The beginning of a new sketchbook is sometimes a little daunting. You always know how you want things to be and never can translate them onto the pages as effectively as they are in your head. I guess that's just the way I work - the creative mind is a funny thing to deal with.
Gordon is a much more proficient and religious sketchbook worker than me, I tend to treat them like diaries and start out well then watch as they become more filled with cut out images and less drawings, finally descending into blankness on about page 14.
This season we've decided to work a little differently. It always poses difficulties working in seasons - we always end up being a season behind. Sometimes it works well to have a specific theme to design around and it always seems to work well for press and promotion. But lately we've been feeling a little stifled by it and wanting to get back to some artistic integrity. Working loosely under the title "Tales of the Unexpected" will allow us to get more creative and not be bound by a restrictive idea or concept.
Before we were fashion designers we were artists and photographers, (I studied all aspects of fine art on my foundation course and Gordon studied Photography). I always used to let my mind wander with the things that inspired me, using writing and text to set the creative juices flowing, sketching and drawing what was around me and photographing things which to my artistic eye were appealing or symbolic. I like to look for hidden meanings, to question the things we take for granted, to challenge pre-conceived ideas about life the universe and everything.
I'm really looking forward to getting back to this way of working and already I'm enjoying the freedom!
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