Anita Bruce - Textile Artisthttp://www.anitabruce.co.uk/index.htmlKnitted Planktonenanita.bruce@ntlworld.comCopyright 2008 Anita Bruce2008-06-13T18:45:25+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:28:37 +0100Mollusc Series - Specimen 10anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-06-13T18:45:25+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/9e2e44d2ad421fd400c7b12ffa0c77ad-63.html#unique-entry-id-63http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/9e2e44d2ad421fd400c7b12ffa0c77ad-63.html#unique-entry-id-63
Conchatuba vacuus
]]>Mollusc Series - Specimens 7 - 8anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-06-12T18:44:35+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/73b4dfb53bec5dc3cd4ce4135213da7e-62.html#unique-entry-id-62http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/73b4dfb53bec5dc3cd4ce4135213da7e-62.html#unique-entry-id-62
Conchatuba bitesta
Conchatuba tritesta
]]>Mollusc Series - Specimens 4 - 6anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-06-11T18:43:49+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/430034442f162cc21932083426a93062-61.html#unique-entry-id-61http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/430034442f162cc21932083426a93062-61.html#unique-entry-id-61
Sipunculus micratesta
Sipunculus conustesta
Sipunculus bitesta
]]>Mollusc Series - Specimens 1 - 3anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-06-10T18:42:57+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a0b97f41072f5bfb6743ce3d200ff982-60.html#unique-entry-id-60http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a0b97f41072f5bfb6743ce3d200ff982-60.html#unique-entry-id-60
Hydra rammus
Hydra clavicula
Hydra laqueus
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimen 15anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-15T18:02:29+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/21564a16c854bac5471fc5cf60d7931e-59.html#unique-entry-id-59http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/21564a16c854bac5471fc5cf60d7931e-59.html#unique-entry-id-59
Medusa microumbella
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimen 14anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-14T18:01:57+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0122294fccf7b9935ccc8a61d170fb5e-58.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0122294fccf7b9935ccc8a61d170fb5e-58.html#unique-entry-id-58
Medusa segmentum
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimen 13anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-13T18:01:07+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1431a3ebf88016a18446932f3fd11ee0-57.html#unique-entry-id-57http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1431a3ebf88016a18446932f3fd11ee0-57.html#unique-entry-id-57
Medusa rotundus
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimens 10 - 12anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-12T17:50:04+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/b0451051fa8a612d90f61c687f29a157-56.html#unique-entry-id-56http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/b0451051fa8a612d90f61c687f29a157-56.html#unique-entry-id-56
Umbella dorsaconus
Umbella ventraconus
Umbella pampinus
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimens 5 - 9anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-11T17:40:25+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1aa9d39c1f9b1ccf5afbd9fdc53bf138-55.html#unique-entry-id-55http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1aa9d39c1f9b1ccf5afbd9fdc53bf138-55.html#unique-entry-id-55
Tintabula corona
Tintabula pampinus
Tintabula nebula
Tintabula tumulus
Tintabula fungi
]]>Evolution - Jellyfish Seriesanita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-09T17:15:35+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/94b69840092691d867a95536e09c5ea3-54.html#unique-entry-id-54http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/94b69840092691d867a95536e09c5ea3-54.html#unique-entry-id-54
This Series illustrates the development from a simple ovoid shapes into a more complex forms. The specimens evolve into forms resembling an anemone, jellyfish and then a starfish.
]]>Jellyfish Series - Specimens 1 - 4anita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-10T17:14:11+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/01666f6cf229ed744fd5d7f59731528d-53.html#unique-entry-id-53http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/01666f6cf229ed744fd5d7f59731528d-53.html#unique-entry-id-53
Globulus vacuus
Globulus pupu
Globulus ova
Globulus ventilus
]]>Evolution - Mollusc Series Summaryanita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-06-19T13:55:28+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/8c62d27baf4f174e37dc982ab2259678-52.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/8c62d27baf4f174e37dc982ab2259678-52.html#unique-entry-id-52
]]>Evolution - Jellyfish Series Summaryanita.bruce@ntlworld.comEvolution Series2008-05-19T13:24:47+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0d140d9c675d2c9fa1b0c703a8c4e324-51.html#unique-entry-id-51http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0d140d9c675d2c9fa1b0c703a8c4e324-51.html#unique-entry-id-51
]]>Mutation Series Summaryanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-28T22:25:44+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/46485ff744ebdd6c0598814f59b628d4-50.html#unique-entry-id-50http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/46485ff744ebdd6c0598814f59b628d4-50.html#unique-entry-id-50
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 73anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-27T22:25:00+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/4811b64c3917237feeffdbeef3041faf-49.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/4811b64c3917237feeffdbeef3041faf-49.html#unique-entry-id-49
Specimen 73 pattern
sphere - medium - 3 inside
join - loops
tube - medium - 1
join - loops
sphere - medium - 2 in sequence
Sphaerotubus globulus
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 71 anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-26T22:24:21+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/fa64e7a2427f2c98dd0509dc91312553-48.html#unique-entry-id-48http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/fa64e7a2427f2c98dd0509dc91312553-48.html#unique-entry-id-48
Specimen 71 pattern
sphere - large - 3 inside
join - tentacles
cone - large - 2 in sequence
cone - medium - 3 inside

Sphaeroconus quinqevestis
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 62anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-25T22:20:11+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/17e7730da12eec441db3fe9cb07fa84c-47.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/17e7730da12eec441db3fe9cb07fa84c-47.html#unique-entry-id-47
Specimen 62 pattern
tube - medium - 2 inside
tube - small - 2 in parallel
join - loops
sphere - medium - 1
terminate - loops
Sphaerotubus bicaudata
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 43anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-21T22:19:19+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/41c22ad0e3b3e9f1021b51b0ba35ef9e-46.html#unique-entry-id-46http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/41c22ad0e3b3e9f1021b51b0ba35ef9e-46.html#unique-entry-id-46
Specimen 43 pattern
cone - small - 2 in parallel
sphere - medium - 1
join - tentacles
tube - long - 3 in sequence
terminate - loops
Mutofigura biaura
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 48 - Fossilisedanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-22T22:18:48+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/7c197511eafdb416ec6cd22de07176f7-45.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/7c197511eafdb416ec6cd22de07176f7-45.html#unique-entry-id-45
Specimen 48 pattern - fossilised
cone - medium - 1
join - tentacles
sphere - small - 3 in sequence
join - tentacles
sphere - medium - 2 in sequence
terminate - loops
Sphaeroconus candelabrum
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 56anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-24T22:18:06+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/02a9f33db8c0f680d87e3e0cd6855913-44.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/02a9f33db8c0f680d87e3e0cd6855913-44.html#unique-entry-id-44
Specimen 56 pattern
cone - medium - 1
join - spike
tube - medium - 3 in parallel
join - loops
sphere - small - 2 in parallel
terminate - loops
Sphaerotubus tricauda
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 37 - Fossilisedanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-20T22:17:24+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/f43c8f4a74a543050596214a87b938ca-43.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/f43c8f4a74a543050596214a87b938ca-43.html#unique-entry-id-43
Specimen 37 pattern - fossilised
cone - small - 3 in sequence
join - tentacles
tube - long - 1
cone - large - 2 in parallel

Tubaconus bucina
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 22anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-18T21:41:45+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/eb1203a9d2a4d40838a80a47d7736adf-42.html#unique-entry-id-42http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/eb1203a9d2a4d40838a80a47d7736adf-42.html#unique-entry-id-42
Specimen 22 pattern
sphere -large - 1
join - tentacles
tube - long - 3 in parallel
join - loops
tube - long - 1
terminate - tentacles
Sphaerotubus fissuracauda
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 20anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-18T21:41:10+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/00705ea9857e6a1beeb9f4297bdf7dae-41.html#unique-entry-id-41http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/00705ea9857e6a1beeb9f4297bdf7dae-41.html#unique-entry-id-41
Specimen 20 pattern
sphere - medium - 3 in parallel
tube - medium - 1
join - spikes
tube - long - 1
terminate - tentacles
Sphaerotubus tricapita
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 17anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-18T21:40:40+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0088241d7fac05a0273d88d88c864d9d-40.html#unique-entry-id-40http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0088241d7fac05a0273d88d88c864d9d-40.html#unique-entry-id-40
Specimen 17 pattern
sphere - small - 3 inside
cone - medium - 1
cone - large - 1
terminate - spikes
Sphaeroconus velum
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 13anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-18T21:39:39+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1af3e202b5e8ce179130056468eac32e-39.html#unique-entry-id-39http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1af3e202b5e8ce179130056468eac32e-39.html#unique-entry-id-39
Specimen 13 pattern
tube - long - 1
join - loops
cone - small - 1
join - spikes
tube - short - 3 in sequence
terminate - spikes
Tubaconus torqus
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 5 - Fossilisedanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-18T21:39:00+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/985346ceb71a493c611122d96ae7127d-38.html#unique-entry-id-38http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/985346ceb71a493c611122d96ae7127d-38.html#unique-entry-id-38
Specimen 5 pattern
cone - large - 2 inside
join - loops
tube -long - 1
join - loops
tube - medium - 2 inside
Tubaconus corna
]]>The Experimentsanita.bruce@ntlworld.comThe Experiments2007-11-16T18:53:48+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/c72a3b2a79ed828d15e4c8bc30e9f1b8-37.html#unique-entry-id-37http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/c72a3b2a79ed828d15e4c8bc30e9f1b8-37.html#unique-entry-id-37
The work takes the form of a series of experiments exploring the idea of mutation to evolve new textile ‘life forms’. The principles of generative art are used to create a series of rules that determine the shape and form of organic 'specimens'. Variables of size, shape, sequence and number have aleatory values, ie. generated randomly.


]]>Textile Processesanita.bruce@ntlworld.comIntroduction2007-10-01T15:00:00+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/efabf84bd7b96662124eb648cbec31dc-36.html#unique-entry-id-36http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/efabf84bd7b96662124eb648cbec31dc-36.html#unique-entry-id-36
The method of construction is an important aspect of the work. Life forms are constructed in thread using simple looping techniques. These elemental textile processes are amongst the earliest used by man to construct fabric and practical objects, such as nets and baskets. They reflect my interest in archaeology and the evolution and classification of stitch.

The simple stitches and thread used in knitting and crochet are building blocks that can create complex forms and are particularly appropriate for constructing sculptural forms. The cell-like network represents the life cycle and complex connections that balance the natural world. The linear thread of the textile draws on the continuity of generations, organised into an evolving sequence by the pattern for life, DNA. The repetitive process, building stitch upon stitch, references the many generations taken to create a new species.
]]>Degree Show - July 2008anita.bruce@ntlworld.comPlankton Blog2008-07-07T18:49:18+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1d1523b5a17152ca4affd059ef838412-35.html#unique-entry-id-35http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1d1523b5a17152ca4affd059ef838412-35.html#unique-entry-id-35
]]>Biodiversity, Evolution, Plankton, Textiles.....anita.bruce@ntlworld.comIntroduction2007-10-01T14:47:40+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a35c069e05303c2ab8b6517092e1d846-34.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a35c069e05303c2ab8b6517092e1d846-34.html#unique-entry-id-34
The work documented in this blog is principally about biodiversity - how it is reflected in structure and form in the Natural World and the elegant simplicity of the mechanisms that creates it. These are hypothetical life forms, hitherto unrecorded creatures that dwell in the depths of the ocean. It looks at how life is catalogued, classified and displayed, blurring the boundaries between art and science.

Sculptural organic forms reference planktonic life originating in the sea, simple creatures exhibiting complex and beautiful forms with unfamiliar anatomies. Despite their microscopic scale, this seemingly insignificant planktonic life occurs in unimaginable volumes with the potential to have a massive impact on the world we live in, both as indicator and possible agent of climate change.
]]>Mutation Series - Further Patternsanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-03-19T00:14:55+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/6e18aca25e4849903b20b657590736de-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/6e18aca25e4849903b20b657590736de-33.html#unique-entry-id-33
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 23anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-19T22:47:39+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/f8f75b456dc2b5d97d0eacb38716c816-32.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/f8f75b456dc2b5d97d0eacb38716c816-32.html#unique-entry-id-32
Specimen 23 pattern
cone - small - 2 - parallel
join - loops
sphere - large - 2 - inside
join - loops
sphere - small - 2 - in sequence
terminate - spike
Sphaerotubus pupa
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 19 anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-17T22:46:51+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/161664a977308cee4e2b8244b78103ed-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/161664a977308cee4e2b8244b78103ed-31.html#unique-entry-id-31
Specimen 19 pattern
tube - long - 3 in sequence
join - spike
sphere - small - 1
join - tentacles
cone - medium - 1
terminate - loops
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 18 - Fossilisedanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-14T22:46:06+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/29faa67acd7f26864ad3d1dcca77db3d-30.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/29faa67acd7f26864ad3d1dcca77db3d-30.html#unique-entry-id-30
Specimen 18 pattern
sphere - medium - 2 - inside
join - loops
tube - long - 1
join - loops
cone - medium - 1
terminate - plain
Mutofigura corona
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 12anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-13T22:03:10+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/204ef6c1a6fe7641671c5c080b7f5d3f-29.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/204ef6c1a6fe7641671c5c080b7f5d3f-29.html#unique-entry-id-29
Specimen 12 pattern
cone - medium - 1
join - tentacles
tube - long - 1
join - spike
cone - small - 3 - parallel
terminate - loops
Tubaconus vestis
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 11anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-12T22:02:26+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/3712218f1e66d6c2f256eeb0443e4f9e-28.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/3712218f1e66d6c2f256eeb0443e4f9e-28.html#unique-entry-id-28
Specimen 11 pattern
sphere - small - 2 - in sequence
join - bobbles
tube - short - 1
join - tentacles
sphere - large - 2 - inside
terminate - spike
Sphaerotubus pupa
]]>Mutation Series - Specimen 3anita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-10T22:01:33+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/424bd7f7d81ea7a33fb0fccf2d999585-27.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/424bd7f7d81ea7a33fb0fccf2d999585-27.html#unique-entry-id-27
Specimen 3 pattern
sphere - medium - 3 - inside
join - plain
tube - medium - 3 - in sequence
join - loops
tube - short - 1
terminate - bobbles
Sphaerotubus segmentum
]]>Mutation Series - Patternsanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-09T20:49:17+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0b0534c38848fdd4780b201d9a2bd290-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0b0534c38848fdd4780b201d9a2bd290-25.html#unique-entry-id-25
The variables generated via the randomiser were sketched. The Experimenter is representing the values in visual form, using an element of aesthetic interpretation. Specimens are then selected for further interpretation in textile form.
]]>Mutation Series - Modular Experimentanita.bruce@ntlworld.comMutation Series2008-02-01T20:25:00+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/edb50397582cf2306460f7bb0c3e284c-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/edb50397582cf2306460f7bb0c3e284c-24.html#unique-entry-id-24
The rules for this experiment were refined to develop more sculptural specimens by introducing modularity. The experiment references the evolutionary development theory or 'Evo Devo', the independent development of distinct anatomic modules in the embryo. The genetic toolkit contains a DNA sequence (the homeobox genes) that regulate the development of shape and form. Mutation in these ‘hox box’ genes leads to new forms.
I worked with the three shapes used in Series 2 - the sphere, tube and cone. These were simplified in size to either small, medium or large, and arranged in the order, number and sequence determined by random values in the spreadsheet shown. This generated a pattern for 28 specimens.
]]>Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms from the Oceananita.bruce@ntlworld.comPlankton Blog2008-01-30T20:17:52+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/87a0883ab2793a6eaabff0899c6ae94a-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/87a0883ab2793a6eaabff0899c6ae94a-23.html#unique-entry-id-23
Drawings of extraordinary sea creatures from Ernst Haeckel's 'Organic Art Forms from the Ocean'
Sketchbook - Haeckel drawings
Sketchbook - Haeckel drawings 2
]]>Fossilised Textiles Seriesanita.bruce@ntlworld.comPlankton Blog2008-01-30T19:22:00+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/fca3d742658b811b2601ff9f06b2bb99-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/fca3d742658b811b2601ff9f06b2bb99-22.html#unique-entry-id-22
This series is constructed in knit and crochet from iron, copper and bronze wire that has been left to tarnish and rust. The fragments have been deliberately distressed and reference fossils and archaeological textiles.
Fossilised Series Fragments with entomological pins
]]>Series 1 - Displayanita.bruce@ntlworld.comTesting Process2007-12-18T12:42:30+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/58a8cd849de47a519aa885910a63c06d-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/58a8cd849de47a519aa885910a63c06d-21.html#unique-entry-id-21
Series 1 Specimens with entomological pins
]]>Series 1 - Conclusionsanita.bruce@ntlworld.comTesting Process2007-12-17T00:53:47+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0989d196728335e80199fe2addcd5cf2-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/0989d196728335e80199fe2addcd5cf2-20.html#unique-entry-id-20
The resulting specimens show a lot of variation.
The diagrams are also interesting. An element of interpretation of the pattern variables is required in drawing up the patterns, and then further interpretation in the making process.
Naturally, the 3D forms that have arisen are more organic and resemble creatures than the flat 2D ones. I need to gear the next series of experiments towards three dimensionality. One method would be to introduce modular forms into the randemiser.
The diagrams remind me of xray crystallography of DNA – they exhibit more of a pattern when viewed at a much reduced scale.
]]>Series 1 - Specimen 6anita.bruce@ntlworld.comTesting Process2007-12-16T00:44:59+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a46da0814054af8458a1dba290118fe8-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/a46da0814054af8458a1dba290118fe8-19.html#unique-entry-id-19
Pattern - Knit - Sphere
1 – 24st x 10 rows, holes
2 – 15st x 7 rows, purl
3 – 25st x 12 rows, k2tog
4 – 19st x 11 rows, purl
5 – 23st x 6 rows, holes


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Pattern - Knit - Pyramid
1 – 10st x 3 rows, k2p2 rib
2 – 15st x 9 rows, purl
3 – 12st x 4 rows, cast on 3
4 – 8st x 10 rows, k2tog
5 – 6st x 5 rows, cast on 5
6 – 10st x 9 rows, cast off 1
7 – 19st x 7 rows, k1p1 rib

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Pattern - Sphere - Needlelace
1 – 12st x 4 rows, Treble Brussels, hole
2 – 17st x 4 rows, Double English, loop
3 – 12st x 7 rows, Ceylon, hole
4 – 16st x 3 rows, Miss 2 st, picot
5 – 14st x 6 rows, Double Brussels, ridge


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Pattern - Crochet - Spiral
1 – 15st x 6 rows, Treble together, hole
2 – 16st x 5 rows, Single crochet, loop
3 – 17st x 5 rows, Treble cluster, loop
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Pattern - Tube – Knit
1 – 12st x 9 rows, K1P1 rib, loops
2 – 7st x 4 rows, k2 tog, frill
3 – 6st x 6 rows, Purl, found object
4 – 18st x 3 rows, increase, indent
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Pattern - Sphere – Crochet
1 – 19st x 10 rows Treble crochet cluster, loops
2 – 7st x 4 rows Double crochet, spikes
3 – 18st x 8 rows Treble crochet, indentations
4 – 8st x 3 rows Treble crochet cluster, holes
5 – 7st x 3 rows Single crochet cluster, holes
]]>Series 1 - Variablesanita.bruce@ntlworld.comTesting Process2007-12-10T20:46:38+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/892f4ef37939fbb269e793c2b8d5e60b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/892f4ef37939fbb269e793c2b8d5e60b-12.html#unique-entry-id-12
Form
1 - Disk
2 - Sphere
3 - Tube
4 - Spiral
5 - Pyramid
6 - Flat

Dimensions
Stitches - Value range 5 - 20
Rows - value range 3 – 10
Iterations - value range 3 – 7
Materials
1 - Wire
2 - String
3 - Paper String
Surface embellishments
1 - Picots
2 - Loop
3 - Spike
4 - Frill
5 - Ridge
6 - Hole
7 - Indentation
8 - Found object
]]>Evolutionary Experiment - Codesanita.bruce@ntlworld.comThe Experiments2007-11-19T20:30:35+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/6e66e1b9cb549b8cb497c3c8d751c222-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/6e66e1b9cb549b8cb497c3c8d751c222-11.html#unique-entry-id-11
Diagrammatic codes used for crochet, knit and needlelace stitches.
These are standard crochet codes in common usage, but the knit and needlelace codes have been invented to provide a more 3D interpretation.
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Textile process - crochet - knit - needlelace
Stitch - will vary according to process
Form - start with sphere – disk – tube – spiral – pyramid
Dimensions - number of stitches – rows - iterations
Materials
Colour
Surface modifications
picot – spike – loop – frill – ridge
hole – indentation – raised
found objects
wax – paint – varnish

Each variable will have either a discreet series or range of values eg. rows / stitches will have values with upper / lower limits, while process will have values of knit, crochet or needlelace.
The preliminary experiment will confirm or modify the variables and their values. Sampling might be part or a complete specimen, enough to see what works.
Stitch size and tools (hook / needlesize) will be determined by the sampler.
]]>Evolutionary Experiment - Ideasanita.bruce@ntlworld.comThe Experiments2007-11-17T19:24:19+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/63c31bcb9ec5da9db44174f578290970-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/63c31bcb9ec5da9db44174f578290970-9.html#unique-entry-id-9
Ideas – genetics, dna, mutation, inheritance, natural selection, evolution
Rules – variables such as technique (process?), dimensions, form, pattern with discreet limits
Mutation – Chance – random generator of values for rules
Genetic code – assign codes to stitch types, diagrammatic interpretations of pattern
Selection – viability and aesthetic choices
Evolution – selected specimens as starting point for next generation
Classification – identify relationships, naming
Documentation – pattern, stages of development (photography)
]]>Samplinganita.bruce@ntlworld.comIntroduction2007-10-01T16:11:31+01:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1addfe37b5a10b875835479a4da08cc4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/1addfe37b5a10b875835479a4da08cc4-7.html#unique-entry-id-7
Knitting Samples - experimenting with mixing materials, size of stitch and pattern
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Looking at simple organic shapes, layering and transparency using a fine coated wire and circular knitting
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A good strong and very open structure was produced in Specimen 6 using the fine wire and freely looping with a crochet hook. This could be used to create very small specimens, where knitting needles could not be manipulated.
The telephone wire needlelace used for Specimen 7 was very tough to work on this scale and could not be knitted or crocheted, but also the banding created a mottled pattern that was not appropriate. The Bamboo paper yarn knitted and crocheted in Specimens 8 and 9 did not have enough body to retain a form, and created too opaque a fabric.
In Specimen 1 and 2, the finest coated wire at 0.2mm does not have the strength to hold form using crochet and produces a floppy fabric. Specimen 3 is more successful using knitting with fine needles to produce a denser fabric, while still retaining an element of transparency. This will be required to interpret layering. The gel yarn used for Specimen 4 proved difficult – its tackiness making it stick to the needles and itself and causing the sphere to implode. A favourite material, fine paper string, was used for Specimen 5, but couldn’t hold the sphere shape on this scale and the fabric produced was too opaque.
Have chosen to work with the fine coated wire (0.25 and 0.31mm gauge) using knitting and free looping, for it’s ability to hold form and degree of transparency which will interpret layering. Crochet produces too textured a surface in the wire which distracts from the forms. The wire has a ‘springiness’ which brings the organic specimens to life.
]]>Series 2 - Experiment with Materialsanita.bruce@ntlworld.comTesting Materials2008-01-28T22:33:24+00:00http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/Series%202%20-%20Experiment%20with%20Materials.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.anitabruce.co.uk/pblog/files/Series%202%20-%20Experiment%20with%20Materials.html#unique-entry-id-3
In this series, I have tried out various materials, using appropriate techniques. My intention is to restrict the materials used in later Series, in order to concentrate on form but at the same time add an element of uniformity.
I have taken a very basic modular shape of a cone and sphere joined by a short tube, as exhibited in Specimen 6 of Series 1.

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