Upholstered Chair

Here is the chair I upholstered for my dad, I am super happy with it and more importantly so is he. There are two types of fabric on this chair which I will post photos and information of later in the week.

First Undercoat

I've done the first undercoat, I have atleast one more to do before painting on the main colour.

Old Designs

Here are a few old design drawings I did during college during early 2011. I believe... well I hope my techniques and designs have improved, but just incase I think I'll do some practicing so I'm a pro when I start uni.

Stripped and Sanded

My chair has FINALLY been stripped and sanded, it took so long because I did about an hour a week (sometimes less) when I was taking the leather off. It was very difficult to take the leather off because I didn't have the right equipment but it was worth it. The sanding only took about an hour because it was a light sand, just to lighten the dark colour and to roughen the wood up before painting. Now it's time to thoroughly clean the wood before painting!!

New Project

I've given myself a 'little' project to do. I am taking an old chair, stripping it, painting it and re-upholstering it. So far I have taken the leather off the arms which took me over two hours to do, since they used an abnormal amount of staples and I don't have the right equipment.

Exhibition

Here is me with my work at my college's art and design exhibition. These were the designs, boards and models from my personality project.

Final Models

Here are my final models for my project at college. They are both based on character personalities from a comic Go Get a Roomie. I'm super happy with the results of the models!

Digital Drawings

Here are the digital drawings I made for my project.

Model Going Well

Finally the steambending has worked well enough that it could be put on a model! It's only a little bit but it makes me really happy. The wood is going to be painted on this model, but the other wont be fully painted. I am planning to keep the top exposed and to keep it pinned down with staples. It doesn't completly go with the 'hippy' look the other model is based on, but it will give it an interesting look...so you will have to wait to see the finished pictures!