Joanne Hodge Female Dundee United Kingdom: Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share Twitter

Joanne Hodge's Friends

Joanne Hodge's Page

Joanne Hodge has not received any gifts yet

Joanne Hodge commented on Syuzi's blog post 'Tron: Quorra Costume'

You look fab Syuzi! looking forward to the tutorial :)

Nov 6, 2010

Just Beautiful!

Oct 7, 2010

see my website for more information and images of my wearable's www.joannehodge.co.uk (links to blog/flikcr etc on contacts page). Thanks :)

Status posted by Joanne Hodge Feb 16, 2010

Videos posted by Joanne Hodge Sep 30, 2009

Photos posted by Joanne Hodge Sep 13, 2009

Joanne Hodge is now a member of Fashioning Technology Apr 7, 2009

Welcome Them!

What do you make? (please answer so I know you're human & not a bot): Wearable communication garments using traditional craft practices.

About Me:: Playful Garments = Deep Connections?

Textile Designer Jo Hodge has been experimenting with innovative technology, recycled materials and unusual forms to create interactive garments that ignite conversations, body awareness and intimate touch. These magical colour changing garments invite verbal and social interactions, in our ever-changing disconnected and digital world.

By the process of printing heat reactive dyes onto garments which highlight areas of the body that are more intimate and rarely touched Jo’s pieces show to the world, by a simple colour change reaction, where there has been contact, if only for a fleeting moment.

Parts of a garment that do not normally see sunlight, such as linings, underskirts and insides of pockets are printed with light reactive inks. It is exciting to see the print glow brilliantly bright and turn deep hues but for this to occur the wearer has to lift up or open the garment, revealing more of themselves than they might normally feel comfortable with.

Jo’s pieces make us more aware of our actions and the actions of others. Can this awareness and short lived record create a bond between garment and wearer, or will the garments ability to adapt to movements & touch visually displaying certain emotions alienate wearer from garment?

Loading…

At 9:24am on September 14, 2009, Syuzi said…: I love your wearables printed with reactive inks! I will write a post on them later this week! Thanks so much for sharing your projects.