This project has taken me in many different directions but I feel I have produced some good quality work and I have thoroughly enjoy the process. I am happy that I got to try so
many different methods of making in the unit and I will be pleased to further
develop these ideas in Unit X. Within the Project I have found new ways of
drawing and expressing myself, using material I would have never normally
considered, such as thread, hair and glue. I started off this project strongly
driven by my experiences in Auschwitz it fuelled my inspiration. I feel like my
project developed and moved in a very organic way and it is a strong body of
work. I think through out this project I have worked hard to produce work that
is creative and relevant. My blog and sketchbook have been very useful tools in
the project. I like working out of a sketchbook as it helps me keep track of my
thought and ideas. I can see how my work develops and progresses as my idea change and grown. In the future I will have to work on getting out of my
sketchbook.
For my deadline I
produce a large-scale drawing, in a number of days, I enjoyed creating a
drawing on such a large scale and look forward to my next opportunity to make
one. I think the main thing I learned from this unit is that in order to
develop work that pushes me as a textiles student, I need to step out my
comfort zone, whether it be working with a new technique, process or material, I
think it’s just being open minded and seeing what the results are. I would
never know how much I loved drawing in hair and thread otherwise. I feel like I
could have developed my ideas further by using colour and different types of
thread, what I did learn is that I very much enjoyed this project and I would
happily carry it on through portraiture on a very large scale.
Looking back on
my project I wish I could have done more experimentation with scale and glue, I
only ever did one small glue sample and I would have enjoyed to do a large
scale sample.
My contextual and
artist references have helped me a great deal in this project as they have
given me vision and inspiration, they helped me develop my ideas and produce
more work. I rely on them to inspire me when I am stuck. I have found that the
best way for me to work is in the studio, I get in later than the rest but I
make up for it after hours, I find it easier to work when the studio is quiet
and there is plenty of space to spread out and it’s a good working environment.
