About me
I am a knitwear designer. I begin the creative process with personal reflective thought on a theme, followed by extensive explorative research into how this theme is connected to me and the expressive possibilities for it through art, nature, history, colour, culture and society.
My pieces are original and develop organically to reflect emotion, humour, and a sense of place. I use the imagery that evolves to guide the development of patterns and colour, making marks with dark pastels and paint to depict my vision.On completion of this stage, I further develop silhouette and pattern for sampling. I then make my own knit punch cards in order to create my own fabric.
Through experimentation with varieties of yarn and textiles of yarn I am able to employ layering using several yarns at the same time. Each element is unique and represents the conceptual imagery of my inspiration. I incorporate and integrate other materials like satin, silk and lace to embellish my final interpretation of the theme.
The completed piece blends the different elements of my vision and design harmoniously together. Ultimately, the fabric design I create is intentionally so playful and attractive one is just drawn to touch it.
I am an enthusiastic and confident young creative, mastering my craft by continuously exploring and improving with every opportunity. Travelling and living previously in several countries has widened my fashion portfolio and international outlook. With hands-on experience of product creation in garments and accessories, I am ready to pursue my ambition to receive graduate employment in an international brand.
Projects
- "Eliza"Having always had a genuine admiration for the fashion in the black and white movies my graduate collection ‘ Eliza’ was inspired by the movie” My Fair Lady “ and in particular the Ascot Gavotte scene. Using the monochrome palette which is symbolic of this scene it is not only timelessly striking it also afforded me the opportunity to focus completely on the pattern, design, and the texture of my knitwear pieces. This offered me the freedom to experiment with multiple source materials such as
Work history
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Retail Sales SupervisorJames Lakeland
Belfast, United KingdomFull Time
· Presenting, Promoting and Selling products
· Establishing, developing and maintaining positive relationships with customers
· Resolving customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
· Exceeding sales targets and outcomes within schedule
· Co-ordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
· Tracking sales and Status reports
· Supplying management with reports of customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities and potential new product and services.
· Continuously improving through feedback
· Cashing up tills and balancing floats
Skills
- Knitwear Design
- Knitting
- Design Knitwear
- Fashion
- Fashion Accessories
- Textile Design
- Styling
- Style Direction
- Pattern Cutting
- Garment Construction
Education
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BA (Hons) Textile Art, Design and Fashion - First Class HonoursUniversity of Ulster, Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Awards
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First in Northern Ireland Award in AS/A Level ArtCCEA
Award for receiving full marks in AS and A Level Art in Northern Ireland