1 | What was your inspiration towards your collections? The hidden things. It varies from collection to collection. But the process of making and the hand made are themes that I encorperate heavily into my work. |
2 | How would you describe the style of your designs and how are they unique? Loose flowing and unconventionally feminine. They are unique because each garment is hand dyed – no two garments are ever exactly the same. |
3 | What techniques are used in your clothing? I use a lot of print and hand dying method called Shibori which I learnt on a study trip to japan in 2006. |
4 | Where is your studio, and what work is don’t in there? My studio is in east perth and I do my pattern making and sampling inhouse and the dying and printing is also done there. I share it with 5 artist and designers. |
5 | What courses have you completed to get you where you are today? I have done completed 2 years of fine arts and a degree in fashion design and textiles at Curtin university. I have also done a cert 111 in clothing production. And am currently at Curtin finishing my honors year in fine arts |
6 | What made you want to become a designer? I don’t think there was ever a defining momnt. Ive always made clothes and it just seamed like the natural progressinon after highschool. |
7 | What parts of the design and construction process do you do your self, and which parts do factories or other people do? Everything from patternmaking to sampling and then I outsource manufacturing. |
8 | What kinds of fabrics do you like to use? Silk and leather. |
9 | Where do you get all of your fabrics? Mostly from the eastern states. And a small amount locally but I buy all my fabrics plain and then dye them myself. |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Our interveiw with Butcher and The Crow (Elisha Quintal)
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