Pauline Easby

Pauline Easby

Friday, 10 February 2012

what has inspired me lately?


I found this in a shop in Hartlepool, 'Trash in the Attic'.
I just love it.
 As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get it.


Talk about inspiration for a new brief as well as being a great primary research for drawing. 


The style, colour and shape of the pram are inspiration but I find the torn fastenings, ripped hood, wheels and hub caps are in their own right a piece of art, they tell a story which for me is the most important aspect of inspiration.
The style, colour and shape of the pram are inspiration but I find the torn fastenings, ripped hood, wheels and hub caps are in their own right a piece of art, they tell a story which for me is the most important aspect of inspiration.


My photos dont give this hood and wheels the beauty they deserve.

After finding this amazing pieces of history I began imaging a young child running through a war torn Britain which had  not yet been fully rebuilt. Straight away mt mind began to fill with imagery and design ideas, a story on which to base my next project. To add to this further CCAD held a design event which I thought was amazing. One of the seminars I attended was the History wardrobe, which was thoroughly inspiring with a range of original clothing garments from 1940s-1990s. As one of the talkers walked up and down the aisle to show collections of clothes she was wearing I felt like I was participating in a haute coutre catwalk. But that is not all the clothes and information provided by History Wardrobe added further to my future project. Watch this space because I cant wait to start.


2 comments:

  1. The pram looks fab.. I presume you've got lots of storage space? Hope that all is going well and that you are keeping on top of it all. x

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  2. gorgeous pram - if slightly creepy - no offense!

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