Final Project - Flowers, Leaves & Bees

Following my sketchbook work I began creating corsages using various resources.
All of the leaves were created using a range of naturally compostable bin liners I discovered, which are made from renewable vegetable materials.

Majority of the flowers I created by involving wire into my crochet, which was an excellent way to strengthen and supplement the flowers and leaves with curves to enhance their appearance.
As it was no longer neccessary to heat treat all of the crochet, some of the flowers I chose to leave in their original state.

I also thought about what went along with flowers and began to build bees to match them. I crocheted with wire to create wings and hazard tape with wire for their bodies.

My aim was to create objects of nature from elements that usually destroy it; although with the inclusion of the renewable vegetable bin liners I was able to combine resources of nature.

Final Project - Recycling: Environment Sketchbook

To coincide with my theme of recycling I also began to look into the environment, as it is one of the main reasons & beneficiaries of waste reducing.

Here are some images from my consequent second sketchbook ~

I began by studying leaves and the lines their veins made as it was remeniscent of the stitch marks I created during my collar works.

Chalk, biodegradable bin liners, silver ink~

Silver fablon, ink, pen, biodegradable bin liners~

Wood effect fablon & photodegradable bin liners~

Biodegradable & photodegradable bin liners, recycled labels from Play & Recycle Centre~

Fablon, green acrylic ink, photodegradable bin liners to creat flowers, crocheted leaf made with biodegradable bin liners, wire & fablon~

Green & brown inks, knitted linen twig, photodegradable bin liners, garden twine & fablon~

Bees crocheted from hazard tape, flower centre crocheted with plastic carrier bag, lid centre, garden twine, fablon & second hand labels~

Photodegradable bin liners, crocheted hazard tape, fabon, pen, silver ink, second hand labels~

Crocheted lilac scented bin liner, recycled yellow lid, crocheted green biodegradable bin liner, second hand labels, wood & silver effect fabon~

Green ink background of knitted lines, blue crocheted garden twine, leaves made from biodegradable bin liners & linen; crocheted hazard tape bee, crocheted scented & photodegradable bin liners, flower centre constructed using wire & recycled balloons~

Orange scented bin liners crocheted with wire, crocheted hazard tape, pen, fablon~

My design work progressed during this sketchbook work to incorporate my previous collar corsages as flower pieces.

I also discovered a range of scented bin liners which I used to introduce new colours into my designs. I began to work with the balloon edges again to create 3-D flower centres; as well as crocheting with wire to add structure which is a technique I found very effective.