My extending design project explores the visual language of line and texture through a body of work inspired by primary imagery captured during my trip to Italy. My imagery was collected within museums, religious spaces, and from my general surroundings with a focus more on the architectural details, decorative surfaces, line, patterns, and textures.

My body of drawing focusses on creating collage, using experimental mark-making and layered composition techniques.

By combining observational drawing with textured imagery taken from my photographs, I explored repetition, scale, and abstraction. This allowed me to develop expressive visual outcomes that reflect the intricate details and visual richness found throughout the spaces I visited.

Following this I selected my most successful collages and drawings and translated these into digital manipulation using techniques such as layering, distortion, repetition, and re-collaging digitally.

This stage allowed me to experiment with colour, placement, and composition while maintaining the tactile and organic qualities developed through the hand-rendered work.

The final outcome of the project is a cohesive six-piece textile print collection produced through digital printing at CAT.

Each print showcases a distinct combination of line, texture, and layered imagery while remaining connected through a unified visual narrative inspired by my primary research found in the museums, religious architecture, and surrounding environments experienced in Italy. Demonstrating the relationship between traditional drawing methods and contemporary digital textile processes, highlighting how primary research can evolve.