Journal View Points
Welcome back to my Blog, all about Art and design developments within my own practice.
I have been studying an MA in Design for the last couple of weeks. University Lincoln is a lovely university, set within the ancient city of Lincoln with views of the Castle walls and castle of Lincoln.Not forgetting the profile of Lincoln Cathedral always finding itself on the skyline/cityscape background.
The University Design and Architecture building is super modern with large windows looking across the river were there are many little river boats moated plus an arrangement of trendy bars and restaurants frequented via the young and talented.
I have joined the main group of MA students a couple of weeks late,due to a late application(email went on the run somewhere).However I previously joined an MA course some years ago and had to drop out due to unforeseen circumstances (my mum got cancer and I had parental responsibilities that made it more difficult.)
However it's all good now, I have a project proposal already typed up which will probably need tweaking in some areas.
I have chosen to use my written journal as a blog and also in note form plus responses within my sketch books, I mix seems reasonable as a choice(as it will go that why).
I have had a number of interesting lecturers on a number of different theory based design concepts and ideas on how to reflect on work achieved throughout my MA Design course. That is my own career based Art and design practice. How do I tick like a designer, what processes do I use and how can I reflect my decisions and also how can I prove purpose in terms of design concepts through to final brief.
Ultimately I am visualizing the final MA exhibition and what am I going to be displaying and what are the reasons in terms of research and development outcomes and what were my processes.
In my opinion its the theoretical and the contextual references that I choose and how they link together to created a rounded and finished collection of ideas and how I show my journey in a professional way(including theories of Art and design) that will define the outcomes of creative direction that I choose to create within my art practice.
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| Winter Mood board Tibet |
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| Summer Storyboard |
Studio Workshop 4th December 2017
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| Doodle Wall Art created by MA design 2018. |
In the studio with other MA students I was lucky enough to work on a workshop experience. We were split into two groups and stood around a table with two rolls of paper. We used our own maker pens and were told to create monster drawings. After a couple of minutes we were told to rota. Swap with the person next to you and draw another image or add to the images. The winning team would be the page that covered the most area and also the most dynamic. To be far both wall papers wall art were as bad as each other. Or as good as each other.It was infect a nice bonding experience for all the people on the MA course.
Journal Reflection December 2017
Since joining the course I have choice to spend most of my time in the printing studio which is on the ground it has a number different printing techniques that students can develop.
I have chosen lino printing and screen printing. The initial task was to create a project brief linked to a RCA award project. I chose to develop the Sleep project which was all about creating a gadget to help aid sleep. I looked at the idea from an historical point of view and decided on a portable bed warmer for hands and feet that could also be used as an aromatherapy room de-fuser. My final idea was drawn up in three colourways.
Ideas for this product came form pebbles using natural materials and agate semi precious rock crystals to encourage healing properties and visual harmony. Agate has a luxurious tactile quality and also it does through historical healing properties.
