From a background of cake decorating, with a plan to re-interpret these skills to textiles, my work has developed into exploring processes using silicone. Initially chosen as an analogous substitute for buttercream, allowing me to utilise my piping expertise. I was immediately excited by the potential that silicone offered, and it quickly became the central element to my work.
Re-interpreting hand production techniques from textile, model making, as well as cake decorating specialisms to invent processes that have enabled me to explore the production of a range of experimental textiles from what is generally thought of as an industrial material.
Building on knowledge around the material acquired whilst on this programme has provided a foundation from which to begin to develop design ideas. The versatility of the medium allows for a myriad of applications which I am keen to explore.
![white textured material](https://artandmediapostgraduateshow.brighton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katja-Seaton-Tripe-and-Spike-2020.jpg)
![white spiked textured material](https://artandmediapostgraduateshow.brighton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katja-Seaton-Urchin-Spikes-2020.jpg)
![Purple and pink textured materials](https://artandmediapostgraduateshow.brighton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katja-Seaton-Skin-2020.jpg)
![white and yellow spotted texture](https://artandmediapostgraduateshow.brighton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katja-Seaton-Spots-2020.jpg)
![textiles poster](https://artandmediapostgraduateshow.brighton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katja-Seaton-Poster-Feature-Image.jpg)