Samples considering the use of line and a build-up of small components

Considering the use of colour of threads to create a sense of depth  like the  french knots are weighing down the fabric.

Looking at the use of lines, using pulled thread work and dying the centre of the fabric with the idea of the colour creeping up the fabric.

Using the pintuck foot creating a long sample looking at the build up of colour and thinking of the depth of darker tones at the bottom of the sample. 

Thinking about the idea of weight, and with the pieces of broken resin dipped teabags weighting the fabric down, also using darker tones to create a sense of depth.

A hanging sample with french knots weighing own the fabric using a range of darker threads and bringing small flecks of amber like in the original picture of the piles of glasses from Auschwitz where I got my inspiration for this project.

Using stitch and thinking about the idea of mass

Embellished samples building up an arrangement of different shades of coloured threads.

Thinking about building up a mass of small components.Building up rows of tailor tacking bobbles.  

Working with Annie Harrison

We began by deconstucting the structure of the sheets from  Annie's studio.

When we arrived at the hospital we unloaded  all the sheets  and took them to the courtyard where the greenhouse was ready to start making the structure.

Annie wanted to portray the idea of piles of stacks of folded hospital sheets. So with this first structure we made two leaning towers and let them fall into one another to create this arched shape.

Annie decided that she thought that the structure would be  more easily seen by the patients if we moved it  further into the corner, leaving more room to construct the second structure. 

We then constructed the second part of the structure  with a similar design just smaller and with a built up mound of rolled pillow cases arranged like buds blooming on the side of the construction.