So, we're back after our first big assessments, all relaxed and ready to tackle our next unit, Locating. This morning we've had our initial briefing with Teresa, and have been briefed on what is expected of us over the next eight weeks. We are doing two briefs, one live brief- entering competitions for large brands across all faculties of the industry, and the other, a personal self-directed brief, which is going to be worked on alongside the competition, hopefully with the two projects involving similar ideas.
At first glance, and having each competition brief being explained to us quite quickly, it appeared that none of the briefs are directly orientated towards embroidery- most take form in print or construct sampling- so my initial thought was 'o oh, what do I do'. I feel as though when I've read through them all and researched into some of the brands in more detail, I'll (hopefully) have a better understanding as to where I want to start.
This unit sounds daunting, less time to complete two projects. It is going to be a learning curve in the sense of time management, and being SELECTIVE with work. I feel that I know the kinds of artists and designers that my work suits best against, and that doing my own personal briefs will bring a better understanding as to where I want to fit in the industry after our course.
After the briefing we had a quick Embroidery meeting, with the focus points being that we need to approach the briefs carefully, and to be open minded towards the live briefs that we choose- they are all able to be manipulated towards an embroidery/ mixed media approach. I have a tutorial tomorrow morning with Fiona to discuss initial ideas so I am using tonight to think about my strengths/feedback from previous unit, influences, and briefs that i'm interested in.