Over the course of this 7-week project I feel that I have learnt a lot about myself as a designer and how I like to work. I have also seen the way other people have interacted with the project and interpreted it differently and feel that, that has also shown we a new way of learning.
At the beginning of the project I struggled to get my head around what I needed to do as there wasn’t an outcome and It was very self-lead. This throw me off track but once I understood this, I feel that I then took everything in and began to complete it in my own time.
I started off with the research task which I really enjoyed as it allowed me to explore lots of artists/companies work and find out what really draws me in. Also, through researching different areas of textiles it allowed me to open my eyes to the broad spectrum that textiles is, it made me realise that there is much more to it.
At first when I came to do my marking making, I thought that it would be easy as I really enjoy experimenting with different media and collaging and trying out new things. However, I found it difficult as I didn’t really know what motifs to draw and found myself a bit stuck. To resolve this, I went and did more research on my trend ‘Spiritual Journey’ and looked deeper in to Zodiac Signs. This really helped me get started on drawing motifs and mark making.
I feel that this project has been a journey of finding out my style and who I am. There has been a lot of problem solving along the way to see where my interests lie. I feel that if there was more time, I would have approached the project in a completely different way and most likely taken a different route. That would be down to the fact of now understanding what the project is about I would have approached it differently. I think that what I will be taking from this project is that you need to always be researching throughout, to linking artists together, to find out new techniques that might be associated with what you are doing, and to discover new styles. I feel that I have also learnt, I am someone that needs time to think things through before doing things which in this project was difficult as it has flown by. This has taught me to manage my time better and set myself mini targets and deadlines so I can achieve everything that I set out to do.
Overall, I have really enjoyed myself, finding out new things about myself and comparing how I work to others. It has allowed me to open my eyes to different methods of learning and approaches to projects that in future could help me a lot more. I feel that I have achieved what I set out to do in my agenda which in result Is a success.
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