Summer Project

10 x 10 x 10

Over the summer we were given ten starting

points to create ten, ten by ten centimetre

images, illustrating each point.

Something that tasted good: Chilli con 

carne. Drawn in a loose,erratic manor to 

portray my inefficient cooking methods.

Something I heard: Working in a bakery

and getting to know the regular customers'

and their unique greeting phrases.

Something I wore: My trusty Doc Martens,

drawn with white pen on black card to 

emphasise the contours of the shoes.

Somewhere I found myself: The Colosseum

in Rome, visiting a landmark that I had

dreamed about for years really was special.

This is a similar style drawing to one that

I actually did in Rome, using layers of 

watercolour and a continuous fine line 

adding detail.

Something I discovered: How to do origami,

not very well I hasten to add. Developed 

from my sketchbook work in colour code

to the level of difficulty in each section.

Red- 'this isn't too difficult'

Blue- 'OK, I've gone wrong'

Green- 'This is impossible!'

Something that made me happy: spending time

with my friends. A study made from a photo

taken on a day out at Alton Towers. I used a

layering process, colour blocking with pro 

markers on the first layer, and line and 

highlights on assetate paper on the top 

layer.

Something I'd rather not have done: go to

a football match. It wasn't awful, and I 

did enjoy it to a certain extent, but 

football isn't really my thing. I made a

collage of my thoughts during the game,

things I saw and things I heard.

Something I've been thinking about: 

learning to knit. Visualising things I'd

like to be able to make one day, developed

from drawing different stitches in my 

sketchbook.

Something Beautiful: the town of Stamford.

I appreciate Stamford so much due to the 

contrasting character of my dull home town

of Grantham. A continuous line drawing of

one of the squares, with bunting (one of my

favourite things) standing out in patriotic

colours.

Something Scary: Moving to Leeds!

A collage combining my countdown of 

reminders, an inclusive map of my worries

contained in the outline of the City, with

the direct train route from Grantham, 

stitched over the top.

Peer reviews and feedback

       I received some really kind, and constructive pieces of feedback from 

         both first and second year students, commenting predominantly on my 

        'loose'style of portraying line, use of mixed media and composition.

         I was glad to reflect upon some things I could improve on too, as 

         well as my having strengths being highlighted by others.

"very good, however they work less well as a set"

         Due to my nature of exploration within this project, I didn't

         consider how the 10 images would work as a set. I mainly 

         concentrated on presenting my ideas clearly for each square. 

         Looking at other work, a fair few students worked consistently in 

         a particular style of drawing throughout the project. Maybe in future

         projects to come, I will consider a type of style/colour scheme/

         particular  use of media to keep consistent throughout the project to give          off a more professional, well thought out and considered presentation.

         However, one of the comments stated;

              "clear creative journey, and clear where your ideas came from"

         which reflects upon the development of my sketchbook work and exploration

         of different ideas.

                                 Self Evaluation

         
         Within the peer review process I reflectively commented on some of my 
         sketchbook pages that I thought looked better and more effective than

         the finished squares.

          For example, I feel that the sketchbook page with more negative space
          looks more effective than my 10x10 square, looking a little crammed.

          Also in this progression, I feel like my experimentation in my
          sketchbook with different knitted stitches gives off a more
          professional sense of presentation as opposed to the finished
          square. However, the square does give a more clear indication
          as to where my ideas have come from, by showing the thought 
          bubble and knitted garments inside, symbolising that I am
          thinking about learning to knit.

          I am pleased with my 10 10x10 squares that I created to show
          what I had been doing over the summer holiday. I experimented
          with different techniques and materials and documented this
          within a sketchbook which I believe showed a clear journey
          of my thoughts and ideas. In future projects, I will consider
          sticking to a particular technique or having a set colour
          scheme so that the images work well in a set, rather than just
          standing out as individual pieces.

          Each person had three 'cups of tea' to place on three pieces of 
          work that they admired, and mine project was awarded three!