MY MIND IS ART

MY MIND IS ART - A/W 21 WOMENSWEAR COLLECTION INSPIRED BY HOW MY BROTHERS MIND WORKS DUE TO HIS AUTISM. FOR THE ‘FUN, QWERKY, PLAYFUL AND YOUNG AT HEART WOMEN’ MY BROTHERS AUTISM CAN RESULT IN ECHOLALIA, SENSORY OVERLOAD, DISTORTION AND CONFUSION THROUGHOUT HIS EVERYDAY LIFE SO I WANTED TO REFLECT THIS THROUGHOUT MY PRINTS FOR MY COLLECTION. ECHOLALIA IS WHEREBY A CHILD REPEATS WORDS AND SENTENCES WHICH IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. I USED THIS AS INSPIRATION WHEREBY I REPEATED THE TITLE OF MY COLLECTION WHICH CONTINUED INTO A DISTORTED FONT/PATTERN. THE BACKGROUND FOR MY PRINTS AND PORTFOLIO PAGES IS AN ARTWORK/ILLUSTRATION THAT MY BROTHER COMPLETED AT AGE 16. THE SCRIBBLES PERFECTLY GIVE A FUN AND PLAYFUL FEELING TO MY COLLECTION AS WELL AS BEING PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL TO ME. THE FABRICATIONS USED THROUGHOUT ARE VERY TOUCH AND SENSORY BASED, INSPIRED BY THE SENSORY OVERLOAD THAT MAY OCCUR DURING EVERYDAY LIFE FOR MY BROTHER. INSPIRATION FOR MY COLLECTION WAS ALSO TAKEN FROM MY CHILDHOOD TOY “PINK BUNNY” WHO IS NOW AGED 22. CHILDHOOD TOYS CAN BE IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN GROWING UP DUE TO THE COMFORT AND SENSE OF CALM THAT THEY CAN BRING. MARK NIXON’S ‘MUCH LOVED’ BOOK INSPIRED ME TO CREATE AND DESIGN WITH TEDDY BEAR SILHOUETTES AS WELL AS HAVING OVERSIZED GARMENTS WHICH CAN REFLECT ‘COMFORT’.