Bloom is a collection based around flora which is associated with bees and pollination. All the flowers included were taken directly from my photography or research about which flowers are the most attractive to bees. This makes the material informative to show what people could plant to help bees. The main part of the collection is the tablecloth showing a range of wildflowers and a small fact file to educate people about each one. The place mats are designed to complement the tablecloth with wildflowers forming  boarders around the edges. The table runner tells the story of how an apple is grown from the pollination of the flower to the formation of the fruit.  Alongside the watercolours I have experimented with cyanotypes to use real flowers to directly create prints onto the fabric when exposed to light. This works well within the collection to bring out the blue within the tablecloth and mirror the loose feeling of watercolour.  Within the collection the colours are taken directly from the included flowers which gives a broad palette. They are joined together through the constant use of watercolours.