Textiles in Practice : Photos and Motifs

Below are images I wish to change into motifs. I have grouped my photos in two: patterns and motifs. Many of the patterned images consist of brick walls and I like the idea of incorporating them via the interlinking brick pieces, however I'm not too sure at this stage how I will develop this further.

I have already started recreating them with an illustrative technique researched last week, along with experimenting with different thickness of line; however, I'm not finding any of the designs particularly exciting. A few suggestions were made during my tutorial that I am excited to try out, such as looking at abstract artists and to experiment with using a Chinese brush for a different effect. Chinese brushes are used to create the description of a shape with a single line and I think that this will add more character to my work. One artist suggested that I look at was Michaux, who is an artist/writer that creates abstract alphabet drawings. I thought these were particularly interesting when experimenting with the style of a line.

What I have learned through developing my work through the process of drawing is that the hand drawn effect really appeals to me. When visiting New Designers, I came across a few techniques that really inspired me, one of which was a series of patterns that appeared to be graphite or charcoal drawings printed on fabric. I thought that style of drawing had an interesting effect because it made the fabric look like paper and added more depth to the piece. The design had a really crisp finish, with defined edges, so in order to create an effect like this I will have to undertake fabric research sooner rather than later.