Anusara Yoga Workshop Notes

What: 最近有人對我用紀錄瑜珈筆記的方式感到有興趣，也在這裡和大家分享一下。我愛紀錄東西，原因很簡單; #1 我是個很善忘和學習很慢的人，紀錄筆記能讓我重新復習workshop後的新知識，＃2 畫册對我來說有治療的作用，我在日常生活中不管是服裝設計稿，人像生活寫生，或是內心的一些影像，我都愛隨意的紀錄下來，這也是我逃避現實，進入夢幻世界最好的方法，在畫册上我都得到自由，在這裡就只有我看得懂我的筆跡，在這裡沒有任何判斷和批評，同時跟重要的是當你返回看你的筆記時，能很快的進入當時事情發生時的感受和想法。
Where: Taipei pure yoga
When: 7.17.2010-7.24.2010
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Naked Thoughts on TNUA 2010 costume design

Notebook Date: 5.31.2010
Project: costume design
Event: TNUA 北藝大舞蹈系上年度演出
Event Date: 5.27-5.30
Presented by: TNUA Dance program 北藝大舞蹈系
Title: by Bulareyaung. by Xiao-xuan Yang
Choreographer: Bulareyaung 布拉瑞楊 Xiaoxuan Yang 楊孝萱

Left: costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Right: costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Left: Inspiration detail sketch of shapes and constructions 初步《勇士》構想圖

Right: Initial fabric presentation and texture inspiration 初步《勇士》布料和手感視覺構想圖

Left: Initial fabric presentation and visualization 初步《勇士》布料和手感視覺構想圖

Right: Detail sketches of construction for accessories/belts/shoulder protectors 初步《勇士》備件構想圖

Left: <warrior> initial sketch 《勇士》初步構想圖  costume sketch 《殘缺拼像》初步服裝設計構想圖

Right: Detail sketches of <warrior> accessories 《勇士》們的備件構想圖

在每一次的設計階段當中，有很多想法常常都會被淘汰，有時可能設計不符合成本概念，有時可能不符合藝術的需求, 或者有時會因為舞蹈劇場的變數而改變。這些種種的變數在我每次設計修改上都會一一的把它紀錄下來，這樣不但在整個過程中能幫助我消化一些想法，有時候回味一下也是蠻有趣的。。。有時可能是最一開始的想法是最好的，有時是需要一些時間上慢慢的讓這設計跟加成熟或被接納，不管怎麼樣，腦力激盪的時候，我習慣不斷的畫，形狀不斷的出現在我眼前，等到我對這形狀，眼色或紋路感到舒服的時候，也是我接近找到我想要的設計，當然設計的細節也隨著進來了。。。回想起來，有時idea很多是也難以選擇，但最重要的還是要配合舞蹈最終的vision...

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Blue-ties

Double RL heavy twill khakis take on beautiful purple blue tinted shades.

denim patches in various blue shades in my journal

tear sheet of denim merchandised products in my journal

I went to HK in this past January and was shopping at Lane Crawford men's department. The denim area indeed have not slow down at all, and there are more and more emphasis on taking other complimentary blue shades like purple, lavender, blueberry etc in denim tinting. Even the khakis and twills are tinted in denim shades. It's so beautiful and wearable. Ralph Lauren does it beautifully.

All photos by Studio Lifequartet @2010

Naked Thoughts 40210

cover: remind myself what this journal/notebook is about..

Brainstorming for branding consultancy project

Inspiration sketches for PONYTAIL

backstage at HORSE dance performance, all I am thinking about is movement.

sketches for BULA's new work

Journaling is an art.

Every artist, designer, choreographer, business executive or student has some sort of ways to record their diaries, meetings, agenda, or even personal information that is very dear to them. It is very often not just a book simply act as a reminder, but also an outlet for any immediate thoughts or brainstormed ideas. It documents your thought process so that later on can be retrieved for usage. There are so many different ways of doing it and it's completely free style. Looking at these books can easily understand the creative process and others can get a better picture of your creative DNA and what inspire you.

As an artist, designer, dancer and yoga teacher myself, I have over the years used many books of various forms and shapes. ( I have boxes just to store these sketch book/journals) Some of it just personal diaries journaling my life while majority are sketch books that store countless drawings of fashion sketches, patterns, and sometimes tear sheet from magazines. In my most recent collection, I also have calender, yoga class sequences, dance combination, scribble, rants and so forth, I shall share with you much more as I unveil this journal art project at Studio LQ. It's PERSONAL and it's NAKED and it's quite an ART.....Let's share with me what you think and perhaps show me yours..

All photos by Jordan K
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