Table Setting - Final Piece

I'm so so happy with how this looks; I wanted to break down the wallpaper so I put the borders in between  I feel that it makes it more as if it'd be something you'd see in a B&Q set up. I'm glad these match well with the wallpaper like I intended and I'm hoping they all come together and look like a collection when fully set up.

Hanging Shade - Red Second Sitting

Half way through and the red is already looking lovely; I'm glad I picked these colours as they go together so well! Looking forward to seeing them all hung up on display.

Hanging Shade - Yellow 1st/2nd Sitting

The beginning of this shade is looking good; although it's taking a little longer than I thought, I'll get them done in time and set-up next week.

Hanging Shade - Orange Final Sitting

I'm glad I managed to get the first one finished and I'm really happy with how it's come together and looks good; I'm looking forward to seeing them hung altogether.

Hanging Shade - Orange Second Sitting

I'm happy that I've got this far, I really want to see how everything will look altogether. I want to concentrate on getting the large ones finished then the smaller table set-up.

Floor Lamp - Final Sitting

I'm really happy with how this first lampshade has turned out; I'm looking forward to seeing this lit and set up at the exhibition.
It took around 10 hours to finish this piece, probably more with the dyeing of the tissue.

Hanging Shade - Orange First Sitting

The first sitting of the orange went as well as the red did; using the same technique, I followed the lines and kept to the angle of the curve to make sure that gaps weren't left.

I think that juggling between the three started will help me to not get fed up of working on just one and will help me to get them done quicker.

Hanging Shade - Red First Sitting

I feel that this first sitting went well; I figured out that I can follow the wire lines and there won't be large gaps between the tissue. I'm hoping that this will also help me to keep in line and make sure that they angle to the curves of the shade.
I like how this has started out and I want the other two to go as well as the start as this one. Though the gluing of these can be time consuming, I feel that it gets easier once I've got started and got the pace going.

Floor Lamp - Second Sitting

The second sitting went well and I've done around a quarter of the shade; I feel that I'm on track with where I want to be and that if I continue I should be done on time. I think that the most time consuming part is getting the tissue dyed and dried as it takes a while, but it should be fine if I continue to do this at home.

Floor Lamp - First Sitting

The first sitting of sticking all the tissue on went well, though I soon quickly realised I'm going to need a lot more tissue than I might've expected; although I knew this already, I don't find it a large problem as I have a lot of tissue ready to be dyed.
I really like how it's starting to come together and look how I wanted it too. I think at the end these shades are going to be quite large as the tissue stands out well.

String Ball (Final)

These are the final string ball's that I'll be using for the table set-up; I really like how they've come out, and thanks to me not being too harsh when letting down the balloons, none of the string has been pulled and they're all still in shape.

I found that the balloons when they deflated had these crystallised sort of look with the dried glue; it's really interesting but it's nothing that I could use for this project, maybe for something different.

Ink Experimenting

I wanted to make sure that the inks I was going to use for the tissue were the right colours I wanted; I took 5 pieces of tissue for each colours and dyed them the different colours. I then stuck these, after scrunching them, onto the bamboo experiment to make sure that they'll be colours that don't quite blend together, and are noticeable from a distance. I do like these colours and the inks are what the audience wanted as they were brighter than the watercolours.

Receipt Experiment

I had these leftover from an experiment a while ago so I tried using them, the bamboo frame, and some tissue paper for this. I find the receipts very bland and boring compared to the tissue that I can dye. I did like the idea of the receipts, but it's not what I'm looking for as I can't really do much with them in the terms of opening out the sides like with the tissue.

String Ball Creation (Final)

These are the final string ball's that will be used for the table set-up; I made sure that I had various sizes, and that I didn't water down the glue too much that it doesn't work.
I need these to be fully dry before I take the balloons out from the string so I'll be leaving them for over 24 hours to fully ensure they're dry.

Bamboo/Ink Tissue Experiments

The bamboo sort of works, but some of the pieces were slightly bent with how they'd grown and made the whole thing look a little lent to one side. I don't think I'd use bamboo as it's tricky and takes a while to do, whereas the string balls take 24 hours to dry and they're completely stable.

The ink I like the brightness of, but it runs too much into the tissue; some of the ink also bleed a different colour to the actual colour that I used, which I really don't like and makes the tissue look unprofessional. I do like the crumpling technique that I do with the tissue, to make it fan out leaving tiny gaps for light to escape through naturally.

Watercolour Tissue/String Ball Experiment

Some experimenting with watercolours and the tissue; it works a lot better than what the inks do as they run too much compared to the watercolour. I can control the watercolours thickness easier than inks and this has steered me more towards using these.

The string ball experiment went well, though not letting the balloon down slowly as I had intended made some of the string pull and come off from the other wrapped string; trying this with wool or yarn might be an idea for the future. I had some problems with the larger gaps of the shade, but I can easily wrap the string so there isn't as many large gaps in the future.

The inside & the string that came away from the other string after rapidly deflating the balloon. ^