B&B animation
There is going to be an animation of the B&B project. It is an interdisciplinary collaboration between myself and Ceiren Bell, who convenes the Integrated Degree in Media and Communications at…
Practice-based research – ethnographic video
A short time-lapse video from 2nd May 2014 made from photos taken every 10sec from a camera stuck to the ceiling of the studio. I was crawling around on the…
Art & Sociology – Alice writes about her part on the project
Alice has written about her experiences of being part of the project on the Proboscis website: Some of Alice's amazing illustrations that will be digitally printed on silk and sewn…
Full studio today
Lots of activity in the studio today. Rachel was finishing the Mary Ward skirt which will be worn by the automaton. Annette was working on the jacket for the Madam…
Digitally printed silk research linings are here!
Some of the digitally printed silks with illustrations by Alice are back from the printers. The green one is for the Madam Julia Gill cycle skirt and will be used…
Automaton sketches
These are some of James's plans*........ (*may not be anything like this in the end)
Another visit to Dashing Tweeds
Rachel and I visited Dashing Tweeds today to pick up new materials for final garments. It's always a pleasure to talk with Guy Hill and see the gorgeous range of designs in…
Working with Alice Bygrave patent – Live illustrating
Illustrating is by its nature live of course, but in the studio context we are delighted to be working with Alice as she visualises the project.
New perspectives on collaborative work
I stuck a Go-Pro camera to the ceiling above our shared desk and the results are pretty exciting. I'm taking pics every 10 sec. It's going to make a killer…
Research linings – first test run
We are very excited to see the first digital print runs of the illustrations that Alice has been working on. This is a test piece which will give us a…