Embroidery continued…

As I have previously mentioned,  I have been working on a piece of detailed hand embroidery, so here is an update of how it’s coming along! 

…taking a very long time but hopefully worth it

Colour Palette

Second time of writing this blog post, not sure where the original has ended up!?

So, earlier in the week I created a Colour board to display which colours I want to carry through into my designs.
From minor project I already had a brief idea of what kind of colours I wanted to use.  So, to keep it fresh I done some new research to find some inspiring imagry. I looked at photography books based on florals and landscapes along with microbiology in the underwater world to get some real innovative pictures as none of these books are related to my concept. As you can see below, this was a successful choice as my colour board is inspiring and insightful and I have picked out the key colours for clarity.

Professional Studies – Jobs!

TASK: Find a job description for your chosen career

Retail buyer: Job description
A retail buyer is responsible for planning and selecting a range of products to sell in retail outlets. The buyer must consider the following factors when making purchasing decisions:

• Customer demand, including price, quality and availability;
• Market trends;
• Store policy;
• Financial budgets, keeping up to date with market trends and reacting to changes in demand are key elements of the role.
• Retail buyers have a considerable amount of responsibility and autonomy in what is often a pressured environment.
• Buyers source new merchandise and review existing items to ensure products remain competitive. By fully understanding customer needs, they are able to maximise profits and provide a commercially viable range of merchandise at competitive prices.

 

Typical Work Activates
Tasks can vary according to the season. This is particularly true for those working in fashion. For example, out of season, the majority of time will be spent in the workplace (in the office and on the shop floor), and during the buying season, a significant amount of time will be spent away from the workplace in order to assemble a new collection of merchandise.

Throughout the year, responsibilities typically involve:

• analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends;
• regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels;
• managing plans for stock levels;
• reacting to changes in demand and logistics;
• meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract;
• maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products;
• liaising with other departments within the organisation to ensure projects are completed;
• attending trade fairs, in the UK and overseas, to select and assemble a new collection of products;
• participating in promotional activities;
• writing reports and forecasting sales levels;
• presenting new ranges to senior retail managers;
• liaising with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand;
• getting feedback from customers;
• training and mentoring junior staff.

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/retail_buyer_job_description.htm

 

Embroidery Preview!

Sooo this week I have been translating one of my paintings into stitch; an almost mark making piece of work inspired by machine embroidery threads, seems a bit odd but when it’s finished I will upload both pieces of work together! 

Keeping it in black and white for now so you’ll have to keep up to date to see the final result!

Wallpaper Layout

I have had an idea of combining multiple drawings in a range of media from my minor project to create a repeat wallpaper. So, to get this idea out of my head I decided to give it a go. So far I have only created the half drop repeat and traced out the shapes, experimental coloured sheet is to come!