Hannah Redden: Starting Out

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09/02/2015

Further Textile Study

Although I am feeling very positive with the way the year has started (the successful Sketch a Day challenge), I have been feeling that I need to do something particularly linked to Textiles that will be beneficial to me once little Freya starts nursery (fingers crossed by May this year!!) so that I can develop my drawings into designs and progress further quicker. I have stumbled across a website called mastered.com which specializes in online further study courses linked to textile related study...

Online fashion courses taught by world-class industry professionals

Every course includes video lectures, demonstrations and projects from carefully selected, world-class industry leaders who share insider advice and professionals skills. Access these at any time, from anywhere, on any device.

Examples of the industry leaders who offer the support for the courses:

STACEY DUGUID, FORMER FASHION DIRECTOR OF ELLE UK

HOW TO GET NOTICED BY JOURNALISTS

MILLINER LIZZIE MCQUADE

PERSONAL MENTOR: GROW YOUR MILLINERY LABEL

KIMBERLEY LING

COURSE COACH

DIANA SPRINGALL

EMBROIDERY, TEXTILE ART

You can undertake a free two day trail for any of the courses offered. I am going to seriously consider over the coming week which one would be most beneficial for me and carry out the trail as soon as possible. Ooooo I’m rather excited about this opportunity!

08/01/2015

2015 Motivation - Sketch a Day

Last year I started the New Year with the intention to do a drawing a day, well this didn't go down that well. I think at the start of each month I had the omphhhh to re-attempt the resolution but never really stuck it out to the months end. However, this year I have joined a group on Facebook titled 'Sketch a Day', what a good idea I thought! Well, it seems to be going well so far, I've joined in everyday and posted my 'Good the Bad and the damn right Ugly!!'

Although not very impressed with my daily attempts that is the whole point of the group, to just go for it, to not rip that page out of the sketch book and have confidence in what you do. You will learn from your mistakes and it takes this effort and realisation to keep going and continue doodling, sketching, collaging, whatever medium you work in you can interpret into the days brief. I'm finding it quite liberating just letting go and actually being given the days brief.

I thought I'd share my first few days sketches, now, I am not saying these are perfect! These are drawings that I have done whilst Freya has been napping or whilst Freya has also been sat next to me doodling, I could have worked on some a lot more to actually achieve something that I liked but that's no the aim of the group or my resolution!

Top to Bottom:

Day One - Tea Cups and Mugs. Mixture of colouring pencils

Day Two - Fruit - Aqua pencil and colouring pencils

Day Three - Blue - Freya's finger paints!!

I hope this may inspire some of you to let go and just draw, it really doesn't matter what or what with. Have fun and enjoy! I will keep posting my daily sketches, hopefully I'll see some improvement or even a style immerging as I really don't know what my drawing style is! Perhaps I had better dig out my nice art materials!

05/01/2015

IT’S A NEW YEAR!

This New Year arrives with promise; a milestone for goal setting. A clean, fresh start for all...

2014 was a pretty good year for me. We moved into our new family home (which I realise I haven’t posted any images of before or after! These will follow shortly! Although we are still working towards the finished article the house is looking pretty cool, all down to the hard work of my amazing partner Dan), Freya turned one! We had our first family holiday in an Eco Cabin in South Wales which was fabulous, so relaxing. I have been spending the last week celebrating the New Year, Birthdays and generally enjoying spending time with my little family.

You might have noticed a change to my blog design, I am still tweaking but this is the start of the new and improved *HANNAH REDDEN.* I wanted something different and a little more simple but still in keeping with my theme, when I started this was not what I thought I wanted but I LOVE it. New Colour, New Headers for a New Year! I've been getting organised over this festive period too. I've got big plans for this year....... I found this passage from a very influential blog for me.. The Textile Blog

Life is of course full of endless possibilities and of course because of that it is also full of endless choices. How you move through life depends upon those choices. Unfortunately, so many choices are made for us, or we are made to feel as if we have no choice, no decision in whether we go this way or that in our life path. However, life paths are extraordinary things, it is amazing how many times they seem to veer off track and then slowly come back to centre again.

I've got so many ideas in my head and get distracted so easily, I really feel that the above passage is correct, the last two years have really been driven by becoming a mother (what a big change!), house renovating, becoming a landlord! I now feel however, that upon reflection, these changes have also given me the excellent opportunity to concentrate on what I want out of life, I'm in a place to drive forward my new business plans. What an exciting year to come!!!!

I've also joined a new group on Facebook titled 'Sketch a Day' I'm using this as my driving force to actually do a drawing a day! Check the group out and follow our daily doodles......

12/07/2010

The Screen Printing Process . . .

A good supplier of screen printing equipment is 'Wicked Printing Stuff', they stock just about everything you can imagine that is required for screen printing, they also offer very good advice. I thought I'd include a step by step guide for new printers on the process . .

Screens are made by putting a chemical emulsion on a mesh surface.
Vector artwork is taken from Adobe Illustrator or Freehand and printed out on a film type paper or vellum.
The screen is then exposed on a light table with the artwork under it.
The light solidifies the chemicals around the design, and where the light failed to pass through, the chemical breaks down.
The screen is then rinsed out and what is left is the area where the light hit.
When screen-printing, one colour at a time is applied and therefore the cost will increase with each additional colour applied.
Likewise a separate screen is required for each colour.

You can then have fun experimenting! Enjoy.

07/07/2010

I'm Coming Back . . . Whoo Hoo

I found out this week that I've not missed the deadline for the St Werburghs Arts Trail, this means that over the weekend period -

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September

Our home will be open to all whilst I exhibit my work. If you're free please come along and visit.

I'm quite excited as I haven't shown any work since, oooooo last June!

Myself and my partner Dan have been concentrating on bringing our little home back to life. It was a little run down. Now however, we have almost completed the kitchen and the bathroom and so can start inviting people over.

So, I have roughly two months to get the house in order and decide how to show my work!! Exciting!!

01/09/2008

Copper Birds

One of My First Prints I sold from a small stall in St Nicks Market in Bristol. Velvet Flocking with a copper foiled layer on a delicate hand dyed cotton. . . . . http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/business/Secrect-St-Nicholas-market-success/article-262972-detail/article.html