Learning to structure my work for submission

I had a trip to the Shedio today to get my act together on photographing my work and structuring my MA research to make it easier to assess.

I was pleased with how my 2 samplers have come out, and hope my photos are getting better.  Samplers carefully pressed and pinned against the wall in the Shedio, for consistent lighting.

1. Keep the blog running, but make separate entries for different subjects.  Sort out a standard template for a word document to make them consistent.  Then, as I write them, print off each page, and file by subject in a hard copy file.  This way, come assessment, I already have  evidence of reflective thinking in a file, sub-divided by subject.

2. Keep a separate list of Conferences I attend.

3. List all visits I make.

4. Full bibliography, plus bibliography of pertinent work.

4. On each sketchbook, put a synopsis of:

- What finished artwork does it refer to?
- Why you did it?
- Techniques
- What are you researching in this particular piece - flowers, tools, media,
- Indicate which imagery has been used in a final artwork.

5. Document all testing e.g. what threads you use, photograph where the wrong colour was used, colour palettes with appropriate names e.g. White Garden.

6. Create Technical Developments page.  Threads - why/how selected.  Fabrics - why/how selected.  Stitches - why/how selected.  Photograph or samples to document

Useful phrases to get proposal to Coventry started:

At the close of my time at London Met, I identified a number of key ideas to progress ...
As a textile artist, I use ...
I propose to explore ...
My initial investigations show ...

Review evolution of ideas in the first 2 samplers.

A very useful morning.