T4 WK 3 - WORKSHOP

Time Management Reflection

Reflecting on my time management during my project last semester helped me identify both productive habits and areas where I need to improve.

Strengths:

1. Strong conceptual development - I dedicated significant time to researching ideas, theory, and artists before making work, ensuring that the final pieces had a clear conceptual foundation.

2. Commitment to experimentation - I allowed time to test materials, layering processes, and image approaches, strengthening the development of my visual language.

3. Persistence - Even when technical or material problems occurred, I continued testing and troubleshooting until a solution emerged. This persistence allowed the work to evolve rather than stall.

Areas for Improvement:

• Starting practical production earlier. I sometimes spend too long refining ideas before beginning physical work. Need to break projects into smaller weekly material goals so experimentation begins sooner.

• Balancing experimentation with completion. While experimentation is valuable, it can slow progress if not structured. I need to set deadlines for material tests and move forward with the strongest outcomes rather than continuing indefinitely.

• Managing workload across multiple tasks. Balancing life, research, writing, and studio work can sometimes create pressure near deadlines. I should use a project timeline.

TIMELINE

無 Mu / Between Footsteps

(Starting Week 4)

Week 4 – Concept Consolidation & Research & Cyanotype Testing

Focus: Clarifying the project framework.

Tasks:

• Finalise project concept around 無 Mu / Between Footsteps.

• Refine artist statement and project proposal.

• Cyanotype workshop with Andy on Thursday.

Outcome:

• Clear conceptual direction and research foundation.

• Need to do more cyanotype testing to find the right material.

Week 5 – Image Selection & More Cyanotype Testing

Focus: Refining my photograph selection. Translating photographs into cyanotype.

Tasks:

• Go through my archive of images that fit into my theme.

• Test cyanotype printing on:

  • hessian

  • canvas

• Experiment with:

  • exposure time

  • tonal contrast

  • layering multiple images.

Outcome

• Understanding of material behaviour and image abstraction.

Outcome:

• Initial body of photographic fragments.

  
  

Week 6 – Cyanotype Development

Focus: Scaling and refining cyanotype process.

Tasks

• Produce larger cyanotype tests.

• Evaluate abstraction vs recognisable imagery.

• Test how photographic fragments emerge at different viewing distances.

Outcome

• Final cyanotype method determined.

Week 7 – Focusing on body of work

Focus: Working on the cyanotype grids

Week 8-9 – Final Cyanotype Production

Focus: Creating final large-scale works.

Tasks

• Produce large-scale cyanotypes on hessian or canvas.

• Combine multiple photographic fragments.

Outcome

• Completed cyanotype base images.

Week 10 – Grid Application

Focus: Paint the grid

Tasks:

• Apply fluorescent grid across cyanotypes.

Outcome:

• Final layered works.

Week 11 – Installation Testing

Focus: Viewer perception and spatial experience.

Tasks:

• Hang works

• Finalise artist statement.

Outcome:

• Installation resolved.

Week 12 – Reflection & Documentation

Focus: Final review and marking. Finalising assessment materials.

Tasks:

• Write reflective journal entry.

• Photograph finished works.

• Photograph installation.

• Compile documentation of process.

Outcome:

• Major project ready for submission.