Lush- Seasonal Change, which focused on hand and digital embroidery and digital print for fashion fabrics. Climate change is altering the life cycle of plants and animals. For example as the temperature gets warmer plants are starting to grow and bloom early in spring. The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney protects and looks after botanical plants and other species. Taking the idea of how plants may become extinct; Carmen has focused on preserving plants from winter to spring which involved preserving flowers by drying or through the classic technique of pressing. She experimented setting these in resin to preserve the colour of the flower. When she was drying the flowers she realised even when they are dried they have a sense of beauty in them.
Carmen wanted a sense of change in the project, a seasonal change from winter to spring. She has done this by slowly changing her colour palette. In the beginning of the project the colours are darker and towards the end of the project the colours will be lighter and bright. As well as the colours, the fabric will begin heavier and become lighter throughout the project. She wanted to be able to showcase the progression of the seasonal change; she did this by using a variety of heavy and light fabrics such as wool and fur to silks and netting.