Presentation
As my work is mainly sample based, I would like to have a selection of samples hung or mounted in a way that represents my context. Francesca Colussi has hung her work from yarn covered blocks in order to mimic yarn wrappings, which are mounted on the wall. I think this adds weight to the top of the samples, making them look light weight and elegant.
1. Francesca Colussi
Another idea is to hang my samples on smart clothes hangers and have them hanging on a clothes rail in order to portray hanging suits with the finished mens jacket on a tailors dummy. I'd like my show to feel like you've stepped in to a high end boutique, similar to the boutiques on Savile Row. A minimalistic display with an urban atmosphere.
Promotion
I will add images of my work and a statement to the Manchester School of Art website in order to promote my work and to get my work online. I think it is important to have an online presence, and I think a website is something I will build after the degree show. Adding my work to Behance and Artsthread will gain an online audience and LinkedIn will be a good platform to promote my work. Inviting established weave designers will be another good form of promotion, so I will send invitations to Dash & Miller and Dashing Tweeds. This also keeps me in touch with the companies and keeps them up to date with my work.
I will create business cards to readily give people my contact details. I would like them to instantly portray who I am and what my work is about. I think Wearhouse have really interesting business cards due to the approriate type face and the use of small wrappings of yarn to give a tactile feel and I think the way I promote my work would benefit from having a tactile element.
2. Wearhouse