Part Five Feedback
Demonstration of technical and visual skills, quality of outcome, demonstration of creativity
Throughout this assignment you have explored composition, still life and a mixed media approach. Your initial observational drawings are intriguing and explore composition and scale. However this earlier exploration is not evident in the final outcomes. Whilst having technically mastered the crochet technique the final outcomes do not particularly reflect the initial inspiration. Some of the more experimental processes such as embedding metal coils or springs into the crochet have been successful. The ruffled surface samples are also interesting but this idea has not been developed further or explored within the final outcomes. You have explored colour taken from your initial still life however, again, this does not seem to translate into the final piece. Overall you have produced a series of interesting textile samples which explore a range of processes and demonstrate technical ability. You have chosen to focus only on the crochet process for your final outcome but could have been more experimental with the technique used, choice of materials and application.
Context, reflective thinking, critical thinking, analysis
You have clearly organised your work and present a coherent and logically presented body of work which links your contextual research to your creative outcomes. On balance, greater breadth and depth of research and a broader range of sources may help you to push the boundaries of the craft you are exploring, research of more unusual applications of crochet and exploration of different contexts may help to push your ideas further.
Your reflection is consistent and explains your process and justification of the choices you have made within your research and creative work. However you have scope to demonstrate further critical reflection and analysis by avoiding descriptions of process and focussing on what you ‘like’, and instead exploring why things are successful, how you might develop ideas further and evaluating the successes and areas for improvement.
