Real Talk.
Week 13 \ Reflection
It was the short 2 hours of this class every week that kept me engaged the most. I had a lot of my positive experiences and connection here as our class activities were the most relaxing, creative and collaborative. Iâm so glad this class enabled me to research and learn about topics that interest me because it has kept the spark alive. I have struggled with creativity and vision immensely towards the last couple of weeks, but Karen has provided great feedback and advice and I pushed through.
Our lectures were engaging and I got into good rhythm with them: when I would watch them I could take notes on the subjects that interested me to research. Karen and Andyâs spirits are knowledgeable, engaging and wacky. The level of effort that has gone into the lectures has been appreciated and very helpful as I am a visual learning and struggle reading from documents.
My assignments have allowed me creative freedom and itâs been beneficial to me to learn more about my own interests. âHello, my question is...â was fun and experimental and a good way to start of the course. At first I thought it would be a simple task until we couldnât really go outside. Our new predicament actually shaped my question âCan art help me escape?â. I thought it was fitting.Â
To be honest, Iâve really enjoyed this Tumblr assignment as I generally love reflecting (can you tell). Iâm proud of my effort and consistency in doing this. I would say this is a tool that has helped me grow the most and Iâm so glad I have this all documented so I can read it over.
This Zine has been my demise a great growth opportunity. Most times, creative direction will come to me as a gut feeling or idea. I have now learned what happens when you don't have a gut feeling. I am more proud of this Zine than anything else because I kept going through frustrated tears, 14 hour days and restless sleep to get it here. Even though I felt like it wasnât going to be something I liked in the end - I genuinely do. I only wish we could have done this hands on in class, to be inspired by others.
I always have faith that I will pull through and I haven't let myself down.
Side Note: Learning about da Vinci has given me new life, and itâs strange I went so long without knowing much about him. I donât need to apologise for being a perfectionist - some of that character came out in da Vinciâs answers. He helped me learn that itâs important for me to have an appreciation of art and science alike. Considering this, looking into parametric design had me reflect on my current situation at University and the decisions that lie ahead of me.
Everything is OK!
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