Fabric manipulation based on words – I had a much stronger response to this than drawings based on words, I am currently much more inquisitive with playing with fabrics and working in 3D.
Knitting and crochet – unconventional tools
Arm knitting was a reflective, mind full process . I enjoyed the rhythm, the comfort of becoming enveloped in luxurious yarn and the scale. It didn’t seem a productive or useful process otherwise – just clumsy. I would be more than happy to make tools to solve a problem of working with a material . But using them gratuitously seemed egotistical (like knitting with diggers) Doing it for a dare, or just for the sake of it is not my mindset.
Knitting and crochet – unconventional materials.
Any material is up for grabs if it suits a purpose. I naturally eye up skips for example for possible resources, often use found materials ,and often like Rauschenberg will use them as a starting point for a piece of work.
I’m more than happy to experiment, however this exercise reinforced ny dislike of packaging plastics, it’s almost becoming an aversion, it seems chemically and politically tainted. Taking it out of the waste stream could be a positive but I don’t like the texture or visual appearance much. I enjoyed the resilience and linear quality of the telephone wire though and its communication context.
Weaving
Oh my word! I don’t remember ever weaving anything. I could really immerse myself in this process, I had a similar response to wrapping in MMT . It is totally immersive. I had forgotten that space that I go to when transfixed and focussed on a creative task. Pure contentment. And so needed. I hadn’t realised how little time I’ve had for making for months now.
Self assessment:
Demonstration of technical and visual skills: Materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills.
My strength here was certainly weaving, my samples have clear links to the drawings and mark making from parts onset and two, I have investigated techniques using a range of materials and noted further investigations I have realised the role of sampling in developing ideas further by using drawings and reflection of successful and more importantly less successful samples.
Quality of outcome: Content, application of knowledge, presentation of work in a coherent manner, discernment, conceptualisation of thoughts and communication of ideas.
despite the disaster of my failing of my technology
This happened I learnt a lot from artist research in ex 3.1. Particularly from watching video interviews of Polly Binns and Tracey Emin.
Demonstration of creativity: Imagination, experimentation, invention, development of a personal voice – I’m happiest when experimenting and can be inventive with materials, for this assignment I did feel more informed by my research and was able to be less literal with interpretation of my drawings , when making samples that I feel , had a strong sense of place while also working with a colour palate developed from exploring future trends.
Context: Reflection, research and critical thinking.
Again I have reflected more than communication my ideas, however I am developing strategies to remedy this.