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Penni Redding (part 2)


Back in December we featured work by Penni Redding from her Textiles 2: Contemporary Practice course. Almost immediately, the Curriculum Leader for Textiles told us we should have featured some more. So here is a second video showing how sketchbooks and preparatory work feeds into a final piece.


Posted by author: Mark Lomas

8 thoughts on “Penni Redding (part 2)

  • Yes, I was keen to show more of Penni’s Assignment 2 work from Textiles 2: Contemporary Practice. The sketchbook and textile sampling are from two projects- Crafts and Hand Textiles (A3 sketchbook with indigo sampling) and Biomimicry (A6 sketchbook with neutral palette sampling). The sketchbooks show a lively and inquisitive response to secondary research and personal subject matter. They are visually interesting but also honest, working documents. They have inspired and prompted textile ideas and built on the concepts, techniques, material ideas and working methods. This is one student’s visual journey, I hope this inspires you’re own!

  • Those are really great, so rich, makes me feel like making some hybid photography/textile sketchbooks!
    I’m not sure if there’s meant to be a soundtrack though? I can’t hear one – the sound at my end appears to be ok for the other videos.

    • No, this one is meant to be silent Anne. That’s the way Sarah wanted it. I think it is interesting how the absence of a soundtrack changes the experience – the video appears longer and I think you notice more of the detail.

  • These are indeed wonderful and inspirational on many levels. My only disappointment with the video is that it makes one really want to hold the pieces as they are clearly very tactile and multi-layered and one can only get a small sense of that experience through video.
    I like the idea of your hybrid sketchbooks Anne.

  • these are all beautiful – very inspiring too. I like the presentation of the different sizes of the books + the cards with handwritten notes in some. it’s great for getting presentation tips as I wasn’t sure how we were meant to do this part. love your work Penni. thanks for sharing!

  • Again, thank you everyone for your supportive comments – i love working in sketchbooks as they allow me to play, sometimes things work,and other times they don’t but it’s all useful stuff ! Hope it helps others 😉

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