was especially inspired by my time exploring around West and North London. I was intrigued by how bright and colourful some areas of London were, especially in Camden Town. Camden town, where you walk on the streets and see many colourful buildings, and walls which are highlighted with graffiti art all over. Underneath are some of my sketches I drew.

I used a variety of different medias when drawing. I used pencils, fine liners, felt tip pens, colour crayons, watercolours, acrylic paint, embroidery, foil and glue and photoshop. I worked best when using felt tip pens but also photoshop. I liked the vibrance of the felt tip pens when it touched the white paper. However, using photoshop was also great because when I changed the hue and saturation and added filters, it emphasised my sketches more especially the drawings of graffiti.

Overall, I found this task effective in understanding the way I see colour around my surroundings. My next stage will be to explore how I can incorporate these colours when creating my textile samples. This can be by the choice of colour threads I use but also the fabric. This is something which I will further explore.