Recently I've been to London with my art class to visit the Tate Britain and The V&A, we had great fun exploring the galleries, finding exciting works and historic items. The rooms were nearly as inspiring as the items on display as the mosaic floors, sweeping staircases and dome glass roofs made you feel like you were in a great cathedral/palace at the same time.
The V&A really inspired me and I could have spent all day there looking at our British ancestors' homes and artifacts; there were a huge range of floral items including dresses, fabrics, plates, chairs and wall paintings.
I found this veil in the wedding displays, I think the delicate lace flowers and foliage make this a very beautiful piece
Believe it or not this dress was made for a twelve year old to wear, the exquisit fabrics used to make this dress allowed it to shimmer in the candle light. Imagine trying to get through a doorway in it though!
The dress above is from Korea, it reminded me of my work last year on patchquilts and my trousseau boxes. The fan had a similar impact upon me as I am currently doing studies of pansy's.
This piece was in the Iznik section, I loved the flowing shapes and bright coloured flowers.
This is the first work in the Tate Britain that caught my eye, the pastel colours, soft flowers and the floaty shapes of the girls dresses inspired me enough to sit down and draw it for two hours!
When I found this image it instantly amused me because of the fact that the ballerina is in a position completely opposite to what we imagine a ballerina to look like
The detailing on this painting inspired me due to the complexity of the patterns used, the beading, lace ruffle and perfect stitches make you wonder how long someone spent making such a striking dress!
