Evaluation

Although I feel that I have managed to resolve this sampling project towards the end, I think that I could have approached my research and development in a much more active way in the beginning. I don’t feel that I really “hit the ground running” and this meant that the project didn’t get off to a very productive start. I feel that I’ve continued and developed my theme of Robust and Fragile throughout, with fairly good contextual research also. I began my research with taking photos and making observational drawings, which I continued to do all the way through this unit. My strongest observational work didn’t come till later though I feel, as I delayed visiting the Museum of Science and Industry too long – the photos I took there were helpful, I wish I could have done this earlier in the unit however. 

I feel that I am strong at developing and working through my ideas, I am capable of being selective with my themes and ideas. However, I think that when it comes to resolving these ideas into samples/pieces I struggle with realising them into the physical form. I know I need to work on this in the future to reach my full potential.

I enjoyed my workshops, particularly the Knit one. My work with colour is probably the most successful part of the whole project, I developed a good colour pallet that really pulled all my samples together in the end. I struggled with the 3D construction in the second half of the unit and my work reflects this – I wish I had given more time to sampling and really exploring the potential of working on the body but I dwindled this time.

 In future I plan to better manage my time, in the past I have always been a very last-minute worker and I think this has a negative effect on the work I produce. In the next project I hope to really throw myself into my work from the very beginning by building up an inspirational body of observations, drawings, photos and notes that will really kick-start things.