The Carte Blanche Project + Table Top Fun

The Carte Blanche Project is a group exhibition by Chelsea MA Textile students. Every participating student has been given a white dress and they need to upcycle/recycle the dress into something completely different. Showing different ways of reusing fabrics.

For this project I decided to take Table Top Fun from a different perspective. I would like to incorporate the fabric into furniture. I started by finding a table that needed to come back to life. 

The first step was to strip the paint off the table by applying a paint remover and a using a knife to scrape it off(because that's all that I had). It was quite a slow processes but very satisfactory. The second step was to sand it down with a sander to bring it back to its natural state, so that I would be able to give it a new coat of paint. The third step was to cut the pieces to be placed on the top and bottom part of the table. This is where the Table Top Fun will be placed. 

The table: step 1, 2 & 3.

These are some ideas for the surfaces:

The surface is inspired by pixels. The fabric is most likely to be digitally printed but it might be hand dyed or screen printed. More experiments to come soon... 

Table Top Fun Updates

In the past weeks I was working on a few experiments by changing the colour's and fonts for the Table Top Fun. Here are some results below:

Tables used for this project will all be upcycled. 

Tables will have different inserts to encourage people to play, learn but most of all to have fun! People would be able to personalise their tables.   

It would be suitable for all ages and I will be modifying the sizes + pieces according to the age groups. 

PICK ME UP

Pick me up is a Graphics Design & Illustrators Exhibition at Somerset house. Unfortunately it has already closed but keep an eye out for it next year. 

Some images from this years PICK ME UP:

http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual_arts/pick_me_up_2011/default.asp

Magical Light Installations

Sitting the Light Fantastic by Kei Ito

There is something magical about this installation, it reminds me of Fantasia by Disney - lots of childhood memories. 

http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/pressroom/releases/sitting-the-light-fantastic-an-installation-by-ke/

http://www.keiito.com/

Idea under construction: Table Top Fun (TTF)

More ideas = new project Table Top Fun

Concept: Bored of your old table? Table Top Fun is your solution. Let me upcycle your table! You can play with the letters and make words but also vary the colour pattern. 

Anthony McCall - Vertical Limits Exhibition

Light in a particular way and place can be spectacular! Check them out:

Location: Ambika 3, University of Westminster
Date: 01/3/11-27/03/11


http://www.p3exhibitions.com
http://www.anthonymccall.com

Back to basics of the Maltese Language

The highlighted letters represent some of the differences between the Maltese and English alphabet.

Let's understand the Maltese language:

Ċ = sounds like CH - Chart

Ġ  = sounds like G - Gem

G = sounds like G - Grey

GĦ = sounds like aye-n 

H = sounds like Hour

Ħ  = sounds like Hook

IE = sound is a prolonged 'E'

J = sounds like Yarn

K = sounds like Colour

X = sounds like Sharp

Q = sounds like a gut 'K'
Ż = sounds like Zoo
z = sounds like ts-eh

2 of the canvases:

Details of the work