Reading Week

Reading Week

Critical & Contextual Studies

A reading week for the essay draft was greatly needed.  The recycling essay reviewed feedback from tutor and so we are ready and willing to put the graft into make this essay the next best seller ha!  The graft is going to be a literal grind as the old laptop seems to be making similar noises. 

The draft 3,000 word essay focus will be on recycling.  So when I ask the tutor what do you think of the essay so far, lets hope the tutor doesn’t give the Eric Morecombe reply.  The essay with references needs to be given time to ensure the correct format layout information. 

After the reading week, a return to the college allowed access to the computer programme that reads the text of the essay.  The computer programme takes time to learn and to listen to text.  As the essay was due on Friday time was limited.  I will need to investigate how to get access to this programme at home.

Friday 31 January was hand in day for the draft essay.  Fingers crossed   

Wednesday 29 January 2013

Studio Practice 1

2^nd Brief

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The grades were posted in the classroom with a pass for Finding Truth.  The tutor feedback for the project was arranged for a later date.  So I will need to wait to find out if the text reading computer programme made any difference to the Statement of Assessment grade. 

PDP

I received tutor feedback of the project so far.  I was so glad to get good news and get the confidence boost at this mid-way point.

A few pointers to improve the grade prediction but whoopee!   

The new brief issued for the 2^nd phase of PDP.  The individual Brief for yours truly reflects the Part time status of the Degree.  As a part time student I will not be participating in Studio Practice 2, the final project for the exhibition.

The amended brief requirements are similar to my BAD3 full time comrades.  Exception of my inclusion of a professional mini portfolio and exclusion from Part 2 and with a different deadline date of 14.05.14

Brief

UNIT TITLE/NUMBER: CLASS: ISSUE DATE:

BAD33 PDP: Creative Futures BAD 2 A & B 22 January 2014

Concluding PDP Brief (Block 2 Activity)

To conclude your work for this unit, you are to produce and present final versions of your

self-presentation/promotion materials as follows:

Part 1

1.    CV & Statement of Practice – polished, refined, typed and printed to high quality

paper stock and mounted to high quality presentation board and included in your

portfolio and website.

2. Business card, letterhead, invoice, with compliments slip printed to high quality

paper stock and mounted to high quality presentation board.

3. A fully working and completed portfolio, website (for all of your work to date)

4. A promotional CD or DVD of images (a PowerPoint kiosk is recommended).

5. An evaluative oral presentation of this work to your tutor(s)

Part 2

1.    Deployment of self promotional materials through public exhibition

DEADLINE:

Part 1 A group – Thursday 8^th May 2014

B group – Wednesday 7^th May 2014

Part 2 Both groups Thursday 5^th June

(Exhibition opening)

BAD3 Blogging Brief:

Brief

UNIT TITLE/NUMBER: CLASS: ISSUE DATE:

BAD33 PDP Creative Futures BAD3 January 2014

Blogging Brief

• For the remainder of this term you are to make at least 1 weekly blog post which is reflective and

evaluative using Gibbs’ model of reflection as a model and include both text and images – all

sources must be referenced using the Harvard system

• This period will include holidays/ vacations and therefore total 19 posts (your last post will reflect

upon your exhibition)

• You are to use Studio Practice 2 as the focus for these posts

• These posts will form the foundation for your statement for assessment

Gibbs’ Model of Reflection (1988)

A time plan of the PDP tutorials downloaded from the college Moodle site.

Time 3.00 Dates 24/2   17/3    21/4

PDP Research

·         I have started research on quality paper sources for the brief.  The sample papers will be delivered next week hopefully. 

·         The review of possible traditional mini portfolio project with mind maps for initial ideas.

London Trip

On Monday I will be travelling down to London with the College group.  The return journey is Wednesday so it will be a couple of days to fit in the research visits to the Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert etc.

Studio Practice 1 Finale

Studio Practice 1 Finale

The difficulties of physical disabilities remain to be a stumbling block with certain aspects of art. Only with the kind assistance of Trevor, our rocking technician, the artworks were put up.    I must send out a BIG thank you to a gem of person.      

The Private on-going statement of assessment written over the project is edited for final project submission.  The edit draft was assisted by a new computer programme that I found the day before submission.  You have to admit the cosmos has a sense of humour. 

The last morning of submission spend trying to work out how to get the programme to work.  I will be keeping my Fingers crossed that it makes sense.

The Statement of assessment submission will only be rewarded by tutors with a further percentage of points if it makes sense.  

This project of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” brief is the final art project for yours truly in this term.

As a part timer I will not be completing the final Studio Practice 2 project until next term.  So it’s a sad farewell to my fellow BAD3 of 2013-14.  I wish them all the very best of luck with remainder of course.

Critical & Contextual Studies

The remaining part time course work will be the Critical & Contextual studies. 

The Tutor feedback of the Recycling Power Point presentation was given both in verbal and written form. 

On Friday Afternoon  I had the opportunity to discuss the essay draft with the tutor.  I received interesting comments that I can work on over next week’s reading week.  The reading week will be a break for students to catch up on our entire project Mm. 

Happy New Year 2014

Cocoons

Studio Practice 1 Part II

Brief “Emperor’s New Clothes”

Design Construction

Brief’s Theme “Emperor’s new clothes”

 2 textile and mixed media artworks

Title “Finding True”

Canvas based textile and mixed media with mirror

Cotton based textile and mixed media with child pointing yells “The emperor’s has no Clothes on” 

layer of textiles and mixed media

The placement of the presentation of textile and mixed media artworks in college

Scouting out possible locations revealed limited availability due to both art degree and HND students reserving spaces.

Critical & Contextual Studies

Preparation of draft recycling PowerPoint presentation

Research & Amend 4 slides

Practice and amendment of presentation to accommodate the 20 second slide duration.

The day for BAD2 power point presentation arrived.  I volunteered to go first mainly to get it over and done with before I forgot the sequence of slides and words.

The BAD2 Power point Presentations had both a wide and varied subject matter that open the eyes of this mature student. Well done everyone!