My Story and Symbol

SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

BUSINESS OUR

BY NGUYEN DO TUAN

HIEP _ S3938135

Lecturer: Chery Prendergast

SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

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SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

TASK 1

WEEK 5

Indigo Shibori

Stencil

Hand appliqué

WEEK 6

Embroidery

Canadian Smocking

WEEK 8

Lino Cutting

Processes and Reflections on Weekly Workshops

Knitting

Weaving

ARASHI – “STORM” DYEING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 6,7 Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023) Arashi Indigo s Final Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

KUMO – “COULD OR SPIDER” DYEING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 12,13:Nguyen Do Tuan H ep ( 2023) Kumo Indigo s Fina Product Author Photo [ photograph

ITAJIME DYEING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 18 19:Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), tajime Indigo's F nal Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

STENCILING FINAL PRODUCTS

HAND APPLIQUÉ FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 39 40: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023) Hand App ique Final Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

EMBROIDERY FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 64 65: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Embroidery Final Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

CANADIAN SMOCKING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 72,73: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Smocking Final Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

KNITTING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 96 97: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Kn tt ng F nal Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

WEAVING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 115 116: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Weaving Final Product Author Photo photograph ]

LINO CUTTING FINAL PRODUCTS

Figure 123 124 Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023) Weaving Final Product Author Photo [ photograph ]

SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

TASK 2

Description of the symbol

Working process

TEXTILE SAMPLE

Final Stitch Story

Working process

Reflection

Identity Story

My Story

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f l a s h e d i n f r o n t o f m y e y e s w i t h a n i n v i s i b l e i m p a c t o n m y b o d y , m a k i n g m e f e e l l i k e I w a s g o i n g c r a z y , m y h a n d s s t i f f e n e d , a n d m y e y e s g r a d u a l l y b e c a m e l i f e l e s s . B u t t h e n I r e a l i z e d t h a t i t w a s n o t t h e e f f e c t o f t h e s t i m u l a n t b u t t h e f e e l i n g o f b e i n g a l i v e , a w a k e n i n g f r o m t h e s e d u c t i o n o f t h o s e t e m p t a t i o n s t h a t h a d h a u n t e d m e f o r y e a r s . T h i s t o b a c c o w a s a s o u l , a n a l a r m b e l l , a n d w a r m a r m s t h a t m y p a r e n t s w e r e r e a c h i n g o u t t o e m b r a c e m e . T h e f e e l i n g o f b e i n g a c h i l d f r o m l o n g a g o m a d e t e a r s f l o w d o w n m y c h e e k s , m y l i p s n u m b , a n d m y t h r o a t c h o k e d .

A t t h a t m o m e n t , I j u s t w a n t e d t o r u s h i n t o m y p a r e n t s ' a r m s t o a p o l o g i z e a n d g o b a c k t o t h e o l d d a y s F r o m t h a t f a t e f u l m o m e n t , m y p a r e n t s b r o u g h t m e b a c k a n d I b e c a m e t h e i r s o n a g a i n , t r y i n g t o r e p a y t h e h u g e s a c r i f i c e t h a t t h e s e e x t r a o r d i n a r y p e o p l e h a d m a d e f o r m e F r o m t h a t d a y o n , I k e p t m y p r o m i s e t o a l w a y s b e w i t h m y f a m i l y , n o m a t t e r w h a t . L o o k i n g b a c k , w h a t i s m o r e , p r e c i o u s t h a n f a m i l y ? W h a t e l s e c a n g i v e u s a s m u c h a s o u r f a m i l y d o e s ? I t h a s b e e n 4 y e a r s s i n c e t h a t d a y , a n d m y l i f e h a s e s c a p e d f r o m t h e t e m p t a t i o n s o f s m o k i n g , d r i n k i n g , a n d p a r t y i n g . B u t p e r h a p s I s t i l l c a n ' t f o r g e t t h o s e y e a r s , t h e i m a g e o f t h e b a m b o o p i p e , t h e i m a g e o f t h e c o c k ’ s f e a t h e r , o r t h e i m a g e o f t h e b u r n t t o b a c c o t h a t t u r n e d i n t o a s h e s l i k e m y f u t u r e w i t h o u t m y f a m i l y b y m y s i d e . A l t h o u g h I w a n t t o f o r g e t , i t s t i l l r e m a i n s a p a r t o f m e a n d h a s s h a p e d m e i n t o t h e p e r s o n I a m t o d a y . I n s t e a d o f t r y i n g t o f o r g e t , I w i l l u s e i t a s a m i l e s t o n e t o s t r i v e f u r t h e r a n d a l w a y s t a k e m y f a m i l y a s m y m o t i v a t i o n f o r e v e r y e f f o r t I m a k e .

DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMBOL

A s a s y m b o l o f m y p a s t , I h a v e c h o s e n b r o k e n p o t t e r y t o r e p r e s e n t m y r e b e l l i o u s , i n t o x i c a t e d , a n d a p a t h e t i c y o u n g e r y e a r s . D u r i n g t h a t t i m e , I d i d n ' t q u i t e f i t i n t o t h e m o l d t h a t s o c i e t y h a d f o r m e , a n d I f o u n d m y s e l f

c o n s t a n t l y p u s h i n g b a c k a g a i n s t e x p e c t a t i o n s

H o w e v e r , d e s p i t e m y r e l u c t a n c e , m y p a r e n t s t r i e d t h e i r b e s t t o h e l p m e b y " s e w i n g " m e b a c k

t o g e t h e r . T h e y a t t e m p t e d t o f i x w h a t t h e y s a w a s b r o k e n p i e c e s ,

e v e n t h o u g h i t o f t e n f e l t l i k e t h e y

w e r e u s i n g b r o k e n n e e d l e s i n t h e

p r o c e s s I n t h e e n d , t h e i r e f f o r t s

c a u s e d t h e m t o s e p a r a t e d u e t o

t h e l i f e t e n s i o n , l e a v i n g m e w i t h a

s y m b o l o f m y p a s t t h a t r e m i n d s

m e o f t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s I ' v e f a c e d

a n d t h e l e s s o n s I ' v e l e a r n e d .

Figure 125 Nguyen Do Tuan H ep ( 2023) F nal Symbo Author Photo [ photograph

Working process

I b e g a n b y s k e t c h i n g m y c o n c e p t o n p a p e r a n d t h e n t r a n s f e r r e d i t t o P r o c r e a t e t o c r e a t e a d i g i t a l v e r s i o n o f m y d e s i g n . I t h e n i m p o r t e d t h e P r o c r e a t e f i l e i n t o A I t o a d d a d e l i c a t e t e x t u r e F i n a l l y , I r e t u r n e d t o P r o c r e a t e t o a d d t h e f i n i s h i n g t o u c h o f c o l o r i n g t h e s t i t c h e s i n r e d .

Figure 126 127 128 129 130,131,132,133: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Fina Symbol Process Author Photo [ photograph ]

F gure 134 135: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Fina Stitch Story Author Photo [ photograph ]

Working process

T o c r e a t e m y d e s i g n o n t h e f a b r i c , I u t i l i z e d d i s a p p e a r i n g i n k t o s k e t c h i t o u t f i r s t . T h e n , I u s e d b a c k s t i t c h e s t o c r e a t e t h e o u t l i n e , a n d f o r t h e i n s i d e , I i n c o r p o r a t e d l o n g a n d s h o r t s a t i n s t i t c h e s t o a d d t e x t u r e . T o a t t a c h t h r e e b r o k e n p a r t s t o g e t h e r , I u s e d r e d t h r e a d a n d l e f t t h e n e e d l e o n t h e f a b r i c t o m a k e i t l o o k t h e s a m e a s m y s a m p l e

Figure 136 137: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), St tch Story Process Author Photo [ photograph ]

SOCU2302-FASHION, TEXTILES, PLACE AND STORY

TASK 3

PRINT DESIGN

Description of the print

Inspirations

PRINT DESCRIPTION

Color Scheme

Working Process

PRINT DEVELOPMENT

3 Colors

4 Scales

4 Patterns

Final Print

6 Print placement

Working process

Reflection

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINT

I w a s i n s p i r e d a n d s e e m y s e l f r e l a t i n g t o t h e K i n t s u g i P o t t e r y . E a c h c i r c l e t e l l s a s t o r y o f m y j o u r n e y t h r o u g h l i f e a n d t h e l o v e a n d g u i d a n c e o f m y

p a r e n t s . T h e f i r s t c i r c l e r e p r e s e n t s t h e f u s i o n o f l o v e b e t w e e n m y m o t h e r a n d f a t h e r , w h i c h b r o u g h t m e i n t o t h i s w o r l d . J u s t a s t h e f i r s t s t a g e w h e n m a k i n g p o t t e r y i s w h e n y o u p r o p e r l y m i x t h e c l a y a n d w a t e r t o g e t h e r t o e a s i l y s h a p e i t , m y p a r e n t s m o l d e d a n d s h a p e d m e w i t h t h e i r l o v e . T h e g r a p h i c i l l u s t r a t e s t h e f u s i o n o f l o v e b e t w e e n m y p a r e n t s , i t h a s t w o p a r t s , b l a c k i s m y m o t h e r a n d w h i t e i s m y f a t h e r .

A f t e r m a n y s t a g e s o f l i f e , I w a s b o r n , r a i s e d , a n d l o v e d b y m y p a r e n t , m y p e r s o n a l i t y i s s h a p e d a s h o w p o t t e r y i s s h a p e d b y t h e a r t i s a n s , b u t i t i s n o t f u l l y s h a p e d , I w a s s t i l l y o u n g a n d f r a g i l e . T h e s e c o n d c i r c l e r e f l e c t s m y c h i l d h o o d w h e n I w a s c l o s e m y m o t h e r m o r e t h a n m y f a t h e r , t h e r e a s o n t h e s e c o n d c i r c l e h a s m o r e b l a c k t h a n w h i t e B u t a s I j o u r n e y e d t h r o u g h l i f e , I f a c e d m a n y c h a l l e n g e s a n d m a d e m i s t a k e s . T h e t h i r d c i r c l e r e p r e s e n t s t h e d a r k e s t p e r i o d i n m y l i f e , w h e n I w a s r e b e l l i o u s , a p a t h e t i c , i n t o x i c a t e d a n d l o s t . I t ' s w h y I c h o s e t o b r e a k t h i s c i r c l e , a s I s h a t t e r e d m y o w n s e n s e o f s e l f d u r i n g t h i s t i m e . Y e t e v e n i n t h e d a r k e s t m o m e n t s , m y p a r e n t ’ s l o v e a n d s u p p o r t n e v e r w a v e r e d . T h e w h i t e s h a r d s i n t h e b r o k e n c i r c l e r e p r e s e n t m y f a t h e r ' s s t r u g g l e s d u r i n g t h i s t i m e . H e n e v e r g a v e u p o n m e , e v e n w h e n e v e r y t h i n g s e e m e d u n c e r t a i n .

A n d f i n a l l y , t h e l a s t c i r c l e r e p r e s e n t s m y c u r r e n t s e l f , h e a l e d a n d w h o l e . T h e b r o k e n p i e c e s h a v e b e e n l o v i n g l y r e c o n n e c t e d w i t h g o l d , s y m b o l i z i n g t h e v a l u e a n d b e a u t y o f m y p a r e n t s ' l o v e f o r m e . I t i s a t e s t a m e n t t o t h e i r u n w a v e r i n g c o m m i t m e n t t o m e , e v e n w h e n t h e y w e r e s e p a r a t e d , w h i c h i s t h e r e a s o n t h i s l a s t c i r c l e o n l y r e t a i n s a f e w w h i t e d o t s b e c a u s e n o w I d o n o t l i v e c l o s e t o m y d a d a n y m o r e I a m g r a t e f u l f o r t h e i r l o v e , a n d m y d e s i g n i s a t r i b u t e t o t h e i r e n d u r i n g s u p p o r t a n d g u i d a n c e t h r o u g h o u t m y l i f e . A s I l o o k a t t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n o f m y s e l f , I a m r e m i n d e d o f t h e b e a u t y o f i m p e r f e c t i o n . I n s p i r e d b y w a b i - s a b i p h i l o s o p h y , m y p o r t r a i t s h o w c a s e s a b r o k e n p i e c e m e n d e d w i t h g o l d . T h i s s y m b o l i z e s m y a c c e p t a n c e o f m y f l a w s a n d i m p e r f e c t i o n s , w h i c h a r e p a r t o f w h o I a m . T h e c r a c k s a n d i m p e r f e c t i o n s i n m y l i f e a r e n o t s o m e t h i n g t o b e h i d d e n o r a s h a m e d o f , b u t r a t h e r c e l e b r a t e d a s a t e s t a m e n t t o m y r e s i l i e n c e a n d s t r e n g t h . T h e g o l d t h a t f i l l s i n t h e b r o k e n p i e c e s s e r v e s a s a r e m i n d e r o f m y a b i l i t y t o o v e r c o m e c h a l l e n g e s a n d t u r n t h e m i n t o s o m e t h i n g b e a u t i f u l . E v e r y t i m e I l o o k a t t h i s p o r t r a i t , I a m m o t i v a t e d t o c o n t i n u e w o r k i n g t o w a r d s b e c o m i n g t h e b e s t v e r s i o n o f m y s e l f , b o t h i n s i d e a n d o u t .

F gure 138: Adamant ( 2018) SOIL INTO CLAY [ photograph ]

Figure 139: Badu ( 2022) Handmade bow was broken into 4 pieces [ photograph ]

Figure 140: CB2 ( nd ) CRISP MATTE BLACK DINNER PLATE [ photograph ]

Figure 141: Lia t ( n d) Kintsugi repair [ photograph ]

Figure 142: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023), Fina Pr nt Author

Photo [ photograph

COLOR SCHEME

T h e p r i n t I c r e a t e d p r e d o m i n a n t l y f e a t u r e s B l a c k , W h i t e , a n d Y e l l o w c o l o r s . E a c h

c o l o r r e p r e s e n t s a s i g n i f i c a n t p e r s o n o r e m o t i o n i n m y l i f e . B l a c k i s a

r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f m y i n t r o v e r t e d m o t h e r w h o m a y n o t e x p r e s s h e r l o v e f o r m e

o u t w a r d l y b u t l o v e s m e d e e p l y i n s i d e . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , W h i t e s y m b o l i z e s m y

f a t h e r , w h o i s t h e c o m p l e t e o p p o s i t e o f m y m o t h e r , h e s h o w s h i s l o v e t o w a r d s m e

o p e n l y a n d w i l l d o a n y t h i n g f o r m e . L a s t l y , Y e l l o w e m b o d i e s h a p p i n e s s a n d

o p t i m i s m , r e f l e c t i n g m y c u r r e n t p e r s o n a l i t y , w h i c h i s t h e r e s u l t o f t h e t r e m e n d o u s

e f f o r t m y p a r e n t s p u t i n t o h e l p m e o v e r c o m e n e g a t i v e s i t u a t i o n s .

F gure 143: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023) Fina Print Author

Photo [ photograph ]

Figure 144: Pantone ( 2023),Pantone Color [ screenshot ]

Figure 145 146 147 148,149,150,151,152,153: Nguyen Do Tuan Hiep ( 2023) Fina Print

Process Author Photo [ photograph ]

WORKING PROCESS