Engaging in a collaborative, outward facing project for Manchester International Festival has been a fantastic opportunity, and presenting to a panel of 10 professionals was a great experience. It was definitely the hardest thing I have done during my degree, but the most rewarding and has given me the confidence to pitch in a professional environment again. Producing the seat covers on a large is going to be challenging, but the methods and systems we have developed as a team during the sampling stage will help us achieve this mammoth task and hit the deadline.
The Lost Carnival project has been a great experience, especially designing for a specific context, and aesthetic dictated by the client. I have utilised and developed my skills with more traditional materials and textiles techniques and would feel confident to work in this way again in the future. It has been great to develop a body of work over the last two years outside of university from the opportunities I have engaged in through Wild Rumpus Events. I have developed a wide range of skills for to theatre/outdoor events/installation, and I hope this will lead to further work with Wild Rumpus and other organisations in this field.
The Vertical Gallery proposal has been great experience, pushing me to develop my work to suit a gallery space, whilst working with the client so that the work suits their requirements. The project has also demanded accurate costing’s and dimensions which was tricky but beneficial as I feel more confident to do this in the future. Balancing this along side M.I.F and the rest of my work will be challenging but I am confident that my time management skills are strong and I will achieve everything that needs to be done to a high standard.
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