As the England map developed, I decided that this was going to be background, I had to think of how the activities of my holiday would fit into the map, and realistically I tried to find different ways of how the drawings/pictures would fit into the map. However, this did not suit the window so I expanded on this idea of the different regions that I travelled in. To widen this, I thought of each region as its on individual and picture frames conveyed this well. This meant each picture frame had its own feel and experience.
Starting from the north and moving down to the south to represent each region.
For the background, I created tessellated wallpaper, which represented each activity that I took part in the summer. For example, the bottle represented the 21st birthday, the coach and the train represented the means of travel that I had to take to get to each destination.
The colour scheme for overall look of the window is warm calm colours, which blended in with drapes on the side and the picture frames. The only aspect of the window that had colour was the wallpaper to be prominent and noticeable.
Collected Items in my Summer Box
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| The first two pictures represent the first days, where I went to an Interior shop called Designers Guild, which was just the best as so many different types of materials. From soft to Gritty wallpaper and materials. As my intentions was not to purchase anything, the assistants where getting ignored as I just asked for loads of different samples, just to get the feel. |
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| The first weekend of the summer, me and my mum decided to treat ourselves to nandos, (which by the way, was just melt in your mouth moment). I especially LOVE the sauce, which you can almost dip with everything, makes every kind of food just mmmm.. |
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| Different types of spices that go into making Biryani, which is an Asian dish, but this altered to Swahili, it contains:
Garam Masala (The spices in a Garam Masala differs according to region and personal taste. The common ingredients are black peppercorns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, whole cloves, green cardamom seeds, black/brown cardamom seeds, dried bay leaves and cinnamon sticks. Garam Masala is pungent but not hot as chilli peppers.)
Cloves (It is a unique looking ingredient, which is dark brown or black, and has a characteristic smell as well, a strong flavour.
Cloves are the immature unopened flower buds of a tropical tree. When fresh, they are pink, dried, they turn to a rust-brown colour. Measuring 12-16 mm (1/2”-5/8”) long, they resemble small nails, with a tapered stem. The large end of the clove is the four-pointed flower bud.
Bouquet: Warm, pungent and aromatic
Flavour: Sweetly pungent, astringent and strongly aromatic.
Black pepper cones, Cinnamon sticks, white cardamon, Turmeric and ground chilli
White Cardamoms seeds
Sweet, flavour cool it has a delicate citrus and floral scent with a refreshing eucalyptus note smell burnt rubber. It is a very pungent odour, with a strong camphor smell. Cardamom has a unique flavour and scent. It is heavy like black pepper, yet sweet like cinnamon or nutmeg, and has an almost camphor like effect on the nose.
Cinnamon Stick
A good strong scent, but not over powering. Very appealing. This scent is great all year, extra pleasing during fall and winter months, has a warming effect.
Black Pepper corns
Strong, sharp, spicy, the scent of freshly ground pepper rushes up the nose, producing a moment of near-intoxication, while my eyes watered. Its essential oil is an ingredient of several “warm” perfumes, among them the provocative Comme Des Garcons, where black pepper is a clearly recognizable top note.
Turmeric
Turmeric has a musky aroma; the flavour is intense, warm and spicy but sweetly pleasant
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| Travelling Feast on trains and coaches |
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| Am suprised as I did not shop as much as I expected, as summer was coming to an end I only hit the shops |
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| Northampton: Smell- old industrial place, all the food being brought in by different people of the family, the smell of the biryani in the car that my mum made, in conjunction with the different types of perfume that mum, my sister and I had.
Mum- Beautiful Love by Estee Lauder - A passionate, romantic daytime scent with creamy notes of white freesia, magnolia, wet ivy leaves, tuberose, jasmine, rose, Tonka bean, whipped cream accord and heliotrope.
I- Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker Eau De - Parfum Notes of silky white amber with exotic patchouli oil and crisp apple martini are combined to make a fragrance that is sophisticated, romantic and just a little bit flirty. Top Notes: lavender, bergamot, mandarin Heart Notes: Apple Martini, rosewood, Orchid Base Notes: Patchouli, Musk, Cedar, Amber
Sister- Tommy Girl a bouquet of green fresh floral fragrance. It was inspired by wild flowers indigenous to the USA including desert jasmine, Dakota lily and Cherokee rose. Tope Notes: mandarin, tangerine, spearmint, blackcurrant buds, dewberry, peach, marigold; Heart Notes: apple blossom, honeysuckle, violet, Dakota lily, Cherokee rose, freesia; Base Notes: cedar, sandalwood, musk, amber. Containing the combination of several flowers in a scent.
Tommy Girl is a declaration of independence. Refreshing, energetic and spirited, Tommy Girl is inspired by wildflowers gathered from the American landscape.
The effervescent floral scent combines clarity with energy, freshness with spirit, and floral notes with a fresh sexiness.
Tommy girl is REFRESHING - distilled from the freshness of camellia flowers, bright floral notes of apple blossoms and crisp black currant flowers.
Tommy girl is ENERGETIC - a burst of tangy citrus accords of mandarin and tangerine, blending with a crisp leafy green notes and flash of spearmint.
Tommy girl is SPIRITED - a vibrant bouquet of intoxicating honeysuckle and cool butterfly violets entwined with desert jasmine, Dakota lily, the fresh sensuality of Cherokee rose and the surprising tingle of magnolia petals - all wrapped with sexy notes of cedar and sandalwood and the airy freshness of wild heather.
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Jimmy spices:
· Smell- chilli, noodles, rice, potatoes
· Touch- soft grapes, gritty strawberries, batter of the potatoes and the bhajia bubbly and soft
· Taste- rice, bhajia, potatoes covered with batter, chips, tortilla chips with salsa, baby potatoes covered with thyme. For dessert, chocolate and strawberries fondue, sweets, ice cream with smarties and chocolate egg.
· Sight- waiters, chefs, other customers, big space, cocktails being made, plates being brought in, waiters taking our dirty plates.
· Sound- food sizzling while the chefs cook it, other customers talking loud noise, doors cricking while the waiters go in and out bringing in new plates, the crunch of the tortilla chips and the batter of the bhajia in my mouth
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| Hertfordshire |
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| As London College of Fashion where holding an open day for Prospective students, I decided as I wa still in the first stages of the summer. The open day was very insighful as you get to meet and greet students and lectures. |
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| One of my many tickets. From birmingham, conventry etc. |
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| Birmingham: Have to keep myself busy, seeing what new trends are out for the W/A collection 2011 |
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| I must say this on my second most memorable birthday, also that the birthday girl did not know she was having a surprise birthday, as she celebrated it in Kenya. Anyhow, as she was coming home from University because she had not celebrated her birthday with her family. That is what she thought she was coming to do. As she walked through the door, she was greeted by overwhelm,laughter and a plague of family and friends. The party did not end until 4am, as most people where Inebriated |
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| Birmingham: Most of the time while I was there, I used to pull out my oyster, I dont know why, but maybe it was just my automatic reaction to take out my oyster. which was quite funny at first, so I had to get used to the paper tickets. I was always amused by the fact that my cousins have to pay £1.80! for each way, as in London people would have a fit! but that's what we call inflation. |
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| Nandos again!, but this time I decided I would 'borrow' the desert menu as it was different as most restaurants are boring, but I found that this was very creative. |
Week 1 Northampton
– jimmy spices
The five senses:
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Smell- chilli, noodles, rice, potatoes
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Touch- soft grapes, gritty
strawberries, batter of the potatoes and the bhajia bubbly and soft
·
Taste- rice, bhajia, potatoes covered
with batter, chips, tortilla chips with salsa, baby potatoes covered with
thyme. For dessert, chocolate and strawberries fondue, sweets, ice cream with
smarties and chocolate egg.
·
Sight- waiters, chefs, other
customers, big space, cocktails being made, plates being brought in, waiters
taking our dirty plates.
·
Sound- food sizzling while the chefs
cook it, other customers talking loud noise, doors cricking while the waiters go
in and out bringing in new plates, the crunch of the tortilla chips and the
batter of the bhajia in my mouth
Five senses:
·
Smell-
old industrial place, all the food being brought in by different people of the
family, the smell of the biryani in the car that my mum made, in conjunction
with the different types of perfume that mum, my sister and I had.
Mum- Beautiful Love by Estee
Lauder - A
passionate, romantic daytime scent with creamy notes of white freesia,
magnolia, wet ivy leaves, tuberose, jasmine, rose, Tonka bean, whipped cream
accord and heliotrope.
I- Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker
Eau De -
Parfum Notes of silky white amber with exotic patchouli oil and crisp apple
martini are combined to make a fragrance that is sophisticated, romantic and
just a little bit flirty. Top Notes: lavender, bergamot, mandarin Heart Notes:
Apple Martini, rosewood, Orchid Base Notes: Patchouli, Musk, Cedar, Amber
Sister- Tommy Girl a bouquet of green fresh floral fragrance. It was
inspired by wild flowers indigenous to the USA including desert jasmine, Dakota
lily and Cherokee rose. Tope Notes: mandarin, tangerine, spearmint,
blackcurrant buds, dewberry, peach, marigold; Heart Notes: apple blossom,
honeysuckle, violet, Dakota lily, Cherokee rose, freesia; Base Notes: cedar,
sandalwood, musk, amber. Containing the
combination of several flowers in a scent.
Tommy Girl is a declaration of
independence. Refreshing, energetic and spirited, Tommy Girl is inspired by
wildflowers gathered from the American landscape.
The effervescent floral scent
combines clarity with energy, freshness with spirit, and floral notes with a
fresh sexiness.
Tommy girl is REFRESHING -
distilled from the freshness of camellia flowers, bright floral notes of apple
blossoms and crisp black currant flowers.
Tommy girl is ENERGETIC - a burst
of tangy citrus accords of mandarin and tangerine, blending with a crisp leafy
green notes and flash of spearmint.
Tommy girl is SPIRITED - a
vibrant bouquet of intoxicating honeysuckle and cool butterfly violets entwined
with desert jasmine, Dakota lily, the fresh sensuality of Cherokee rose and the
surprising tingle of magnolia petals - all wrapped with sexy notes of cedar and
sandalwood and the airy freshness of wild heather.
Prospective
Inebriated
Touch:
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Hugs
of different materials cotton, leather, and silk.
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The
first touch was champagne glass.
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Different
touches of finger food where crisps (rough edged, soft edge), nuts (soft),
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Mabuyu
(baobab seed) where it left a red pick fusion colour on your hand.
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Samosa
with pastry breaking up on your hand while it crunches and bubbly effect.
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The
soft touch of the tablecloth while I placed my drink on the table.
Taste:
·
the
first taste as woke up was a chocolate cupcake and Coke lemon and lime
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as
we got to Northampton the second taste was Buck’s Fizz a cocktail of champagne
and orange juice
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For
the dinner food: rice with meat, white rice, biryani, samosa, salad, lamb kebab
and Mahamri (Swahili Bun) the taste where all different, spicy (biryani,
samosa, lamb kebab, rice with meat).
Rice, it tastes like nothing and yet it tastes like something.
Spices:
Garam Masala
(The spices in a Garam Masala differs according to region and personal taste.
The common ingredients are black peppercorns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds,
whole cloves, green cardamom seeds, black/brown cardamom seeds, dried bay
leaves and cinnamon sticks. Garam Masala is pungent but not hot as chilli
peppers.)
Cloves
(It is a unique looking ingredient, which is dark brown or black, and has a
characteristic smell as well, a strong flavour.
Cloves are the immature unopened
flower buds of a tropical tree. When fresh, they are pink, dried, they turn to
a rust-brown colour. Measuring 12-16 mm (1/2”-5/8”) long, they resemble small
nails, with a tapered stem. The large end of the clove is the four-pointed
flower bud.
Bouquet: Warm, pungent and aromatic
Flavour: Sweetly pungent, astringent and
strongly aromatic.
Black pepper cones, Cinnamon sticks, white
cardamon, Turmeric and ground chilli
White Cardamoms seeds
Sweet,
flavour cool it has a delicate citrus and floral scent with a refreshing
eucalyptus note smell burnt rubber. It is a very pungent odour, with a strong
camphor smell. Cardamom
has a unique flavour and scent. It is heavy like black pepper, yet sweet like
cinnamon or nutmeg, and has an almost camphor like effect on the nose.
Cinnamon Stick
A good strong scent, but not over
powering. Very appealing. This scent is great all year, extra pleasing during
fall and winter months, has a warming effect.
Black Pepper corns
Strong, sharp, spicy, the scent
of freshly ground pepper rushes up the nose, producing a moment of
near-intoxication, while my eyes watered.
Its essential oil is an ingredient of several “warm” perfumes, among
them the provocative Comme Des Garcons, where black pepper is a clearly
recognizable top note.
Turmeric
Turmeric has a musky aroma; the
flavour is intense, warm and spicy but sweetly pleasant
1 comment:
Hi,
I like the description of your window installation. I would really like to see every single element of your summer box file documented, including sound recordings, written diary account, photos of found objects and other imagesa and drawings.
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