Lucky Jackson

Lucky Jackson followed on from Jennifer Collier in my research. The themes of her work are family and friends, as well as iconic figures. I recreated the image of her two daughters in watercolour and pen as primary research. I added a lace insert to include the fabric medium and to make it more textural.

 

I noticed similarities between the work of Lucky Jackson and Claudine Hellmuth. They both have a retro theme with people as the subject, so I decided to mix the two styles together. I recreated the Claudine Hellmuth piece in the style of Lucky Jackson. I first did a paper collage and acetate version, then moving it into stitch, the medium used by Jackson.

 

 

I like this idea of creating stitch figures and would like to develop this further. Linking this all back to Jennifer Collier and her garment creation could be a way to blend the themes of dancing (having a dress or tutu in the style of Collier as a base) and family (using these figures inspired by Hellmuth and Jackson as an appliqué on top).