Textile designer, artist and writer, Morris is mostly known for his beautifully intricate wallpaper designs which are often inspired by botanical objects and animals. His design were popular throughout the 19th Century and have stood the test of time.
The visit to the William Morris Gallery was to get us to observe how Morris created complex and interlocked surface patterns and to help us to further understand his designing techniques. Inspiration can be taken from his designs for the screens we are to create.
Just a few of my favourite designs from the gallery.
I love the colours and intricacy of this design, you can clearly see the botanical influence with many different leaf formations and floral shapes.
You can see the multiple layers of the design overlapping and interlocking almost 3 dimensional.
In this design Morris intertwines leaf shapes and floral shapes almost giving the design another dimension.
Observing Morris's works I began to contemplate the importance of accuracy in design. The fact that his designs are all hand drawn highlights the time consuming nature of them. The same attention to detail must be applied to the paper screens if they are to be effective.
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