Origins Evaluation

I think the strongest developments in my work were during the machine embroidery tasks. The large workload set pushed me to come up with ideas fast. I found that each sample would inspire the next, developing my ideas as I went. This is a good way of working for me. I don’t think I made connections between practice and research as I ended up keeping the embroidery work separate to the journeys project. On the next project I am going to integrate all areas of my work.

From the weekly group critiques and tutorials I made decisions on what elements of my work were successful and what was not. I then took these qualities into the next body of work to explore further, such as use of delicate lines and sheer or lightweight fabrics.

I am continuously making self-discoveries from my work and this is how I move forward. During this project I have reaffirmed my attention to detail and realised how methodical I am in the way I work. I think this at times has held me back, especially in the journeys work as I would try to find meaning in my work and felt the need to have a polished idea before I could actually create. In the next project I plan to start with materials and sampling, letting my work speak to me and take me on a journey.

My greatest achievement during this project is gaining confidence on the machines. I now feel very comfortable to use them and will continue to practice on them.

The contextual studies pushed me to think more carefully about my choice of materials, how different textures, weight of fabrics, thickness of thread etc. will effect the outcome and how those elements will be perceived.

By the end of the project I felt a lot more focused and was using to workshops a lot more effectively than at the start of the project. I feel this unit has made me realise how important it is to be using the facilities in my own time as well as when timetabled as I produced a lot more work than I would have at home.

I think I confused myself a lot during most of this project, I think in the next project I need to take a step back from trying to give everything meaning and just create, see where the work takes me and come up with ideas along the way.