School of Design Textile Design

Jonathon Sinclair (he/they)

Looking at weave from a sculptural perspective my project challenges the relationship between form, found objects and woven textiles. Influenced by sculptural practitioners Franz West and Louise Nevelson my woven samples explore the transition between sculpture and wearable, with samples fitting into both contexts. Translating the colour, shape and texture from drawings to my woven samples is a process happening off loom in my practice. With explorations of shredded garments in both the warp and weft the construction of my fabric fuels material exploration and analysis as I challenged and investigated the relationship of different fibre qualities. Using donated garments combined with research into Basahan weaving, originating in the Philippines, my practice has revolved around zero waste ideals with this becoming a fundamental regard to each piece I construct.

Contact
jonathonsinclair1234@gmail.com
J.Sinclair1@student.gsa.ac.uk
@jjonathonttextiles
Works
Materials
Sculptural Weaves
From Sculpture to Wearable, Interchangeable Garments
Drawings

Materials

Inspired by the weaving technique BASAHAN

Donated Garments to be shredded into yarn.

Documentation of shredding

Sculptural Weaves

Combining both weave and crochet with BASAHAN weaving techniques to produces directional and interactable woven sculptures

Sample 1

Sample 2

Sample 3

Sample 4

Sample 5

Sample 5 - Close up

From Sculpture to Wearable, Interchangeable Garments

Using the directional qualities of my samples to produces garment silhouettes.

Garment 1

Garment 1

Garment 2

Garment 2

Garment 2

Garment 3

Garment 3.5

Garment 4

Garment 4.5

Garment visualised over drawings

Garments visualised over drawings 2

Garments visualised over drawings 3

Drawings

Using the information from my Primary Research I wanted to use drawing as a way to explore the textural elements in my images. By using different combinations of media in each drawing I was able to achieve this and understand the different fibres and fabrics I want to use to translate this when weaving.

A2 Painting inspired by Richard Deibenkorn

A5 Mixed Media Studies

Subtracting Colour and focussing on Shape

Form Drawing