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Over the last few months, leading up to the end of my degree. I've been speaking to the University's careers Adviser for Art and Design, Zoe Mitton about my future in the arts. We have agreed to speak after the year is completed so I can focus more on that, rather than my degree and the exhibitions.

During the time we spoke. We managed to discuss where my weaknesses are in regards to the process of finding a job (In general, not necessarily in the arts). Confidence, while I can portray confidence in a interview in person, I appear to lack the skills to get across what I need to on paper, email or via phone. Experienced based CV's, Skills based CV's, and Art based CV's are my problem, which is something I seriously need to work on. However, talking to Zoe, she has suggested myself sending her jobs and my draft CV for that job so she can double check for me, which is quite a relief, that I have someone backing me up, and proof reading.

Speaking about career in the arts: We have determined (and Zoe has emailed me where to look for more information and potential jobs) that there are three potential sectors I can move into.

Animation. Currently what I am working on at the moment (that and digital art). It is the most logical next step, animation being a passion of mine since discovering it in the second year of University. Considering my skills realistically, I could apply for a job in 2D animation or an internship for character design. This could potentially lead onto Games Design, 3D animation, App design (examples are like Angry Birds, and other apps using 2D animation).

Games Design. Due to my passion for the creation and playing of various games. This is a potential career path leading off of animation, as the skills required for a career in animation is not dissimilar to games design. 2D Character concept is a key thing for me at present, but as I develop my skills further throughout my life, that may change.

Dream Sequence Paintings.  A series of digital paintings for the final degree show and exhibition in London. All created in attempts to portray the process of information and dreams. Dreams are used to wind down, and sort out the information collected that day. I find there is some sort of irony with the people in these paintings having a lack of eyes. 

Developmental Collection Piece, created for the assessment and external assessor and for the purpose of showcasing various animations (finished or not) throughout the stages of my project. The themes vary wildly depending on the stage at which they were created. 

Final Animation Piece for the degree show and assessments. Still having trouble in regards to putting them on CDs, although, I'm trying to resolve the issues with them so they're at least ready by the end of this week, before the external assessors come in. 

The purpose of inspirational posts on this contextual blog.

I find that, as I have mentioned in the past, it is not necessarily the artist or their ideas that I find inspirational (however, that does not necessarily mean that I don't find their journey to success and cultural enlightenment, inspirational) I am more of an aesthetic artist, which I consider ironic considering my fondness for simple drawings, animation and philosophy. 

Considering the impeding Degree Show this summer, I have been considering ways to curate my work. Considering it is animation based, there is a problem with how to display in this setting. Especially considering, the problem that normally, animation and film is so readily available on the internet.

I am wanting to make this space reflect who I am. I think a nod to traditional art should be applied here, displaying a piece what could be so readily available in something likened to traditional painting, is tempting. Such as displaying screens in gilded (or as close as I can) frames. Also adding in drawings (digital or not) may be something to consider, as they are as much my work as the final animations. Perhaps a nice mixture of animation and painting would be nice, such as images what subtly change in a number of seconds (to make it less noticeable, 20 or so seconds would be good here).  

The fact that my concept is about the processing and storing of information through dreams, the frames idea may be relevant due to the fact that people store their memories through photographs, and displaying them in their homes.

Rebecca Butterworth (2014), Reflective Vehicle

Experimental black and white looping animation. Due to how the general population process information, firstly via the senses (I'm mostly focusing on sight and sound), and secondary, via dreams. The process of dreams as a way of sorting out information one has collected through out the day, through the senses and experiences.