End of Module Evaluation

Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION	Level	04
OUIL402 Personal & Professional Practice 1	Credits	20
End of Module Self Evaluation

 

NAME	Ella Ray Barnes

 

1.  What learning have you inherited through this module and how has it impacted on your own understanding of professional practice? Consider yourself as a student at University as much as an illustrator
I think it has helped me to understand the professional side of illustration, and allowed me to see how I’d fit into this industry after my degree. It doesn’t feel a foreign as it did before I started the course. This module has also helped me to be more organised, and manage my time and work load a lot better.
2. What approaches/ types of research have you found most valuable over this module? Why did they have such an impact?
I think I’ve found books and exhibition visits the most useful. Going out and finding something in a book or seeing a new exhibition has been so much more rewarding I think, because it makes me feel like I’m actually doing something productive with my time without ‘working’ as such. I also think going to exhibitions I didn’t know anything about was really good, sometimes they were awful to be fair but other times I was really pleasantly surprised and even came across something new that I liked.
3. In what way has PPP informed the way you work in other modules and your illustration practice as a whole? During my other modules I think because of PPP I’m more aware of how I’d make a career from the work I make, rather than just making it to just get a grade.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your PPP submission and how will you address this in the future?
Although I’ve looked at a vast amount of practitioners, I think I could’ve utilised my Pinterest account more than I did, I think this would’ve helped me to see more of what is current. I think I could’ve engaged with other artists a little more, even if this was just in class. But I think this would really benefit me, and get me and get me out of my comfort zone more by talking to people I wouldn’t necessarily talk to.   5. What communities of practice and professional contexts do you intend to investigate further as you approach level 5? Why do they appeal to you? ·         I’ve recently had some of my work chosen to be shown in a publication about rising creatives in the north east, so I’d really like to branch out like this a lot more. ·         I’d like to be more involved with the SOLO Arts group in Sunderland a lot more, and help curate exhibitions, as well as meeting like-minded individuals. ·         I want to continue going to as many exhibitions as I can, even if I don’t know much about them, because this will give me the opportunity to engage with other artists. ·         I want to continue to use the studio a lot more in my free time, just because I find working in a creative environment very rewarding and enjoyable. ·         I’d like to try and set up an Etsy shop over the summer, and put my work out there a little more, rather being so hesitant about it.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)    5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
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Quantity of work produced			/
Quality of work produced			/
Contribution to the group			/
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.

 

 

A copy of your end of module self evaluation should be posted to your studio practice blog. This should be the last post before the submission of work and will provide the starting point for the assessment process. Post a copy of your evaluation to your PPP blog as evidence of your own on going evaluation.

 

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