Plastic Problems

'Plastic Problems'  is what I titled my 'Surface Design' university project. Being a print / textile based project, I linked this to my label 'Bodawear', and decided to further explore sustainability and biological textures, but this time I delved into the realms of oceanic pollution, looking at the ways in which plastic pollution in the ocean can affect our health - and also the health of our sea life. I would take ocean nets and trap them in between hot layers of plastic- to explore how these substances might decompose themselves in our ocean over time. So, i began using shapes, textures and colours based on this microbe to inform my textile prints. I wanted this collection to really scream and shout about the severity of our plastic pollution. --The eventual two looks took a 'bride and groom' approach - to represent our unhealthy marriage to plastics- and the damage this can cause.