Amy Morrissey

I plan on making different collages with them.

I started out with black before experimenting with different colours. I really enjoyed being in the print room and it was really cool seeing how you can alter just one image.

I took this picture of my boyfriend and then used my iPad to draw it out on procreate. I wanted to have a better idea of where I wanted the white and where I wanted the black. I do think I made it a little too detailed so it was difficult to get all the buttons.

For my project, I am exploring hand movements, specifically how hands move during different hobbies. What inspired me most is crochet. I find the way hands move while crocheting really fascinating. I plan to focus on a different hobby each week and try to portray its unique hand movements.

Overall I’m really happy with how this turned out and even though it took very very long I really enjoyed the process.

I am very happy with how this all turned out. It was very time consuming but I enjoyed it!

I finsihed it all off with more details. I used sequins and glitter to stick onto the mask. I then stuck down the cross onto the crown. I had old sheer fabric and decided I wanted to make a veil to attach to the crown. I used fabric glue and let it dry over night. I was really happy with how it was all looking so far.

I also used and old broken paintbrush to hold the mask up. I had some sparkly gold paper that I glued onto the broken paint brush. I really like lace and like to add it to my projects so I made a boarder of lace around the cross and the crown.

First I was inspired by the Spanish styled Marian crown’s. I started off by sketching a mask on paper to get the frame and then traced it onto cardboard. I used masking tape to make it more sturdy. I then also used carboard for the base of the crown. I work in a pub so we have lots of compostable straws that I stuck down with glue and masking tape. I then used a glittery gold acrylic and painted it.

I have been spending a lot of time on my sacred heart dress. I underestimated how time consuming this would be but I am enjoying the process. I am doing a stem stich with gold embroidery around the heart and I also attend a stem stich in silver to add more detail to the cross.

Here are some primary source pictures I took while at home for the weekend. I live with my grandparents so there is a lot of religious symbols scattered around the house. My home and my grandparents is my main inspiration for this project.

I used red and grey acrylic paint to get the base colour of the heart and cross. Then I used a gold shimmery paint for the thorns around the heart. I plan on embroidering around the heart with gold sparkly embroidery thread and stick down sequins and gems to make it sparkly and flashy.

This week I am doing the dress making workshop. We were asked to make an A-Line dress with a design from our theme. I decided to continue with the sacred heart I made in the soft sculpture workshop. I done a rough sketch of what I wanted it to look like and then sketched it onto the piece of fabric.

Today during my break between my CCS lecture and tutorial I got all the swirls on the cross finished. Tomorow I hope to add a bit more detail.

I decided to use wire to make a big cross. I really struggled with the thick wire that I used for the base of the cross. It was hard to keep it symmetrical. After I got the base together I used medium wire to make the swirls. This was a little easier than the thicker wire. I then used the small wire to put all the pieces together.

Overall I’m really proud of how this turned out. I thoroughly enjoyed the creative process and experimenting with different materials and textures. I also bought red gems for the heart and silver ones for the cross, which I might add in my own time as a personal project.