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I chose the theme for my final major project after watching this series on TV.......

This story is about a young girl called Kailyn who eats plastic and finds it a pleasure.

I decided to start with yoghurt pots because I liked the idea of her eating the pot instead of the yogurt! I crushed it to give it an interesting shape that I could work with and created a series of drawings. I then experimented with mixed media and stitch using plastic I found around the house.

I built a small sculpture using yogurt pots and created some more abstract drawings.

I turned the drawings into a textile sample

I developed the mark making from the sculpture I created which was fun as later on this becomes a key element of my collection.

I moved onto remote controls, imagining Kailyn nibbling on them as she watched TV!

These are the patterns I created from the remote control after abstracting the shapes.

Collage inspired by artist Andy Butler

I was interested to see what happens to the plastic inside the body?

I decided to go on virtual tour of the Body Worlds Museum because I was intrigued to see what it looks like inside the body.

Andy Butler

I chose Andy Butler because I want to expand my knowledge of collage art. I used this influence to produce my X- Rays collages above.

I looked at another story where Nicole literally eats her house including the drywall!

I tried to replicate the textures she might find as she eats through the different layers of the wall. I though they might work as textiles for my collection or even as prints.

I took this photo in my house as the shapes grabbed my attention. I stitched into the photo to add texture and then created a series of quick response drawings to abstract the shapes.

I though the shapes would help me to create some interesting silhouettes.

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