I spent the evening at Ragdale Hall’s thermal spa where I was supposed to be relaxing but I couldn't help but notice their amazing wallpaper. I really wish I could have taken some pictures but unfortunately photography was not allowed in the spa areas which is understandable. The colours were so calming and the painterly style of the artwork was so fitting for the location. The size of the repeating print was larger than most wallpapers which made it appear even more impressive on large scale areas. Most of the pattern work I have done so far has been quite tightly packed so it might be an idea to break out from this and experiment with something larger and out of my comfort zone. It took me back to my applied illustration module from last year where I was trying to bring the outside in, to combat high stress levels, and these examples seemed to do exactly that. It has really inspired me to get my watercolours out and start working with something a bit looser and more fluid.
Fortunately I managed to get a few snaps later on but not from the main spa area that I was most impressed by. The fish pattern captures the fluidity I was talking about previously. I think simplifying my imagery down and not getting too involved with details is something that could really benefit my work sometimes. I probably need to loosen up every now and then. The dragonfly pattern is more textural and appears more detailed because of this, i’d say this is more stimulating than calming. I really loved how the strong blue and pink had been brought in to an otherwise monochrome pattern. This stood out to me as a lot of my work is mainly black and white and introducing colour is something I often struggle with.
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