Thursday, 12 March 2015

Part 3 - Project 7 Theme Book

I have been thinking long and hard about what theme I should choose for my Theme Book.  There are so many subjects and areas that both interest and inspire me.  

I wrote a list and broke it down to the following subjects in turn writing a list of ideas I thought of from that subject.  The list looked like this:-




Resource Material
Africa
Clothing
Embroidery
Hats
Bags/purses
Masks
Jewellery
Beads
Talismans
Earrings
Necklaces
Bracelets
Body adornment
Tattoos
Patterns
Rugs and carpets
Pottery
Habitat
Tents
Tribes
Lamps
Berber
Wodaabe
Tuareg
Animals
Camels
Trappings
Saddle bags
  •            Book – Africa Adorned by Angela Fisher
  •           National Geographic      magazine
  •           Museums – Liverpool/Manchester/London

River
Lochs
Bridges
Boats
Rusting
Peeling paint
Ropes
Masts
Water
Reflections
Fish
Birds
Trees
Leaves
Pathways
River bank
  •            5 minute walk from river and boat yard
  •            Weaver Hall Museum

Tudors
Textiles
Embroidery
Jewellery
Armour
Book covers
Houses
  •            Books
  •            Museums
  •            Art Galleries
  •            Hardwick Hall Derbyshire
  •            Little Moreton Hall Cheshire
  •            Gawsworth Hall Cheshire
  •            Speke Hall
  •            Haddon Hall Bakewell

Wrought Iron
Lace
Patterns
Edges
Cutwork
Gates
Fences
Looking through
Positive
Negative
  •           Stately homes
  •           Gardens


I have so many ideas that I could not make my mind up.  There is one subject that I am always drawn back to and that is Africa.  I know it is a very broad one but there are lots of areas that I like and feel I could get inspiration from any one of them.  


























































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