Reflection

This is the IHAWU pendant 

After my exhibition I had a sit down with John who is the moderator and we spoke about how he sees my work and he suggested a few things. One thing that stuck out for me was how most of my designs are literal which limits my creativity and ability to unpack the concept even further. Going forward I plan to look at the old functions of traditional Zulu designs and how they relate to modern ways of doing things. 

As an artist I need to start designing from inside out meaning rather than to focus on the final product I need to design based on the function of the object or design and do not be literal, give my design process the space to grow and change. As I will be using the Qualitative Research methodology I need to be able to plan on how I will be approaching a design in different angles, have a clear action plan since my work will involve new techniques.

I need to give myself time to look ate the work I have done and also give other people a chance to critic it so I can be improve it and also reflect on all the feed back I will be getting from different people whether it is in person or through the internet and other social media platforms. The concept of adding the abstract approach is exciting for because as much as I have not done it but subconciously I have always wanted to explore it I just did not have enough knowledge on it. 

Reflection (AIA)

Last semester was challenging due to the introduction of confusing concepts. The new blogging concept was unfamiliar, and its significance remained unclear. Despite this, the manufacturing aspect caught my interest, while designing and writing posed difficulties. My plan is to blend traditional and modern designs, incorporating new techniques. I aim to emphasize CAD and precision in my designs to convey my ideas accurately. Last semester's display was unsatisfactory, leading Ann-Marie to recommend exploring Nandipha Mtambo's work. Impressed by her technique, I intend to adopt it for my final exhibition display.

Reflection

This an image of the display of the piece that summarised my overall concept.

Last semester was very hard because  lot things that we were introduced to were confusing. The blogging concept was new to us so the importance of it was something that we did not understand. The thing that I found interesting was the manufacturing part of things, designing and writing was something I found hard to do. 

The plan is to merge the old with the new in terms of designs  and also the techniques that I use. I want to focus more on CAD and setting in most of my designs because that how I want to introduce my ideas in an accurate way. The display was not good last semester so Ann-Marie Suggested I look at Nandipha Mtambo's work and I liked it so I am going to try the technique she uses for my final exhibition display.