I’d already done some samples on my netting to test out the capabilities and compatibility of the pattern, net and laser cutter. Today I properly cut my lace design out :3

It was a little tricky to do because to repeat the pattern you have to be really careful about matching it up - which is proved difficult on the machine, so some of it’s not perfect but I’m happy with the result.

Photosss…

Little preview of my design:

I forgot to take a camera to take progress photos (argh!), but here’s an old photo of what the laser cutter looks like in action:

(twas a plastic book cover)

The cut out net ^o^

Some bits are falling weirdly because of how I’m holding it, but I think it looks pretty goood.

On my head lol >.< I think it looks nice layered up; you can just about make out the owl  :3

I’m planning on using it in some of my shoots and possibly in the final installation of all my work.

I’ve spent today starting to design some lace which I will eventually laser cut into tulle/netting and paper.

I guess it’s not conventional lace as it’s more focussed on motifs and symbols which form a repeating pattern, and that reference bedtime worries and insomnia.

This is just my rubbishy sketch planning out vaguely where the motifs should be.

I’m taking a lot of inspiration from this image:

Which is on the leaf pages of a book called ‘The Goddess Experience’ by Gisele Scanlon.

I’ve been drawing it up on my laptop, which is taking ages! And it doesn’t help that I’m a perfectionist about these things either D: But I think the end result will be worth it.