Set project - Initial idea

In this term, there are three themes I can carry out for the major project - Plastic fantastic, Futuristic fantasy and Curious creature.

It was quite hard to choose the theme since these are unfamiliar to me and I never think about those. However, among those, I finally chose "Curious creature" as a theme and I began to develop my idea.

First of all, I have a look what kinds of species I am going to look at.

There were many species such as insects, amphibians, birds, reptiles and marine animals.

I found many interests of marine animals and it makes me more curious and dig into.

While there are countless and a number of existing marine animals, I would like to more look at unknown species that have a curious and mysterious appearance and various colours on their body. 

These are what I have looked at so far.

1. Jellyfish

Flower hat jellyfish

Mediterranean Jelly

Spotted(Lagoon) Jelly

2. Leafy sea dragon

A leafy sea dragon photographed at Dallas World Aquarium in Texas

3. Lionfish

A red lionfish photographed at Pure Aquariums in Lincoln, Nebraska

4. Christmas tree worm

According to Unesco (2013), an estimated 50-80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet. Less than 10% of that space has been explored by humans. In spite of this factor, this area should be discovered by humans more and more and these curious and mysterious parts are pretty enough to simulate human curiosity. 

Thus, I will proceed with my third project (Lingerie collection) with these mysterious and beautiful ocean creatures' features.  Even though the creatures that I have searched have all different characteristics, I think more developments for the idea are needed to be more organized and I should think more about how to make it into a collection. 

Reference,

1) NEXTER (2017) 15 Most Beautiful Jellyfish Species on Earth!. [Online image] Available from: https://nexter.org/12-most-beautiful-jellyfish-species-on-earth[Accessed 08/04/2020].
2) NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (n.d.) Leafy sea dragon. [Online image] Available from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/l/leafy-sea-dragon/ [Accessed 08/04/2020].
3) NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (n.d.) Red Lionfish. [Online image] Available from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/r/red-lionfish [Accessed 08/04/2020].
4) OCEANA (n.d.) Christmas Tree Worm. [Online image] Available from: https://oceana.org/marine-life/corals-and-other-invertebrates/christmas-tree-worm[Accessed 08/04/2020].
5) OCEANA (2019) STUNNING: The Christmas Tree Worm | Oceana [Online flim] Available from: https://youtu.be/d-9mlPHROYY [Accessed 09/04/2020].
6) UNESCO (2013) World Oceans Day 2013 | United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization. [online] Available from: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-oceans-day-2013 [Accessed 09/ 04 2020].