5/12/11

This isn't the first day of my work on the "49" project. I am one week in to it - I thought we were going to start the design process to go with this project in a notebook but they never arrived so that confused everything.

I have been working alternating from 2D to 3D and from the start I have been enjoying it and knowing what I want to do next but I think it has only been today that my project has started to form in aesthetics - I feel like I have had the thinking right since the start but now I think the look of my work is starting to come together.

Today I made one 3D object and one 2D image. This is a lot less than I should be making in one day. I worked out that in the time we have I should be making 7 pieces each studio day. I am always slower at getting work done than other people, I know this is a big weakness of mine but I haven't worked out why I am slower or how I should be quicker yet. I think when I am trying to work something out I sit and think about it a lot rather than trying things out, because with work like this I don't want to ruin what I am doing by experimenting with techniques I don't know will work. I don't like the thought of changing that but now that I have it in my mind I will try to be more relaxed about trying things out. I think the fear of ruining things is partly why I like working on a computer so much more than I like working on paper - if I do something I don't like, I can click undo and try something else.

The 3D object was made from card, acetate and wire and I got a lot of nice photographs from it. The photograph below is one I took of it and is also what I want to use as my 2D image for this. I have heard that it is preferred we don't use photographs as our 2D images in this project but I really like this photograph, I'm going to keep it as my 2D image until closer to the end of the project and hopefully I will be able to include it.

Although I only did two pieces today I was working most of the day and not being distracted. I think having a space of your own to work in is very important - since the boards have been up to separate the desks in the studio I have been a lot more involved with what I am doing and what I am thinking rather than what others are doing and saying. And I love having things to look at/inspire me on my eye level on the walls around my desk.

I need to hurry up with my work but I'm not going to compromise on anything I think is important. If I am rushing at the end to have it done and I have to stay at the studio all day and night I will be fine. I usually end up doing things like that anyway. I've not decided whether I want to change that or not.