The Brackens

The Brackens

This collection was inspired by the landscape around my grandparents' home in Monikie, Angus. While at first glance the surroundings may have appeared bleak and to have fallen into a state of disrepair, I found beauty in their fragmented form and the muted colours within them. I used aerial photographs of the buildings and land to instruct my method of pattern-cutting, with the plan-view shapes also appearing as abstract patterns and details on the garments through jewellery, embellishment, printing and hand-painting techniques.