Week Summary : week 4. 14th-20th Feb

• Portfolio Tutorial with Jonny
• 'Self Promo' progress
• Reading of Marina Warner's 'From the Beast to the Blonde'
• Lecture Mark wigan
• Trials for self promo card envelopes- stitching onto existing envelope and using a screen printed 'frame' image, to make my own envelopes.

Mark Pawson Lecture

Mark brought in some examples of self promotional pieces, like small books, badges and postcards. I wasn't really inspired by this lecture though, I guess I was hoping to see something that was a bit different,something that hasn't already been suggested.

Head Full Of Thoughts..

Last night, while trying to sleep a had a series of thoughts about what I could do for this next project;

• turn my sketches into stitched images- in relation to the time period of fairytales and to stereotypical jobs/ hobbies these women would under go, ie. making the families clothes, stitching up holes in these clothes, house work...
• stitch these individual fabric images together, creating what resembles a patch work quilt.
• A quilt symbolises series of events/ a journey/ visits/ experiences. This could be the journey through my project, and of the journey that the women within my project have taken.

This was only a brief thought but was made more valued after today's talk with Alexandra about our pres docs ....

(My notes from the pres doc meeting)

Alexandra was talking more about the personal style of our pres docs. I began to wonder if my current pres doc, (this blog) is the best way to represent my project. While Alex was talking, I felt it needed to be more creative.

ideas for my pres doc (based on last nights thoughts about the quilt) :

• make a fabric / stitched book format
• stitch writing onto fabric to make diary pages.
• Make a stitched patchwork quilt of individual, fabric, diary entries.
• stick printed entries, scans ect into an already made text book, to resemble my own fairytale story pres doc book.

However I think some of these may be too ambitious (especially stitching the words of my entries- that's almost impossible). I don't wont to take too much time away from my actual project. I also quite like the organisation of this blog, the easy access I have to it, and the fact that I can edit and add to it easily and neatly....So I began to re think....

I'm now considering, keeping this blog but customising it to relate to my practical work, such as customising the background, the buttons on this blog, ect (if I can work it out!). I thought that I could then print these pages out and stitch them onto fabric and bind the book together using a sewing machine. Or stitching them onto a patchwork quilt. (If I still wish to do this)

This could also compare modern technology to connotations of stitch work. Thus linking modern women to dated representations of fairytale women.

Another link can be made from the quote, 'you made your bed, now you have to lie in it.'...I cant remember where I read this addition to the quote... ' you made your bed, now you have to lie in it...but I can choose to change the sheets!'. I may have read it within a Carter book. But this makes further links to my project and themes of the quilt, Adam and Eve and a woman's destiny.

Pres Doc Timetable

Wk 1.	24th Jan	Mon: Launch of pres doc. Set up blog. Begin entries
Wk 2.	31st Jan	Continue entries
Wk 3.	07th Feb	Tues 8th: Presentation draft
Wk 4.	14th Feb	Tues 15th: Portfolio tutorial 12:15 Fri 18th: lecture 11-1:00
Wk 5.	21st Feb	Have self promo finished by end of week
Wk 6.	28th Feb	Send off self promo no later than Mon 28th
Wk 7.	07th March	Fri 11th C.V workshop 10.00-1.00
Wk. 8	14th March	(Have blog customised with my own style by end of week) (Begin experimenting with binding blog pages together/ stitching pages onto fabric ect. Ready to discuss with tutors)

Wk. 9	21st March	Wed 23rd and Fri 25th: Individual tutorials.
Wk. 10	28th March
Wk. 11	Easter	Begin checking/ editing/ printing first 2-4 weeks of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk.12	Easter	Begin checking/ editing/ printing weeks 5-8 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk. 13	Easter	Begin checking/ editing/ printing weeks 9-12 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk. 14	25th April	Begin checking/ editing/ printing week 13 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in Tues 26th: Group assessments 11.30-2.30
Wk. 15	02 May	prepare week 14 of entries
Wk. 16	09th May	Mon: final tutorials Prepare week 15 + 16 of entries. Friday: Hand in pres doc.

Wk. 17	16th May	Last two weeks of major project
Wk. 18	23rd May	“                                                 “  (finish Mon 30th).

Website

Chris showed us how to make a digital 'flip book' styled website today. Although it looked effective, it was quite hard to follow and I don't think I'd find it easy to add more images at a later date. As a class we all experienced different difficulties throughout the day, which seemed to depend on whatever computer we were using, rather than actually following instructions incorrectly. I'm not very good with computers. Think I might have to leave this new website as it is.

FMP Timetable

Wk 1.	24th Jan	Mon: Launch of FMP Launch of pres doc. Set up blog. Begin entries Thurs: lecture 11-1:00 Fri: lecture 11-1:00 Read Carter books
Wk 2.	31st Jan	Read Carter books
Wk 3.	07th Feb	Mon 7th: 10.00- 5.00 ·         Draft proposal ·         Web presence Tues 8th: ·         Pres doc draft Fri 11th: Portfolio seminar.  lecture Read Carter books
Wk 4.	14th Feb	Tues: Portfolio tutorials. 12:15 Fri: Lecture 11.00-1.00 Self promo Research chosen story, symbolism ect Begin sketches. Continue reading
Wk 5.	21st Feb	Mon-Fri: (Self promo) Sketchbook work Have self promo finished by end of week!
Wk 6.	28th Feb	Mon 28th: Send self promo by today Thurs : ·         Lecture 11.00-1.00 ·         Self promo crit 2.30 Fri : ·         Lecture 11-1:00 Sketchbook work
Wk 7.	07th March	Mon-Fri: Portfolio tutorials Fri 11th C.V workshop 10.00-1.00              (Have timetable proposal and cv) Sketchbook work
Wk. 8	14th March	Fri: Lecture 11-1:00 Sketch book work (Have blog customised with my own style by end of week?) (Begin experimenting with binding blog pages together/ stitching pages onto fabric ect. Ready to discuss with tutors)

Wk. 9	21st March	Wed 23rd and Fri 25th: Individual tutorials. Sketchbook work.
Wk. 10	28th March	Mon-Fri: Degree show presentation work shops Sketchbook work.
Wk. 11	Easter	Sketchbook work. Consideration of final pieces Begin checking/ editing/ printing first 2-4 weeks of pres doc. entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk.12	Easter	Sketch book work Begin checking/ editing/ printing weeks 5-8 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk. 13	Easter	Begin checking/ editing/ printing weeks 9-12 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk. 14	25th April	Tues 26th: Pres doc group assessments 11.30- 2.30 Final pieces Begin checking/ editing/ printing week 13 of entries. Begin preparing these pages for final hand in
Wk. 15	02 May	Final pieces prepare week 14 of entries
Wk. 16	09th May	Mon 27th: Pres Doc final tutorials. Final pieces Prepare week 15 + 16 of entries. Friday: Hand in pres doc by 4.00pm

Wk. 17	16th May	Mon: degree show prep begins. Final pieces
Wk. 18	23rd May	“                                                                  (finish Mon 30th).

 Wa'sson this week...

Reading....

After my last post, I started to read Carter's 'Nights At The Circus'. I have paused halfway through the book because nothing has jumped out at me so far. There are aspects of the story that interest me, but I am aware that time is moving on quickly. I thought I would be managing my time better if I were to start reading another book, to see if that inspires me more so. Then I can continue with 'Nights At The Circus' if necessary. 

So I began to read Carter's 'Burning In Your Boots', a collection of lots of short stories which I have now finnished. I found the book strangely interesting. But sections of the book were too vulgar for me, such as stories concerning themes of rape or aspects of paedophilia. This is not the direction I wont my FMP to head in! However, towards the end of the book, I read the story of 'Ashputtle'. This consists of Carter's three versions of the story which seem to be inspired by the story of 'Cinderella'. This story not only provides interesting imagery for my project, but I would also be able to link ideas of women being manipulated like dolls and of women's interests in material goods. These were ideas that I  initially wanted to explore for my project.

Other stories within the book that interested me were;

• The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter,
• The Loves of Lady Purple,
• Master,
• Black Venus,

I am also considering exploring the idea of women taking their revenge upon their men, as Carter often writes about.


I would still like to continue reading other Carter books as my project continues. Other books that will be useful to me are, Marina Warner's, From the Beast To The Blonde, and possibly Bruno Bettelhelm's The Uses Of Enchantment. A useful website is http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/ .

Week Summary : week 3. 7th- 12th Feb

• Web Presence
• Reading of Angela Carter's Burning in Your Boots', decision to further research 'Ashputtle' 
• FMP Timetable
• Ideas for Pres Doc
• Pres Doc Time Table
• Mark Pawson Lecture
• Portfolio Presentation
• Reading Marina Warner's 'From the Beast to the Blonde'