Emily Thorpe Reverse Applique

When the the year 10 girls chose Textiles 5 months ago some had no experience of a sewing machine and were understandably apprehensive about using one. With my constant moaning about 'practice' and 'independence' both girls gave it their all and have produced some excellent reverse applique samples. With reverse applique there is nowhere to hide, your stitching has to be accurate. I chose to post Emily's work (she's becoming a bit of a celebrity on here) because i am astounded by the accuracy and effort she has put into, quite honestly the best reverse applique sample i have ever seen. It is amazing. Very Well done Emily.

Emily's Russian Doll Reverse Applique Sample. 

Hand Painted Rose Detail. 

ICC Options Evening Thursday 26th January

It's that important time of the year again when the year 9 students choose their options. Why choose an option? Well in my opinion I would say you have to love the option you choose, after all your aim is to get a good G.C.S.E in that subject. Do something you enjoy, something you're passionate about, something you would like to pursue for a future career.In short, choose what is best for you and then give it your all.

As a teacher I expect dedication, I need students who are willing to give it their all, to put in the time after school and enjoy their learning experience. Expect to work hard but know that you get out what you put in, so all of that effort will pay off on results day.

Pop in to the technology area where we can show you incredible examples of past work, give you and your parents a course overview and answer any of your course related questions.

Some of the current year 11's will be working on their coursework and will be happy to give you an honest insight into each subject, come and have a chat with them...they are a friendly bunch.

We look forwards to seeing you and your families on Thursday night!

See you soon,

Miss Mellor

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Miss Mellor

Miss Mellor's Top Tip...Reverse Applique.

Here i have created a detailed guide on how to create a reverse applique sample.

How do i access this Powerpoint i hear you say? Click the check list icon on the bottom right of the grey bar at the bottom of the powerpoint to either download a copy or print to PDF. Alternatively press the full screen icon next to the check list icon to open the document on your screen.

Enjoy

Miss Mellor

Miss Mellor's Top Tip...Applique.

Here i have created a detailed guide on how to create an applique sample.

How do i access this Powerpoint i hear you say? Click the check list icon on the bottom right of the grey bar at the bottom of the powerpoint to either downlod a copy or print to PDF. Alternatively press the full screen icon next to the check list icon to open the document on your screen.

Enjoy

Miss Mellor

Top 5 Inspiring artists-NEW

With the new Textiles Art G.C.S.E looming I have been doing a little artist research as it is always fun to search out new and inspiring artists to enhance the work we produce in class. Here are my top 5 at the moment. 

The first is 1. Alisa Burke...Alisa uses vibrant surface colour in blocks as a base to apply interesting floral pattern. Her blog is well worth taking a look at as she has free downlodes, creative ideas to make at home and a lot of visually inspiring work. 

Pen and Paint flowers. 

Alisa's detailed flowers. 

Also if you have an Instagram follow Alisa as she had small videos of how she creates her artwork which are absolutely brilliant.

http://alisaburke.blogspot.co.uk/

2. Lucy Sparrow is a felt artists who has created an entire 'cornershop' filled with edible looking goodies entirely out of felt and similarly 3. Holly Levell who creates confectionery form felt.

Lucy's Chocolate in her corner shop. 

Holly's Felted Confectionery

Food is always a favorite with my girls and i have found two incredible food textiles artists.

http://www.hollylevell.com/

The next artist i adore is 4.Katie Daisy. Katie is an inspirational painter who uses nature and the land around her to inspire her stunning artwork. One of the things i love about textiles is how easily stunning artwork can be converted into fabric and stitch. Her detailed paintings include lettering and saying which i feel enhance her pieces. 

Lettering and Flowers. 

Katie's detailed flower artwork. 

http://www.katiedaisy.com/

Artist 5. Elizabeth Pawle. Elizabeth creates colourful, textured, textile pieces using a variety of fibers and stitching technique. Her geometrical approach would also make interesting art pieces.

Elizabeth's detailed textiles piece. 

Elizabeth's creative stitching.

http://design-milk.com/textile-art-by-elizabeth-pawle/

I hope you are as inspired as i am. Happy creating everyone. Miss Mellor. 

Year 9 Day of the Dead-Sugar Skull Project.

Over the summer i wrote an inclusive, exciting new project for year 9 students based on Day of the Dead. I am pleased to report that the students are enjoying the project and an array of detailed, excellent work is being produced.

Here are some examples of design ideas and final designs.

Well done done goes to Ellie Atkin, Kia, Keely Philp, Libby Barker and Sophie Ivill for their excellent work.

Ellie's demonstrates detail and annotation. 

Sophie demonstrates neat presentation. 

Keely demonstrates an innovative creative design. 

Libby Demonstrates excellent annotation. 

A huge well done girls. Keep up the good work.

Miss Mellor