‘THE PURSUIT OF QUIET ’ Arella’s conceptual exploration of 2-dimensional prints reinterpreted into 3-dimensional forms. The collection is an exploration of colour –  its combinations, applications, and evolutions, how saturated yellows, reds, blues and pinks evoke the sounds, smells, and feelings of her past. Inspired by Mexico City and Central America, the exposure of colours and colour combinations broadened Arella’s understanding of the scope of colour and the effect it has on us. 

The collection documents the evolution of her prints and their outcome, her process influencing the direction of her collection through careful placement and fabric selection. What began as an exploration, from painting abstract prints onto fabric using the heat sublimation process, evolved to hand painting onto silk screens and set using algae. 

Each print or evolved fabric manipulation varies in intensity and placement in each garment, as they are limited by the amount of fabric left of them.