#valerieswork

Overall, I feel like we had achieved our targets for this project and managed to make a piece that relates to Mona Hatoum’s work, the audience and conflict. There was good use of materials, layering, overlapping, colours and attachments of collage pieces. However, I feel like we can still improve on the placement of the prints, and applying ink and pressure. In the future, I feel like we should experiment more before putting it on the final piece, so some areas wouldn’t look out of place. 

Individually, I feel like I worked well in some of my works, as there was a clear indication of what I wanted to achieve and target. But, in some other works, they didn’t turn out as good as I would’ve hoped. I feel like I should improve on my technical printing skills, my colour choices (to make sure they match), and my layering (to make sure they all compliment one another). 

As a team, Zoe and I worked really well together and can understand what we’re both trying to communicate in our work. We both made decisions and know how to push this project forward which was really useful, although, at times, we were both very indecisive about what to do. We both listen to each other's ideas and comment on it, working collaboratively. Most importantly, we both negotiated which is vital when working in teams. I think what really makes this teamwork is the communication and the fact that we are friends before this project. 

All in all, I quite enjoyed making this project and will use the skills and ideas I’ve learnt in future works. 

Linking it to conflict, we had

conflict of materials

colours

saturation and vibrancy

layering

disruption

overlapping

direction

order

industry and nature

depth

One of the first collaborated pieces we did ↑

Mona Hatoum:  There is lots of links from our artwork to Mona Hatoum’s starting from:

grid systems and sectionings

blockout and stencils, especially with the influence of her patterns and ideas in the design

the use of primary colours

red

theme ideas of conflict

use of space

lack of white space

divided

abstract

range of tone and shade

vertical lines

Ben Johnston: Ben Johnston had lots of artworks of typography, which may not be as obviously included in our final piece, but it is apparent in some individual works and in the linear plate that said SOHO PRINTING.