I’ve been distracted these last few days. Feels like something big is swimming around in my hands and brain and I need to work to get it out. This is one such attempt.
What you get to see with me saving my iterations is a lovely journey where I get freer with the concept. Selecting the roses messily was a slip of my hand and a mistake, but I realised I immediately loved it. I didn’t even move it from underneath the clip layer: the way it crowds the rest of the image is organic and gives it such a wonderful feeling.
I copied the roses and opened them out to the legs, creating three more iterations. Pin light featuring at the end as a little treat.
My interests are really moving around to fashion. I know it’s just a phase, but if I harness this right I might be able to create some really interesting work or even work with fabric.
The inspiration for this piece is rose tea, one of the teas that Ludwig and Techo collect together. Their collection is one of the things that brings them together, and the tea means spending time together, drinking, eating, living life.
It might be nice to make one or two more of these. The suit is based on a range of early twentieth century fashion research, particularly from a few fifties designs. I will never tire of drawing Ludwig in a pinstriped suit. You know he becomes a tailor in later life?
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