designed May-September, 1984, comprising: two black on white first silk screen strikes of ’Cosmic Nature’ on organdie, 150 by 88cm and cotton poplin 93 by 180cm; an original signed design dated 15 May 1984; three panels of ’Cosmic Check (small) 136 by 93cm, 131 by 109cm, 136 by 98cm; two large samples - first silk screen strikes of ’Cosmic Stripe’; two further ’Cosmic Stripe’ panels on viscose jersey in red and yellow; and a first silk screen colourway test in red of ’Cosmic Check’ ; and a signed original design for ’Cosmic Check’ dated 15 May 1984,(12)The Hilde Smith ArchiveFor this collection Hilde continued to draw using Sharpie pens and nib-pens with Indian ink and used a photocopier to distort drawn images. The prints for this collection comprised: ’Cosmic Check Big’, ’Cosmic Check Small’, ’Cosmic Nature’, The iconic nautical BodyMap star was included in the ’Cosmic Nature’ design. The collection included lots of frills, ruffles, Cosmic buttons, Cosmic stickers, Cosmic labels, copper jewellery. The show invite was made from distorted linocuts. She recalls,
’’I experimented using a micro-glass ball reflective print paste, now re-invented with modern technology for textiles and used by security clothing firms, but 39 years ago the only available option was the glass beads which were added to paint for road markings. But the cost was too cosmic...because every 25 metres the screens wore out - an unrealistic idea for production. The prints were proofed and produced in Bermondsey railway arches by David Jamison.