#artbazar

The month that was very very long and everybody felt would never end, finally came to an end with this project! Everyone was quite happy not because it was the last assignment but also because it was something fun, different and interesting!

We were given a list of a number of craftsmen located nearby our college. We had to create something different and work in collaboration with any one of those craftsmen, keeping the aesthetics and function of the product in mind as we were supposed to sell them. We were also told to keep the expenditure minimum because we will be selling the stuff as ‘Affordable Art Work’ not more than max 200 Rupees. We worked in pairs this time.

My partner Nehel and I decided to work with Embroidery. The hard task was, how can we use embroidery in such a way that has never been done before, something which was cheap, aesthetically appealing and could attract buyers. We also were concerned that whatever we made should have a function too. Thus, after all the brain storming and discussion we decided to make chokers which were the hottest trend in fashion those days. But the chokers we offered were unique, they were Embroidered ^_^

Now was the time for Designing. Colour theme, Design elements, types of flowers, Fabric, fabric material, fabric colour, prints etc. This took the maximum time. We had to come up with such colours and designs that would savour the summer season, cost less, look pretty,  attract the class which wears chokers and to some extent show that its the work of an artist! 

The Craftsmen are amazing people with some serious talent and skill with which they make beautiful stuff and also earn a living. But believe me dealing with these people is no easy task specially when it comes to making something different. That is because they are used to work in the same way. They don’t think beyond what they have been doing since the beginning. Let’s just say they are not INNOVATIVE. So, when we told them about our design they had like100+ issues with it. Some of them straight away told us making these was impossible, some gave us extremely high prices knowing that we had less time and we were ‘majboor’ and some said they couldn’t do it in such less time. But then there are some ‘Allah k achay banday’ who agreed to work for us, with acceptable rates and in the time provided. We gave our orders, came back home and prayed they complete it till the final date and we get the desired product! *FINGERS CROSSED*

We visited them after 5 days and THANK GOD, the order was complete and exactly how we wanted it :D *pheeewwwww*. We asked them for their feedback and they were nice enough to say that it was also a very different and interesting experience for them as well, though it was a little crazy and difficult too! We also bought some other stuff needed for finishing, things like ‘bukram and hooks’. At home, we cut strips of bukram, ironed them and sticked them to the chokers for the support, while my mom attached the hooks with thread and needle. The chokers were READY!!!

ART BAZAR

On the Display day, we had to set up stalls, decorate them according to what we were selling, Along with the chokers, we had also made small scale drawings which were also for sale ranging from 1.Rs - 15.Rs. Everyone’s work was amazing and there was so much excitement and rush on each stall. Almost everyone got a great response for their work from the students, teachers and the jurors. The weather however wasn’t happy because it was a very hot day. At the end of the day, everyone was exhausted but happy. We were done with the minor :D

We Were So Unaware What Was To Come Next! Just like you are about the next post ;) 

Moje ime je Ana, živim i radim u Zagrebu i po struci sam viši modni dizajner (završen TTF) i magistra animiranog filma i novih medija (završena ALU). Kombiniram samostalno umjetničko izlaganje (T-HT u MSU, Salon Mladih, BJCEM Mediterranea, WHW - Janje Moje Malo) i rad u kolektivu Ljubavnice (Galerija SC, Dom HDLU, Galerija umjetnina u Splitu). HOI sam pokrenula 2016. i bavim se izradom modnih dodataka i nakita u ograničenim serijama, a od ove godine i vezom na gotove odjevne predmete. Glavne karakteristike brenda su šarenilo, tekstura i posvećenost detaljima. Ručno je rađena ambalaža i etikete koje prate svaki predmet. Ovo će biti HOI-jev prvi sajam. Do sada sam prodavala preko ETSY-ja i društvenih mreža (IG, Fb).

Ručno vezeni broševi - svaki je unikatan i upakiran u ručno rađenu piramidalnu kutijicu od čvrstog papira s ručno vezenom brenidiranom etiketom. Radim ih u dvije veličine, manji su promjera 4cm, a veći 7-9cm. Ručno vezene ogrlice - svaka je unikatna i upakirana u brendiranu vrećicu od žutice. Duljine su 70cm, a veličina “privjeska” je približno 9cm. Vez je kombinacija različitih konaca i perlica od fimo mase. Origami ogrlice - srebrna žica omotana raznobojnim koncima s privjeskom izrađenim od origami savijenih pamučnih trokutića. Svaka ogrlica dolazi upakirana u vrećicu od žutice. Brush&Trio ogrlice - srebrna žica omotana crnim i kombinacijom neonskih konaca i privjeskom od crne perforirane umjetne kože. Papirnata ambalaža koja nakon korištenja može služiti kao bookmark. Printevi veza - kvalitetni printevi u boji fotogafiranih ili skeniranih vezova, bez okvira Ručno vezene zakrpe “Patchevi” - šarene zakrpe koje se mogu zapeglati/zašiti na razne odjevne predmete Origami šalovi - šalovi sastavljeni od origami savijenih pamučnih trokuta s dodatkom umjetne kože. Za sajam bi ih izvela samo u crnoj varijanti.