XXXXV: PERENNIAL 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yves Klein, Leap into the Void
Photograph by Harry Shunk & Janos Kender 
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XXXXII: A 2013 Preview

Here are some detail images of garments -both knit as well as woven, from my 2013 collection. The work will no longer bear the title "Handmade," anymore, as those previous concepts have shifted and grown. This project still includes my previous stand-alone artisan work. However, it also has several new aesthetic standpoints, ideas and sartorial notes to bring forth.

Hand knitted lambswool, with silk and cotton thread embroidery.

Beetroot and tea dyed felted wool yarn.

Reappearance of sari silk yarns.

Wovens: Crépe de chine, tea-stained muslin, raw linen, wool piqué and felt. 

The precedent 2013 lookbook will be released shortly.

-A. 

XXXXI: Return

After a hiatus from creating any work, it appears now that I have returned. Over the last few months, there have been several changes in general goals, which have shaped current perspectives.

Expect to see work in the next few weeks that looks both, retrospectively (addressing my hand crafted artisan fixation), as well as ahead. It is a slow resuscitation, so I’ll be taking my good old sweet time as always; garnishing the old with some of the new. But most importantly, in hopes of demonstrating growth, development and a process of evolution. Here's to the future.

-Areez.

P.S. it's certainly good to be back.

XXXX: Botanical Motifs

As a small token of appreciation for all those who have supported my work over the years, I decided to somewhat enhance the swing tags for HANDMADE VII -Possibly my last collection for a while, now. Some may remember that I usually make and fill in each garment's tag with details such as title, garment type, date of completion, fiber composition and treatment information. Plus, a woodcut print limited to each collection.

For this collection, I delved further into watercoloured botanical drawings. Each tag will feature individually rendered watercolour motifs. There are two types in fact, that I created. One is an olive wreath encircling tea roses and lisianthus, with tea-stained detail. The other is a wandering jew encircling blue cornflowers and pale hydrangeas, with subtle red wine staining work. I hope that they may be appreciated for both their aesthetic appeal, as well as the layers of meaning.

P.S. - The red wine and tea ring stains on the back of each card needn't be excused; they were completely intentional.

Thank you.

-A.

XXXIX: A Closer Look at Handmade VII

The following images display a few of the limited hand knitted pieces which were produced for Winter/Spring 2012. The collection is now all in store at Miss Crabb. 


For these selected few, I have decided to share some writing; delving into the conception of ideas and the processes of creation.

"Distillation"

Date of Completion : 30.03.2012

This Creme sweater is one from a short series of garments that were initially attributed with sets of unique linear formulae; resulting in levels of apparent wefts, warps and cables. The idea was to create an ephemeral grid within the confined space of a garment. Each surface has an overall textuality achieved through randomness. It is now forgotten and potentially never to be replicated. 

Fibers Used:

Virgin Wool

Cellulose Rayon

"Tincture I"

Date of Completion : 15.06.2012

A looseness in the patterned textuality is apparent here; complying with the inherent texture and tonality of natural treatment. The rarities here lie also with the treatment of the fibers used to produce this sleeveless tunic piece. The wool has been hand-felted into thick yarn, from raw form. The colour was achieved through the process of firstly cultivating one's own organic beetroot crop, harvesting it and then creating a concentrate through a series of experiments. This resulted in wool that was hand dyed in extremely limited batches. The lower half of the garment consists of bespoke hand-felted raw tussah silk, spun with organic tussah ribbon for reinforcement.


Fibers Used:
Pure Wool
Tussah Silk

"Le Flagon"
Date of Completion : 10.04.2012


The sweater above is from the same series of abstracted surfaces. Here, having derived it's randomly cabled and 'weaving' pattern from yet a different linear formula. The clashing double-plyed yarn colours were a retrospective look at my earlier collections, "Handmade I" and "Handmade II." 


Fibers Used:
Cashmere
Merino
Wool

"Generation IV"

Date of Completion : 06.05.2012

"Generation V"

Date of Completion : 18.05.2012

A series of short-sleeved jumpers that explored the juxtapositions of colour and texture. 

Resulting in variations of abstracted and fragmented surfaces. 

An assortment of Fibers were used:

Alpaca

Cashmere

Wool

Lambswool

Merino

Mohair

"These Days"

Date of Completion : 24.01.2012 

This multiple paneled top was another exploration of shape and texture. 

It consists of felted wool yarn that was naturally hand-dyed in separate, limited batches over time.

Treatments include:

Darjeeling Tea

Beetroot and Camellia Blossom

Green Tea and Olive Leaf Extract

Charcoal and Magnesium Sulphate

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For more information regarding such work, feel free to post questions 
or simply come by Miss Crabb on a Sunday. Thank you.


Photography Credit: Leilani Heather




-A.