Completed week to week plan and amendments

Week	Planning	Amendments/feedback
1 12th -18th	Generate a body of initial research. Such as drawings, paintings, mixed media, photography, diagrams, notes, secondary and contextual research such as artists. Devise 2 potential ideas to develop further.	I started out by researching Patrick Heron, Sean Scully and Richard Diebenkorn. Each artist portrays abstracted landscapes using colour as the defiant feature In their work. I found this a very useful starting point as I think their abstraction and use of colour will inspire me to develop my ideas into a more abstracted style.
2 19th -25th	Pitch my main idea to students and staff and await feedback to negotiate a project brief to work towards. Type a project proposal (to be handed in on the 23rd). Continue with research started in the first week.	I pitched my idea and it was taking positively. The feedback I was given from students is to try and make the body be showcased, not just but as well as the body ornamentation (which I aim my outcome to be). I agreed with this as I want the body to play an important role in my final piece.
3 26th -1st	Research different fabrics and there qualities, different type of stitch and colour. Start experimentation with materials such as paper, fabric, card etc. Go out and try to find cheap fabrics instead of working with the limited materials from college. Work out what resources are more robust and rigid; figure out ways to create rigid materials such as wax. What’s more effective??	I worked on how to stiffen materials during this week and also worked on stitch samples. I decided wire incorporated into the sample by weaving is the most effective. However, I didn’t have time this week to pick up any fabrics so that’s something I plan on doing next week.
Easter (2 weeks) 2nd -15th	Complete any unfinished work. Continue with research and experimentation with fabrics and material, stitch and colour. Primary research - go to wales and take photographs of the seascapes at different times of the day to achieve different colours/tones in each picture. Update any sketch book work and blog.	During this holiday I worked on my blog trying to get it up to date. I also updated my sketchbook work to try and keep on track. I went to wales to a beach to take primary research of the sun setting at different stages of the day. I gained some interesting and useful photographs to help me with colour pallets. I went to a fabric shop as well to collect a variety of materials which I could then dye later on.
4 16th -22nd	Create a colour pallet based on the colours from the photographs taken of the seascape. Work with subtle dyes to produce a wide spread of coloured fabrics and then produce a range of abstracted seascapes.	From my primary research I created colour pallets consisting of different media, such as water colours, pastels, acrylic paint and dye. I then produced a sample book filled of different materials which had been dyed with help from the colours produced from the colour pallets. I can then look back at my sample book to decide what the best materials and colours are to use in my main piece.
5 23rd -29th	Research artists/designers who create body ornamented pieces to begin to get inspiration into how I will place my piece onto the body. Produce a spread of body ornamented designs in sketchbook.	This week I researched Jan Beanley and Jean Little John individually and then researched the work they create together. They work by expressing abstracted landscapes through stitch and embroidery. I thought it would be beneficial to research these two people to gain inspiration from their work to put towards my final piece. Because their work had interesting stitch and methods I decided instead of drawing up designs to experiment with different types of stitch I could achieve from the sewing machine and to also try different surface textures such as smocking, pleating and couching which my tutor helped me with to develop my technique.
6 30th -6th	Experiment with the designs I prefer. Choose what materials/fabrics I want to make the final piece out of. Choose which design is more engaging which I can develop into my final major.	As I had created samples such as pleating etc. in the previous week I thought I’d create larger compositions, inspired by the seascape, from these samples. I asked for feedback from my tutor, I was advised to create subtle compositions instead of bright unsophisticated ones. So I put together quite a few subtle and sophisticated compositions which I am really pleased with,  I would like to produce a lot more of these for my final piece and have a range of seascapes instead of just one.
7 7th -13th	Once chosen which design to develop start working on the basics such as starting to build up the fabrics/materials by using techniques such as stitching or embossing.	I dyed more fabrics to gain a wider choice when It comes to putting more compositions together. I then laid out these fabrics so I was able to choose which tones worked well with one another. I was also asked by one of the student teachers if I would take part in a short video as another way to express and showcase my work which I was really happy to do. So during this week I took part in the video to show some of my samples, it only took about half an hour to do my part so I was able to continue with my work.
8 14th -20th	Begin to make the material more robust to enable it to hold the shape on the body (using a mannequin). Choose from experimentation, done earlier in week 3, which the most effective method of keeping the materials form is, such as wax. Then apply that to the piece.	This week I began joining my work together as I had previously been using pins. I joined the fabrics together on the embellishing machine and by hand stitch. I’m not following the plan as I no longer need it to hold a specific form as I want them to hang naturally. I took photographs of the pieces on a life model as I wanted to express how they could also be used as body ornamented pieces. I then edited these and with my tutor we choose the best photographs to display in the show.
9 21st -27th	Make sure the piece is completed and held together how you want, take photographs of it on the body/mannequin.	I continued stitching together my pieces and making sure I was happy with them all. I printed of the photographs for my show at half A4 size and bought some frames to display them in.
10 28th -3rd	Make any last minute improvements to the piece if needed. Begin to set up my allocated space.	During this week I wanted to make it a priority to sort out my allocated space and hopefully set up my exhibition. On Monday I painted my area to clean any ink or paint which was previously on the walls and made a shelf which was put up to display my Constantia book. I also painted my plinth and arranged my other Constantia in a ‘star’ like shape. On the Wednesday I finished sewing any incomplete seascapes, I then arranged my material seascapes with help from my tutors and pinned them to the wall, choosing a specific piece to display on the mannequin to showcase the figure. I put my photographs up as well, meaning my space was all organised earlier than anticipated which I am very pleased with.
Whit (1 week) 4th -10th	Finish any in completed work/annotations in my sketchbook and blog. Go to Wales to the seascape I originally photographed, take pictures of the piece in the environment, and wear the body ornamentation as well to showcase the body. Perhaps enlarge these photographs to present in the show.	As I have finished all preparations and work for my show I have started my evaluation and updated my blog. I haven’t stuck to the plan here as I have finished all photographs needed in my show so I am focusing on my written work.
Deadline! Friday 15th	Finish setting up my allocated space in preparation for the end of year show.	This week I added any finishing touches needed such as cleaning the glass on my plinth and polishing the frames holding the photographs.  As I had finished I helped anyone else who was behind or who was struggling to put up their show.