Clubber Spotlight: Chelsea Farquhar
In this week's spotlight, we explore the design work of Australian-based designer and artist Chelsea Farquhar, who gives us a glimpse into her recent knit photoshoot, and BTS from her latest runway collection.
"My name's Chelsea and I'm a South Australian artist working on Kaurna Land. As a designer, I love historic sewing patterns combined with modern sewing techniques and concepts. I'm really inspired by the idea of collaboration, and most of all by my own friends – for me, it's all about play, learning new skills and creating fantasies in a shared experience with others. That’s really the core of my design journey.
Presented here is a combination of knit pieces from a recent photoshoot, along with backstage photography from my latest show. My works playfully exaggerate and manipulate the body. To create my knit pieces, I sourced second-hand single ply yarns and used a vintage knitting machine to construct the garments. The technique I use a lot is an alternation of tensions between rows, which creates a 3D wobble effect, and allows each piece to have buoyancy when the wearer moves.
To create my Elizabethan ruff skirt, which forms a key part of this collection, I scaled up a pattern from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion 4 c.1540-1660. I used calico, interfacing, machine stitched the hems and then hand stitched all of the individual joins.
Currently, I have artworks showing across two exhibitions in Naarm/Melbourne. One is currently on at Gertrude contemporary, and the other is at tcb gallery. In October, I will be in two runway shows (but can’t yet disclose the names)."
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Knitwear photoshot credits:
Knits by Chelsea Farquhar
Photography by Sharmonie Cokayne
Feather shoes by Sharmonie Cokayne
Model Ava Viscariello
Styled by all
Runway BTS photos:
Clothes by Chelsea Farquhar
Models: Alice, Tamara and Leticia
Runway : @emergingartists_collective
Companies
Dazed Media
- Publishing