Today we had a small group meeting
to show and explain our work to others. I was in a group with three others, one
from embroidery like me, one from print and one from mixed media. This task
helped me gain insight into what work people had produced in their worlds, and
to look through their sketchbooks and learn how they produced certain pieces.
We all just sat in our groups and looked through mounted samples and sketch
books, and then communicated with the groups sat near us to look at more
work.
I learnt that mixed media was all
about sketch book work, with many drawings and then development with fabrics
and materials, Whereas the girl who did print was very colourful throughout her
work and included lots of shape; I feel I preferred the print world to the
mixed media world as mixed looked quite complicated to me, and it isn’t
particularly the way I like to work.
I am excited but nervous to begin
the textile world of construct; I feel like I will enjoy it as I’m still
working with fabrics and mark making, and I can incorporate hand embroidery
into my knit and weave samples.
