Connected.

I have been hanging up my fabric in groups and stringing them together, trying to get an idea of space and scale. Also, I have been thinking about how much sewing I will need to do and how much thread/wire is going to be needed to make an impact but look subtle enough.

I think how the string is only very subtly noticeable; quite nice and quite important, especially when thinking about the connections and network systems of old and new telephone exchanges. The images of hotspur definitely make me visualise the old Manchester telephone exchanges.

I am still feeling a little unsure about the LRK cotton and its refusal to stop fraying... however this could look quite nice, reflecting the old historical side of the project...I was thinkig about dying the fabric to imporve aesthestics but I think to fit in with the group and the clean clincal element, it is best to keep them white, and give them all a good iron!

So from the images, I am starting to get a feel for how my work is going to look, but as of yet I need more pieces to be reflective of my themes of 'excess' and space to really represent the excess of functions of non-places and telephone exchanges around Manchester.

I have got more lazer cutting booked, to cut out fabric and some persex, which I am going to use in my final piece and use the cut out pieces and set them into my bigger plaster boxes...