16/4/14

Today wasn't particularly productive in terms of producing work however I did find it helpful. In the morning I had a tutorial and as I hadn't had one for about 4 weeks I had a lot of work to show and I was really eager to get some constructive criticism. I got some good feedback but I didn't particularly find it that helpful as it was a bit vague, admittedly looking back on it I should've ask some questions so I could understand fully what my peers meant. Although I did ask to see my tutor individually. This was very helpful as I asked her what I needed to improve on especially to get a Distinction. Her feedback was incredibly helpful as I could understand things differently and she gave me some good tips. The main one I picked up on was to make my book a bit more interactive so when people look through it it's more interesting and engages whomever is looking through it. She also said to mix more 3D and 2D work together. 

So to achieve this I started looking back at my sketchbook work and seeing how I could make it more interactive. I had a few initial ideas but I want to spend more time on this instead of just rushing in and changing things which could end up looking bad and making my work worse. Therefore I just carried on with working on my knit samples. I've made 4 hand knitted samples all together. The first being just the purple wool, then the metallic wool, thirdly the mix between the two wools and the fourth one of the purple knit with the metallic wool acting as a stripe. I then made smaller versions of the 4 samples because I wanted to use them to collage with. I didn't make a smaller version of the sample I created on the machine as this only showed how I could intertwine different fabrics within the knit. So when I collaged I was aiming to create a quick design therefore I used the smaller knits as well as additional fabric. I feel these designs went well they were relatively quick and I combined a variety of fabrics with the knits which makes them look interesting and enables me to imagine how the knits would work on the body. Such as for one design I placed the metallic knit underneath the transparent PVC so it squashed the knit and made an interesting aesthetic as it looked textured yet was smooth to the touch due to the PVC.

This then lead me to the end of the day. I think today went well even though I didn't produce enough work, but talking to my peers and tutors it allowed me to understand my work better, such as making it more interactive. I think being able to understand how someone interprets your work is important because it helps me to identify what strong and weak points are in my work. This allows me to make sure that tomorrow I can progress further and hopefully produce a lot more work.