-unfortunately my letter to myself got lost so I've carried out this reflective task based on what I can remember about my attitudes and aspirations at the beginning of the course.
PRACTITIONER
Weaknesses
- Restricted development - I think I too regularly fall into the trap of thinking I have more time than I really do and I feel that my development work may suffer. My work always demonstrates development but I think this could be a little insufficient at times to do my research justice.
- Need to be more adventurous - I rely to heavily on simple images instead of throwing myself into scene and world building. Considering how more elements work together and creating more complex compositions might actually drive my image making skills.
- Rely on imagery - While I try to remain informed about the world, I'm often quite unsure about how to draw what it is that I want to draw and find myself needed reference photographs. It could be a strength of my work to play on what my imagination sees rather than real world ideas.
- Comparing myself - It's a struggle going from being 1 of 4 art students at school to 1 of 60 and so I doubt my practice too much by comparing my work to others. I should celebrate the success I know I have rather than wondering how I compare to others. Success may be measured differently to how I see it in the studio.
- Not indulgent with briefs - I don't fully take advantage of the time I have on each brief and as such, don't fully indulge my practice in the opportunity to develop as much as I could.
- Contextual research - I am always thorough and exhaustive with my research, meaning that my responses are well informed and I am then able to form more personalised responses and conclusions through deeper knowledge of the subject matter.
- Reflective practice - I am extremely thorough and formal with my reflections, using critical language to really de-code my practice and progress. The criticality of my writing drives my progress while the depth of my evaluations demonstrate my understanding.
- Exploratory - My practice is not grounded within a single media, I am constantly exploring a range of processes, even with single briefs, and many of my outcomes rely on a considered mix of several media.
- Solid tone of voice - I feel that my choices of media and visual devices are sensitive and considerate to the narrative I want to communicate, meaning that my tone of voice is relevant and immediate.
- Layering skills - I have developed my own personal process of laying media, echoing screen-print processes. I have developed a considered approach to image making by really understanding the interplay of components within my images.
STUDENT
Weaknesses
- Procrastination & fear - I am too doubtful of my own abilities and become fearful of tasks, encouraging myself to procrastinate with most practical work. While I know I want to make illustrations and create narratives, I procrastinate because I am scared to just start.
- Work/ fun balance - I have a very good work ethic in that I complete all tasks and try my best to complete extra tasks where I can. This follows outside of uni where I have 2 part-time jobs and I always feel that if I am on holiday from uni, or it is the weekend, I ought to be working. I'm always thinking about my duty to work...
- Underestimate prep - While I make to-do lists and plan my projects thoroughly, I regularly underestimate the time needed before submission to polish things off and complete the administration elements.
- Lost work ethic - I fear that I have lost the work ethic I had at school and on foundation. I used to always stay behind to do my work and constantly did more than was necessary, which leads on to...
- Studio culture - I have let myself feel intimidated by the 'hot-desking' studio culture and presence of more confident students in the studio which makes me want to work at home instead of thriving on the creative environment.
- Attendance - I attend all sessions and try to take advantage of extra opportunities to clarify things so that I always know what is required of me and so that I can maximise my learning.
- Complete all tasks - I do not have a 'sufficient' attitude to work, I have a 'as much as you can and more' approach. I don't want to be complacent with my work and just pass, I want to try and always do more so that I am on the safe side.
- Extra work - I try to carry out extra tasks, particularly evaluative and research tasks as I feel these are where the most learning happens and I get my best ideas from writing critically and reading around things.
- Remain informed - My contextual knowledge is sustained and driven through regular gallery, bookshop and library visits. I am always visiting exhibitions and evaluating images I have seen.
- Push myself - While I often am pushed by my procrastination, I try to drive myself to work efficiently, particularly near deadlines as I know these are skills I will need to respond to clients.
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