Fashion DC

  Last Weekly Reflection  I saw my progress over the last two weeks and I was really impressed with how much I improved from the first day. I definitely made mistakes, but I learned from them. The biggest thing I learned was to take the lessons from my mistakes and use them to correct my mistake the next time. I also discovered that I did not need to be worried about maintaining concentration and focus, it was not going to be a struggle for me.  I really enjoyed drawing articles of clothing that are important to me and that holds symbolic weight. I also enjoyed drawing tools of the Garment industry. I enjoyed fully creating something from start to finish. 

Tuesday, May 23  Today, I woke up and reflected on my senior project. I was a bit disappointed to be back at school and that my project had ended. I still had some things I needed to do before the big presentation day on Wednesday. I spent a good amount of time editing my presentation along with my blogs and I planned out my reflection. Once I had my daily plan down, I met with Carrie over Zoom to go over my slide show. I wanted to make sure I had covered everything in the presentation that I had done over the last 2 weeks. We worked from 2:00 to 4:00 and got almost all of my work in the slideshow.     hrs logged 2 Total hrs logged 88  

 Friday, May 19th Today was me and Beth's final day to finish these pants we worked from 12:00 to 5:00. And in those five hours we finished everything. we did the flat felt side seem to sew the pants together. then we needed to add a waste band which we did along with beltloops which were too thick for my machine so Beth used her industrial machine and the thick bunched denim still broke 5 or 6 needles. then finally we made a button hole, put on a button, and hemmed the bottom of my jeans and we were done.  hrs logged 5 final hrs logged 86

 Thursday, May 18th Today we continued working on my pants I worked with Beth from 10:00 to 7:00 possibly our longest day of all. we worked a lot on pocket scale and pocket stitching. we worked on planning the construction of the pants, and I learned different seem finishes. hrs logged 9 total hrs logged 81

 Wed, May 17  Today I met with Carrie and we worked from 12:00 to 6:00 we worked on the third still life. in each drawing the subject matter is street culture, clothing that is meaningful to me and has symbolic weight, and the tools the garment industry. my drawing today focused on learning how to draw sight size meaning the size I see it from where I'm sitting. I learn how to use a grid to proportion the drawing. before senior project I would not have been able to draw anything close to these still life during this time I have improved tremendously.  hrs logged 6  total hrs logged 72

 Tuesday, May 16th  Today was a big day I worked with Beth from 12:00 to 7:00 we began making last adjustments to the pattern and then finally started cutting and sewing the denim. as we went we were choosing how I wanted to constructed the seems of the pants. I had a lot of fun deciding what type of stitches I would use, I tried so many different stitches which took a while. we got a lot done including the fronts connected by the zipper and the backs aswell. we meet Thursday and Friday I look forward to finishing these pants hopefully I can by Friday.  hrs logged 7 Total hrs logged 66

Weekly Reflection  This past week I learned so much.  I learned what commuting to school meant.  I had to drive myself 35 minutes each way as opposed to a brief walk three minutes across campus.  I learned planning meals to fit into my sessions. I learned that I can focus for four hours when it's on something I really enjoy.  Though these tasks still require attention and stamina, I am energized by the topic, I don't feel bored, I feel engaged. I realized that I like both sewing and drawing very much.  It is hard to choose one over the other, though they are completely different modalities, that required completely different skill sets.  I was reminded that having great teachers (as I do at Proctor) matters. This week gave me a glimpse of what the rest of my year and the next few will look like, and I am excited about that.

 Monday, May 15th Today I continued to work with carrie on my second still life. we worked from 10:00 to 7:00 and learned how to identify positive and negative space aswell as using a variety of drawing pens. I also learned how changing the direction of a line can create volume. I made lots of progress from yesterday and am glad I was able to finish this drawing.  hrs logged 9 Total hrs logged 59

 Sunday, May 14th   Today I was working with carrie from 12:00 to 3:30. We worked on my second still life drawing. I drew object that are meaningful to me. Included some of my favorite article of clothing. This drawing was from observation and I was concentrating on working on perspective and making a value scale with lines using marker. I am really enjoying drawing these still life and drawing in general I feel I am improving alot. I am learning to sight proportion with my pencil along with learning crosshatching.   hours logged 7 Total hrs 50

 Saturday, May 13th I worked with Carrie from 11:00 to 6:00 I learned about the American Craft show and looked at three textile designers. I learned about Stussy graphic techniques which was one my favorite brands growing up. I also worked on my first still life drawing aswell as my second still life drawing. I also am going to complete my third design.  hours logged 7

 Friday, May 12th I work with Beth sewing from 10:00 to 1:00 we mocked up or a Toile Which helped us figure out our pattern we cut and sewed and are close to final adjustments before we start sewing. Next time we meet we will start cutting and hopefully sewing the denim. from 3:00 to 8:00 worked independently I made two design that were transferred from my original photograph's.  8 hrs logged                                                                                                                                                                                 Independent work the Toile

 Thursday, May 11th Today from 10:00 to 12:30 I met with Beth at her sewing studio was hemming a pair of my jeans this is to get use to working with denim so that I am more comfortable when I’m constructing my pants. Then I worked with Carrie from 1:00 to 7:00 we worked on abstracting forms into a design. I transferred three images and finished one design. I will continue working independently and hope to finish two more design by tonight. I switched gear and started my first graphite drawing of a still life that I set up myself. I did not complete it but I learned about measuring and proportions.  hours logged 9  2 hour will logged tonight. 

 Wednesday, May 10th Today I met with Carrie in her home studio.We printed off patterns that I collected and montaged earlier that in the week and I learned how to transfer the images to paper and brainstorm variations. We ended up completing three variations each with their own color chord and pattern. We worked from 10:00 to now which is 5:00 and I am off to g street fabrics to search for the fabric I will be using going. Hours logged  7:00  

 Tuesday, may 9th  First day  I had meeting with my mentor Carrie and we went over plans and goals for the next couple weeks. Then I drove to sewing studio and met Beth my sewing instructor. We then began to sew. We started with a small bag. Then went on to mock up a pair of pants. This was all helpful as I was getting more and more comfortable with the machine. We worked from 11:30 to 6:30 Hours logged 7 

Monday, may 10th Today was a long day of travel my first day of sewing is  tomorrow, and I am very excited. No Hour logged