photoshoot concept

EPIC FAILURE!!!

When I am working on something, I have to have started two or three other project at the same time because I can lose interest of one thing quickly. To prevent this, when I feel like I have done something good on one project, I move on to another. With my Cherub well on the way, I've started another angel, this was supposed to be St.Michael. I spent a lot of time doing the sketch on calico. This was going to be slightly larger than life size.

when I painted the face, I was extremely unhappy. Although you can't really see it in this photo, taken with my mobile phone, the colour is almost red, and because I had to apply an extra layer of paint due to the fact that I wasn't happy with the first layer of paint, it became rather thick and rigid. Also, I wanted to make it look as realistic as possible, but my rather exaggerated expression of light and shadow makes it look plastic. I knew I would linger and try to fix it somehow and ruin it further, I decided, after much dreading, to cut the face and add it in my visual diary as a trial.

One thing I did love about this face was its eyes, I felt they looked very realistic.



Studies

Failure of my St.Michael painting made me realise how important it is to practice before I work on something. I have been relying on chance and my instinct but I now understand how risky it can be. Since I want this collection to be absolutely the best work I can produce at the moment, I decided not to compromise and not accept anything less than perfection. I decided to do a series of studies of human face in smaller size, so that I can discover and get used to the techniques of painting with acrylic paints.

Each study took about an hour or so to do, and I was surprised to see myself enjoy doing this so much. I decided to paint as many face as possible and have a collection of them in my visual diary.

Paris-Byzance

Chanel Paris-Byzance catalogue for Bergdorf Goodman
photographed by Luciana Val & Franco Musso

incentive

Incentive images to keep myself working on my new collection,,,

Progress

My phone makes the angel's face look crooked,,,


To be continued,,,

contents of my bag

My favourite accessory at the moment, a freebie carry bag I customised :D and inside it I have;



1.

Glistening new edition of 31 Rue Cambon Chanel magazine, courtesy of Chanel boutique on Collins St ;)

2.

Swatches of fabric for the jacket I was commisioned to make, from Lincraft

3.

Rather random 2m of white satin from Lincraft

4.

My newly printed folio (there is nothing like flipping through your completely filled folio :D)

@ RMIT library killing time

Chadstone outing

Today I went to Chadstone to check out new season arrivals at the designer label boutique in Chadstone shopping centre. I went to Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Miu Miy, Prada, Burberry and Louis Vuitton and spend hours looking at their new stuff. I find it really helpful to be able to actually see, feel and touch the clothes I've seen on the runway videos. I learn a lot just exploring those quality garments. I spent most of my time at Chanel boutique because they had beautiful jackets and coats with very interesting construction, I take them off the rack, turn it inside out, hoping to get a glimpse of the techniques used to put together each garments. Since Chanel stuff is so expansive, when you start to have a look at the garments, you will notice security people moving closer to you, which is very very annoying but it's still good because there is no arrogant sales assistants who give you the condescending look like at the Bourke St boutique.
Other thing I like about these boutiques is the fact that the sales assistants look so good. Staff at Ralph Lauren is always dressed well, sometimes it's hard to distinguish between the customers and the staff because they are dressed in casual Ralph Lauren clothes but I think it's way better than the uniforms they wear at chanel with little fanny bag around their waist. I especially love male assistants at Ralph Lauren, they are always dressed in preppy Ralph Lauren with bow ties. I would not mind wearing what they wear to go out.
I don't think you are allowed to take pictures of displayed garments, but when I saw this at the Ralph Lauren boutique, I had to take a photo and write about it on my blog. It's a knitted cardigan with ruffles cascading elegantly. I love Chanel but if I were a mega rich lady, I would buy all my everyday clothes from Ralph Lauren. They are so elegant and luxurious, yet very practical.