Week 13: Monday 16th December 2013

Week 13: Monday 16^th December 2013

Over the weekend, I produced some new samples for the LIVE project. I discussed the influences and ideas that had come to mind. The samples I produced were becoming something new and interesting using mix media and materials. I selected and chose materials that were important to me, they provoked emotion, from my grandmas ‘curtain and my mums’ handbag.  The plan for over Christmas for my project is to research and create interesting samples to push myself further and create high quality samples for the LIVE project.
This week I also received my essay feedback, from which I am now able to edit and refine in detail over Christmas and in January 2014.
To enable me to gather a full understanding of the  context where my work sits in the real world I have contacted small independent galleries from ‘The Old Police Station, London to attending  two interviews for work placements, one at Harvey Nichols in Manchester and the other at Mary Katrantzou.

Hi Lois

Thank you for your emails, we have been really busy with Christmas and events so I’ve not had chance to get back to you sooner

You will need to come in to be interviewed for a voluntary work placement, we normally do them for 1 week and unfortunately the role is unpaid, if you could let me know some dates before Christmas that you are free I can book an interview in with HR.

The front windows for next year are going in from 20^th January just to give you an idea of dates

Thank you

Kind Regards 

Claire

From: LOIS-MICHELLE NORMAN [mailto:lois-mnorman@hotmail.co.uk] 

Sent: 05 December 2013 13:59
To: Claire Calderbank
Subject: 2014 visual merchandising work experience

Dear Claire,
Hoping you received my first e-mail regarding visual merchandising work experience for 2014. I was wondering whether I would be able to meet you regarding dates? I have tried calling you this week but it seems I keep missing you.
Kind regards
Lois Norman
07908932087

 Both of which were for different jobs, Harvey Nichols is working with the Visual Merchandising team and the other is working as a fashion embroidery intern. I am pleased to say I got the weeks work placement at Harvey Nichols this is such a great opportunity for me, as I want to pursue a career in this line of work after university. The insight it will give me into shop layout and consumerism is something I am also interested to learn about. Although I see myself as a hybrid textile artist, the feedback from Mary Katrantzou was that I am not influenced by fashion and although they liked my work it made me realise even more the context for my work is gallery based.

Each layer I have cut sliced and arranged to produce samples which are heavily based on layer and texture opposed to colour 

Playing with the idea that materials and symbols provoke place and emotion, although the colours are similar colour does not play a part in purpose or concept for my samples and will be wiped out.