Day 1- Past, Present and Future aspirations

Day 1 (02/09/2013) Past, Present and Future aspirations

For our first day we were told in advance to bring in 10 objects in relations to our past, present and future aspirations. We were given different instructions to do for each of our items. My 10 items were:

Livingetc magazine

(A magazine which inspires designs and decorations for modern homes)

Our task was to draw the object in the way it affects us. I in the future want to become an interior designer, so this magazine gives me the knowledge and inspirations for different decorating ideas and designs for homes. We were given a few minutes to do this task, and I always liked to take my time, so I ended up rushing myself. I wanted to used media's that we don't normally see ourselves using, so I tried using different colour highlighters to add a bit of colour to the drawing.

Childhood photograph

 

I had to write 50 words associated to my object. Due to the time restraint I only managed to write 16 words. I tried using different media and changing the font and sizes of the words. Also, to make the page look more interesting I kept turning the paper after each word, so it does not matter where you start reading from. You have to turn the page as you read each word, and some of the words are not even written in the right way.

   My purse 

 

I had to create an advertisement that would sell my object. My item was my purse, so I instinctively thought about the commercials we usually see around us advertising fashion wear and accessories. This is how I thought about drawing a woman smiling whilst holding onto my purse.

Secondary school ID

This is a design for my own wrapping paper to wrap my object. I am supposed to create a wrapping paper by the way I feel about my object. My object was my secondary school I.D, which I dislike very much because I didn’t like my photograph. It makes me feel like scribbling my image, so this is how the design for the wrapping paper came from. I used mainly dark coloured oil pastels as it expresses cold and negativity. However, if I was to redo the work again I would of use biro pens and scribble hard to create texture on page, which also conveys my emotion for the object. 

Watch

 

I had to write one word to describe my object, and write that word in the way it makes me think and feel. My object is my watch and the word that comes straight to my mind is ‘time’. I drew an arrow on each letter to suggest clocks hands. I used charcoal to draw a circle around each letter and rub it using my fingers to create a sense of motion. It also suggests the way how a clock moves in circle and it is there to suggest movement.

 

Small jewellery box (a present from my grandma)

I was told to look carefully at my object, and then I had to close my eyes whilst drawing my object from memory. I had fun doing the task, as it did not require my drawing to be neat or accurately drawn. It gave me a sense of curiosity and excitement to know how it will turn out with my and other people’s drawing. 

A music box

I had to draw and write the process of how my item was produced. I found this to be the most difficult, as I had no idea of how a music box was made. I decided to just make it up as I go along, of what I thought the process was of making my music box.

Photograph

 

I had my object (photograph) photocopied and was instructed to draw arrows and write the details involved in the object. I used different coloured highlighters to highlight certain parts in the photograph and write down a short description of what it is. The task was easy for me, as the photograph was only taken a few weeks ago when I was still on holiday. I was able to clearly remember even the smallest details, such as the date of when it was taken and who it was taken by. 

Video

We had to work together in pairs and create a 30 second video advertisement or just description of one of our objects. We decided to use my peer’s item, which is an album titled Fiction and Fact by a Korean idol group called Beast. We made a short script, and decided that she will be the speaker whilst I do the filming. I thought we communicated well and did a good job, despite only knowing each other not for long. However, if I was to change something it would be the location. This is because when I looked back at the video, there was a lot of noise due to the other pairs that was working around us. I would of move away from the others and choose a more quieter place to film again.

 

Bracelet 

I had to use my body to show how I feel about my object. My item was a bracelet which dates back to 2007. It was assembled by my mum, and I remembered it took her a whole day to complete. To express my emotions of love and gratitude, I smiled as I am making a heart shape with my hands whilst wearing the bracelet.

We had to wrap our objects with our drawing and put it into a plastic bag, which we will need to bury in our own time and take pictures of by Thursdays lesson.

I enjoyed the experience of creating my own time capsule, and I liked the vision of burying the capsule and am able to dig it out in 10 years time to look back on. I liked doing the different tasks for each items, although there were times when I found it difficult. However, it has help stimulate a lot of thinking and generating different ideas in a short space of time. For most of the tasks we were only allowed 10-20 minutes to compete, which was a challenge for me as I am used to drawing neatly. Nonetheless, I quickly got used to doing things quicker and it has helped me to stop over-think about what I am doing and just learn to let myself go a bit more.