Summary of tutorial discussion
Demonstration of technical and visual skills, quality of outcome, demonstration of creativity –
Techniques to help you complete on time:
I understand that parts of this assignment were difficult for you to start. You need to have a way to make decisions and just get on with it . We discussed using the decision making as an interesting maybe conceptual way of working rather seeing it as a problem. So choosing things blind, tossing a die. As you are pushed for time it is important that you can crack on with your work. Obviously there still needs to be time for reflection but not procrastination!
It’s interesting, this feeling of being frozen by a looming deadline is a state that I feel could be a really interesting line of inquiry – if I had the time ……. my procrastination is partly full on procrastination but a large amount is brain chemicals, shifting hormones and sadness, my brain processing internal and external change, it’s been a s**t year all in all.
However the wrk needs doing and I’m determined -just need to get the momentum going…
It is important that you answer what is being asked of you, make sure that you complete all the tasks. It felt a little thin in parts and there was one part missing 1.4.
1.4 was a sticking point, I’m now waiting for the release of The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Really consider your research and what it can provide for each assignment. If you get stuck within an assignment you might need to revise the research and expand on ideas or go deeper.
This idea of back tracking to provide more inspiring research to use in the project tasks is really important – it will stop me wasting time agonising about how to make thing fit, and will save time in the long run.
Your work could be more conceptual? You enjoyed the method of working in mixed media which is not theme based. Working with materials and developing processes. You could push this method of working more, maybe developing a narrative more than a theme. For example on the journey you could be walking and recording materials, picking up materials as you go. Looking at what materials lay with each other, can they be broken as you walk on them, do they change form. Do they change from morning to evening, do other people interact with them …….( I just looked at 1.1 it is clear to me that you really enjoy materials, the work you have analysed from mixed media is stronger than your new sample for this assignment. This is because you are not trying to create a “picture” but you are simply working with materials and forms and then documenting them. In this new piece you are trying to make the materials represent a landscape / picture which is not so honest or exciting. We can discuss this next time we talk but please reflect on this point for your next assignment. )
This is excellent – really clarifying. I loved MMT and found the materials led approach really suited my inquisitive nature. Project one of I&P felt quite forced but thanks to this feedback I think that I’m understanding how to move forward and approach it in a way that is more natural to me. Narrative and context are important to me.
Your bird sample was very interesting ( and works as a narrative / conceptual idea) but how could this have been developed further?
I also felt that mapping the bird flight paths in my garden was more exciting, when I get my sketch book back I will see if I can implement some of the ideas that I noted. I’m particularly interested in exploring how I can invoke my crow friends in a ark making exercise using a back drawing process and peanuts. If it works it would be interesting to produce a series with some consistent approach combined with random elements, time of day, number of peanuts etc
Experimentation and developing your own personal voice:
You work could be more experimental. You could be using a larger variety of materials. All your work is a similar shape and size. Go bigger or much smaller.
This excites me, I felt constricted by size for example on the interpretation of music Woking on A3 but felt compelled to follow the instructions! This will be part o f my rewinding process. I will refine my inner grrr and run free!!!
We discussed that you could be thinking about how you bring your own interests and skills into each assignment. I think you would then enjoy the assignments more? For example you really enjoyed mixed media, you enjoy working with materials so when you completed the last task you could have drawn or printed on wooden veneers to see what effect that gave.
Context, reflective thinking, critical thinking, analysis –
I found your Blog difficult to navigate i didn’t realise i had to start at the bottom of page 2 and work my way up. Is it possible to have it so the first page opening up is the first part of the assignment etc…..
I’m not sure what happened there! I have worked out how to put more posts on each page so that issue should be dealt with. I have set up draft posts for the entire course so they should appear in order I think. I’ve also worked out the categories so hopefully my blog will read more clearly. Currently I’m not sure if I need to (or how to)change theme to improve clarity. WordPress still keeps its secrets well
There needs to be more reflection on what you are doing and also what you have chosen not to do and why.
I suggest once you have finished the piece you are working on stand back from it and critique it. What is working and what could you improve on. What were you trying to achieve and have you succeeded. Note down your comments.
You could record your reflections verbally and then write down the key points.
I’m going to try using voice memos to help me . My typing is getting quicker slowly. I’ve made a prompt card to refer to when self evaluating based on critical thinking skills workshop.
You need to present your work more clearly for assessment. Labels with assignment points on each.
This was lazy of me as I literally threw assignment one in the post and then found the how to send work to your tutor for assessment. I can see how feedback will be helped by clearer labelling of work.
Well done, I look forward to your next assignment.