Month: December 2020

As I was stuck with what to do next with my action, I went to the park next to my house. I picked up some leaves and twigs, I didn’t know what I was going to do with them. I was just gathering. I came home and washed the leaves. Next to the basin were some peeled potatoes skins. I liked the contrast of the color with my green so I took them to. When I placed them on my table I loved the contrast of it with the red cloth under the glass on my table. So I got a rill of red thread.

I didn’t know what to do with them. I started to play with these materials. I stitched some leaves together.

I thought what if I had more time and more leaves and tread. I could go on weaving this enormous sheet of leaves!! What would I do with such a big of sheet? Made a eco-friendly shade for my windows? or a matt for street dogs?

I embroidered a leaf too. hahah so exciting!!

I played with the potato peel too. I cut it into square and stitched it too! it was very starchy! I love the color contrast.!! If I had plenty of them I could make a shear out of it!! would look so cool and medieval !

I got excited with these things lol. I saw a face like structure in the potatoes, I felt like lets me make a wig of leaves and make a face. I stitched the peels and leaves together.

I felt like he seems too lonely! He needs family! So i made him a family!

Now I can’t stop. They NEED a House!!!

Below are other random explorations on different backgrounds, and things

I got a lot of twigs and I stuck them together with glue on paper.

I totally enjoyed playing with nature! at first, I was a bit hesitant. But once I started playing with the materials I got comfortable and things just started flowing easily after. I was also very hesitant doing an action of video sketching earlier this action helped me a bit to do storyboarding in my mind.

INVESTIGATING MY WARDROBE

There is a curfew in my city I can’t go out much. I tried to get inspired to do an action with things around me. I picked out a few tops and pants from my wardrobe, about 40 random pieces.

I tried to remember where did I buy them from, when, and how much I paid for them. I made a list of it.

Of these random top’s I picked out:- I spent 7,900 RS for 6 pc on local stores, 6,200 RS for 6 pc on local/national brands, 7,400 RS for 7 pc on international brands. 6 pc were gifted to me 6 pc were hand downed to me by my friends because I loved them.

What I realized while doing this exercise, the price is kinda similar if I buy from national or international brands or even if I get them custom-made. But the pieces I loved the most were the custom made ones and the ones hand down to me, I had feelings for these pieces because I know whos making them, I bought the natural fabrics, I was more involved in the making of it. And for the hand downed ones, I knew who wore it before, I like it that they were a little worn off, for me it had character and feelings attached to it . I am more keen to buy more custom made pieces as it gives back to my community and I actually love these items.

These are some fabrics I had bought for my Mom, but I think I am now going to make shorts and pants out of them. They are all made in cotton and natural dyes. Sorry, Mom!

I have a habit while getting ready, I open up all the ironed clothes and try a few of them and see what looks nice….And then I windup ironing all the unused clothes again. I thought what if I had little cut-outs of these clothes I could try matching what combinations would work best for me. Instead of trying out all the clothes. It would save up so much time and energy. so below is a little mockup I have made of a few clothes.

please bear with me the color printouts are at the printers shop I will get it in a few hours. I will make ting cutouts of it. If i don’t make it in time for the submissions see the below for a brief idea of it.

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Cutouts images below once I get the above print from the printer shop