Abigail Hutton
I had a good look round the entire MMU degree show, but paid particular attention to the print designers, as for the summer task we need to choose 3 students work which has an aspect that is similar to the way we work, or the same sort of thing that we'd like to look into, whether it be context, concept, colour scheme, process etc. These are a selection of the main students that work caught my eye to narrow down to the 3 students to review.
Abigail Hutton creates bespoke hand painted wall paper designs, which are very pretty and there's no denying her talent for painting. When these paintings are blown up large I think they become really effective, especially if they were used as part of a feature wall.
Rosie Daly
Rosie Daly also creates print for interiors, these prints feature a lot more photography as well as hand drawn and digitally manipulated features. I really like how Rosie has made a photographic image into a pattern, splitting it up into sections and crossing over, creating quite a linear feel. The colours are also quite striking, the saturated areas really stand out which is very effective.
Charlotte Kleban
Charlotte's prints reminded me of kaleidoscope patterns, lots of colours clashing, with lots of different things coming together creating a busy pattern. These were designed for a fashion based context, which I definitely think that these patterns are suited for.
Sarah Elizabeth Walton
I was strangely drawn to Sarah Walton's work, I'm not usually a fan of metallics and foiled samples, but I think these really work, I think perhaps this is because Sarah has just really gone for it, and used it throughout the whole collection. I really like that Sarah has used hand printed techniques to achieve the collection, especially the flocked sections which work well against the foil. One thing I've noticed throughout the degree show is that very little people seem to have actually used screen print in their work, most people sticking to digital techniques.
Sarah has created a really extravagant collection, and I think it really works.
Anna Whitaker
I really liked Anna's combination of hand stitch and digitally printed pieces. The cut out pieces that were then stitched back onto the print appear very delicate, almost like petals, very organic shapes, I think these are a really nice touch, making the prints stand out more.
Anna has also used foil and metallics in her work, but done in quite a subtle way
Emily Burton
Emily's prints were inspired by graffiti in urban landscapes, I liked that colour infusion that this inspired her to use within her designs. Emily has created a broad range of bright digital prints to be used for a fashion based context.
Emma Nevin
I really like Emma's prints and garments, I feel that they are very current and on trend with what's on the high street at the moment. The key piece I think works best is the pleated skirt, with a lightweight fabric used this skirt flows and adds movement to her designs.
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth's prints really stood out from the rest, she's really picked up on 3D being up and coming and definitely a thing of our future and she has played this to her advantage, creating a collection with a new spin on the classic floral.
These were all the students that I was most inspired by and saw correlations with my own work, I will now narrow these down to the three I will write a proper review on.
Portfolios.
