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TADF has been by far my most challenging workshop. Textiles and fashion are subjects I haven’t explored much at A-level or GCSE so I hadnt had pre developed knowledge or skills for this topic. I learned a lot and ended up really enjoying myself in the end (after much worry). I have always struggled with perfectionism in my work, but I think when tasked with this new and unfamiliar subject I was able to let go a little easier. I enjoyed using my ideas and implementing them in abstract ways, and think I did so successfully. I decided I wanted to persue this subject for next semester since I want to further these skills as well as putting myself out of my comfort zone to broaden my horizons and build confidence to get over my perfectionism. 

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I really loved this project. I found that the idea came to me quite easy and loved making it. I made a multifunctional trinket box. I love quotes and find them inspiring so I made this nice one from collaging. I always wanted a way to display my trinkets instead of just having them on display at home, so I added this window and the removable ribbon for this to be used at home or as a necklace. 

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Ceramics was my favourite subject from this module. I have never done ceramics before and I really enjoyed experimenting and seeing what I could create. Accidentally, my pieces all look cohesive. The circles and spheres and geometric lines made really interesting plates in the end. 

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I struggled with the product design subject of this module. I found working with the brittle and flimsy paper material was hard to control but I am still happy with my results. 

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moving gif 2 - Made with Clipchamp_1761658517834

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I liked this GIF best. I think it moves very smoothly. I also like how simple the design is while also looking full and finished.

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Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (1)

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I did my school shirt project on homesickness. For this year, I moved out of my countryside farming home and to an unfamiliar city. For an anxious introvert, this was terrifying. Every day I miss my home, despite only being a three hour bus ride away. Moving out made me realise how much home meant to me. My family, pets, friends, even my job; I miss. The buttons above represent my family. My parents and two siblings still live at home, while my sister lives about an hour away. I currently live the furthest distance. The buttons are distanced as such. 

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I really enjoyed this project. It was really hard to start as I am not familiar with digital artwork, but, once I understood the programme I really enjoyed creating these. I find the simpler designs were best and that choosing a simple cohesive colour palette made them all flow together.

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GIF made of all my frames. I like how these turned out.

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This is my favourite frame. It was made using the 'Layer' prompt. It was one of my first frames and was made by experimenting and trialing overlays.

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Our final game design. We made our game using oil pastels which I think gave us a rough and foreboding look which I enjoy. We used an online dice to play. I liked this project a lot but think I would like it more if I had full creative freedom and worked by myself, but I loved the challenge of working in a team.

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Character tokens made from masking tape.

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Planning page for our game. I came up with the theme and overall design. Brown writing including sketches and annotations are mine.

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Our digital design idea. I contributed the idea as written in the top corner.

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My lino plate. I like how simple I went with my idea. I have used this printmaking method in other projects before and have always took out the background so I wanted to experiment by removing the subject this time. I loved how the prints turned out and loved doing this project.

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Ideas for my monogram. I really liked all of these ideas. In the end I simplified one of these further. If i were to do this workshop again I would like to try the 'C' as the main subject like the centre design, however, I still like how this turned out.

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bee on a flower for the plant and greenery prompt.

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These patches represent the city buildings. Geometric and harsh shapes. I removed this sleeve then reattached it with safety pins, showing how i am still a part of my home. 

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this was my favourite workshop we have done all year. i absolutely adored collecting and curating performance videos and found myself completely in love with the above set up. this workshop unlocked a part of me that allowed me to feel free. tom was so inspiring and i continue to think back on the many in depth conversations we had about my sculpture. i learned to be creative and to trust myself in my imagination and instincts while creating art. an abstract shape such as the one above is not something i would ever do. originally, i was creating a simple milk bottle, however, after talking with tom he urged me to do something more free and to stick with the model of the yellow objects that i felt drawn to. i am so thrilled and feel so complete that i did as i love how this turned out. i aimed to find a joint line in the objects, however they did not project perfectly in the end. initially i was annoyed, however, i feel proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone and challenging myself. i am so pleased with how this projection turned out.

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sculpture made using newspaper, cardboard, and white paint on a black background. 

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this is my favourite of the series. i love the composition, however, i would have loved if the image was straighter. simultaneously, the crookedness adds to the sense of spontaneity and gives life to this photograph. 

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we were allowed to use newspaper clippings for our collages but i felt that the colours and shapes of our still life flowed harmoniously, so i used our first hand photography. i really enjoyed figuring out the composition of my painting. 

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underpainting and initial colour blocking

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i am really happy with how my painting turned out in the end. i love the colours and the blocky and watercolour like strokes. i was conflicted with going in and filling the background with a darker colour, however, i decided that the painting had a dreamlike quality to me. i love how it feels hopeful and unfinished while simultaneously looking complete and full. 

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i found this workshop a little challenging. i am a perfectionist in my work and like having clear control. i think this preference is evident in how my longer timed drawings (like the one above) were more pleasing in comparison to the quicker and more demanding tasks. overall, i’m still happy with how they look, including their imperfections because it allows me to see that i have the ability to do this. 

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i haven’t monoprinted in a long time so there was still a learning curve, like using to much ink.

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i really enjoyed this printmaking workshop. the shapes were really hard to draw freehand, however, i still love the flowing atmosphere in these prints. i think the shapes chosen really made the project a little harder. i think if i was to do this workshop again i would use an easier identifiable shape, like the bones, so that the simple line has greater effect. 

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painting on the shape. the paint dried because i used thin amount but i think that gave this print a spooky and surreal atmosphere that i like. 

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experimenting with wallpaper, however i didn’t have enough ink.

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These buttons represent the friends I have here in Belfast. They’re on the side with the geometic shapes. 

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On the main part of the shirt, I sewed in the borders of my home county. I love how abstract it looks and is really out of my comfort zone. 

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I really liked this piece but I was a little reckless with the hot glue on the left side and I made it look messy on accident, however, I still think it’s had the same effect. 

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my mood board for this module. In the end I didn't use the pinks as often, and changed it out for orange. I didn't mind this substitution and was something that just came naturally to the project.

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Beige Purple Aesthetic 2025 Moodboard Instagram Post (1)

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Semester 02 Course Choices    Beth McConnell