Blogging Task

My initial expectations of this project were that it was going to be a very open project. One that allows us to develop the work that we have produced in our previous project and to use the skills and knowledge that we have gained in our first project to produce more skilled drawings and ideas. The word 'sampling' immediately stuck me as we were going to be doing a lot of experimenting and risk taking within our work to produce lots of different samples and combining different techniques that we have learned throughout our workshops.
I think that my work hasn’t improved as much as I would have liked it too and to improve this I would like to do much more drawings and narrow down my chosen two words to produce lots of experimentation samples. My workshop was 3D and as much as I enjoyed this I found that there wasn’t enough time for me to produce lots of samples and experiment however I was happy with my finished outcome.
I chose 3D as I thought that I could produce something interesting to do with my words ‘robust and fragile’ I explored materials and did a lot of samples which helped me decide what design I would use for my final idea. The aim was to make you think outside the box and create something that was thought through and that was appropriate to the two chosen words for the project.
I decided to look at bold 3D shapes for my robust side of the project, making them appear strong and unbreakable. I then experimented with different materials to see which ones burned well and gave a delicate touch to the material so that it appeared very fragile and almost breakable if touched. I put all my designs and ideas down into my sketchbook which allowed me to see what I have thought off and how I could develop these further. I also noted down my insperations and developed my own ideas from theses and did a few samples to see how I would go about making this as a garment and if it was possible to make. I haven’t produced as many samples as I would have liked therefore in my next half of the project that will be a big aim so I can hopefully develop my skills and introduce more ideas. I didn’t realise that I could have thought outside the box and developed ideas that lead from one to another.
I think that comparing work from others in the group would be a big help as it allows others to give feedback which would help me improve and see my work from a different point of view.