What is working? I did follow up with 2 customers and waiting to hear.

What is not working? Connecting to business owners is very challenging.

How do you feel the project is coming? Project is taking slower than expected

what are you learning about running a business? Starting up a business is very challenging specially where legal consideration

Representation Mock-ups

First Drafts

Video mock up using the rough videos and images collected from the project as it stood in wk 7. All the images are old drafts from previous versions of the design. 

The overall idea for the video is to begin on the exterior, show functions, then pan around the interior showing each of the functions that the space has. It will then have 4 hero images of different spatial configurations pertaining to a specific kind of learning showing the space occupied and setting the overall experience of it. 

"Mama called me destructive, oh yeah, said it'd ruin me one day, 'cause every woman that loved me; [I] seemed to push them away." Real Life // The Weeknd

Dear Orion,

I find myself daydreaming about us and the time we spent together back in University. All of the good times were something I clearly took for granted and I wanted to apologize, firstly. I'm so, so sorry. Apologizing is useless, but I feel like I need to get this off my chest. Most here in Amsterdam take me as heartless and angry. And shit, maybe I am angry but I have so many secrets. The secrets feel like they're eating me alive, but only a select few care. You always seemed to care about me, Orion, and I didn't cherish your kindness and open-mindedness. You were always here for me, no matter what, and while I've found a new lover, I still wish you were here. You always knew what to say, how to say it, and were a bit of clarity in my cocaine laced reality.

I miss you often. I miss you more often than I thought I would. Time changes things and I feel awful that I wasn't able to meet up with you one last time. Time has taught me a few lessons about our past together, Orion. Like how I shouldn't have pushed you away, how I should have given up on my so called dreams and stayed with you. I loved you, Orion, but my addictions were far stronger. Looking back, mostly sober, I feel like a complete idiot. I know you kept the pain concealed well but now.. Now, I know I hurt you. While my stupidity and lack of understanding are shitty excuses; that's all I've got. They're not good excuses by any means and I know you're gone but this is an attempt to heal myself. Not many around here give a shit about me or my mental health so this is just a simple attempt to clear my head. We use to talk about how I didn't voice how I felt often enough but I've been trying with my current woman; Zola. I think you would have liked her. London does, a lot.

Speaking of London, she's grown so, so much since you last seen her, however many months it's been, Orion. She's looking more and more like you every day. She has your lips and definitely your hair and skin color. I think you already knew that but now that I've seen her and spent time with her; it's obvious.  She misses you a lot, too, O. She misses the hell outta you. Occasionally, London will tell me how highly you use to speak of me and of my art, and how you hoped she would have the opportunity to meet me one day. It makes me incredibly happy. I only wish she had the opportunity to see you again..

Sculpture induction.

We were given the task to produce works utilising shapes, to produced 3 dimensional forms to show figure. I totally wanted to work with figure and sculptural stuff after four long years of sculptural torment. Was not happy with the atmosphere.

I was also in a state where I was judging and kept on thinking about how they could have improved the area.

I also did not do the homework and do a few sketches for the class. I was not prepared. So double the whammy of not wanting to do anything. 

We learnt about the equipment in the workshop and the different materials present that we could use in the workshop. 

SAFETY!! NO ONE THERE CARES FOR SAFETY!!!

Things they could improve on in the workshop. 

Magnets to tell the difference between steel and aluminium. Another is dust masks for MDF, that shit is dangerous if you inhale it.

Other things could be cold bending tools and being able to work with MIG and oxy welder.