This is a very elegant looking gown. It consists of mainly different shades of purples. The bodice of the gown consists of a layer of tightly attached silk, covered in jewels and rhinestones. The top of the bodice has a bow shaped pattern attached. This draws your eyes to the top of the bodice. By having the bow on the top of the bodice the same material as the bottom of the gown, it shows how the designer has reused used materials in an effective way. The bottom of the gown is made of a purple shade of silk. Alex Perry has designed the bottom of this dress so that the layers are given with a multiple layering effect; make the gown look ‘fuller’. This photo has been taken with the layers…
You must include aspects of everyday life and values and beliefs. You must refer to the artefacts as examples to…
How did your invention the saw, affect the way your family and yourself do carpentry projects?…
In the story “The Inheritance of Tools” the grandfather acts crafty and likes to get the job done. In the story The Inheritance of Tools the passage states “My grandfather used to cut down hickory trees on his farm, saw them into slabs, cure the planks in his hayloft, and carve handles with a drawknife” This shows that he is very crafty and likes things hand-made. In the story The Inheritance of Tools the passage also states “After proposing marriage to a neighbor girl, my grandfather used this hammer to build a house for his bride on a stretch of river bottom in northern Mississippi.…
The tutorial tasks for this week will help you to develop more understanding of making…
Olson, S. (2012). Making Things: 21-Century Manufacturing and Design: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The Nation Academies Press.…
The Harvard Peabody Museum trip that we went to showed us a lot of objects that were used in the old days. An object that I found very interesting and an ideal example of art was the Ladle. I consider the Ladle a great example to the how Miller states that anthropologist define as “the application of imagination, skill and style to matter, movement, and sound that goes beyond the purely practical.” because it was collected in Sarnia, Ontario. The wooden ladle is carved in the shape of a hand holding a turtle shell. The ladle looked like a spoon and I assume that it was used as one for the meals and that it had the shape of a hand to make it easier to hold.…
To use a wide range of materials, suitable tools and own imagination to make objects.…
I’ve always enjoyed buying clothes with my mother and father as they cause for excellent memories. However, as customs and traditions went, I wasn’t getting the clothes that would allow me liberty to express myself as an individual. I don’t blame my parents for being raised in a conservative country where they lived in a tiny village. I find my culture a big portion of my life and in every way incorporate those traditions into my everyday life. The restrictions I was growing up with caused my craving for creativity and…
Her iconic jersey wrap dresses are still produced today, and still have the popularity that they did in the 70’s. Without the innovative style created by Diane von Furstenberg the women’s fashion industry would not have grown into the empire that it is today. Her designs not only re-created feminism for women in fashion, she also showed women how they could overcome the conservative societal perception of women at that time. Her simple wrap dress created an hourglass silhouette that many women began to desire. Diane has an unparalleled compassion for woman, which is easily seen in her designs. She wants women to love themselves first, and love what their wearing…
Finally my last object that I chose is this scrapbook that I made myself. I chose this object because I am a very crafty person and on my free time I love to just sit around and do arts and crafts. To me arts and crafts are a way to express my feelings and…
Christian Dior, the fashion designer who has created many brilliant pieces once said “A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.” Fashion being a major impact…
The use of objects is important to us: clothing, accessories, or an envelope. And all of these objects sometimes represent or suggest another level of meaning.…
Every year, women devote billions of dollars in exchange for beautiful hair, expensive cosmetics, and opulent wardrobes. Many of our culture's most common beauty procedures were nearly absent an era ago. The fact is, many of the beliefs of feminine beauty were created in large part by current advertisers, thus becoming societal norms. However, through her diffident wardrobe change, author of the article My Year of Modesty, Lauren Shields, suggests that to live an authentic life, one must be immune to society’s definition of beauty, thus giving release for a return to our true selves. Shields, detailed writing of her experience made for a compelling argument.…
The Arts and Crafts Movement began in the last decades of the 19th century. It was developed by the ideas and views of William Morris who was inspired by John Ruskin. William Morris was a dynamic and multi-talented man. His name is “indissolubly linked to wallpaper design” (William Morris & Wallpaper Design, [sa]). All his designs were made by hand and not machines because Morris believed that “the tastelessness of mass-produced goods and the lack of honest craftsmanship might be addressed by a reunion of art with craft” (Meggs and Purvis 1998:179).…