10th January 2014 - Pdp Workshop

10th January 2014 - Pdp Workshop

The workshop today was based on our Pdp work, based on our personal development planning. In the workshop we completed a series of tasks which got us thinking about the process of reflecting on our work. I found this a really valuable workshop and it has spurred to me to try even harder to keep on top of my Pdp, this blog, in order to create a project reflection that I am proud of.

Pdp is a process which can take place at any time and can take any form. It is all the time spent thinking through how to do something or how you think something went, how you can improve it.
REFLECTION - Looking at one's self in the mirror. In context to our course it is thinking about our learning after it has taken place, knowing ourselves. why, what, how, when. e.g.... when do you work best?, How do you work?

TASK BASED ON AN IMAGE - DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE!
you would have thought this task would have been quite simple. we were given images of a range of textiles and we had to describe what we saw. This however, was difficult. displayed below is what we came up with...

A detailed collar, lace, tonal, dark brown, dull colour, cog shaped, structured, definite pattern, detail, embellishment, regal

TASK BASED ON AN IMAGE - LOOKING INTO THE PROCESSES USED!
Next we were asked to look at the processes we thought were used in the creation of the textiles we had in front of us. we came up with..

Lace, Applique, embellishment, embroidery, handmade, threads.
this threw up the question, how is lace made? SOMETHING I WANT TO LOOK INTO.

TASK BASED ON AN IMAGE - LOOKING INTO THE CONTEXT!
Following our look into the processes that were used, we were asked to explore the possible context of the piece of textiles. this was quite a tricky idea. here's what we came up with...

Fashion, aristocracy, a sign of wealth, pattern, trends, representational of a designer or family name.

How does the image affect you...
I think that the piece of textiles we looked at had beautiful detail and intricate pattern, but the lack of colour makes it look dull. It has a grand, structured feel, but seems to have no life in it.

Our tutor pointed out that he had done the same task not so long ago and they had pages and pages of words to describe the images they were given. Perhaps we are approaching this from the wrong angle, missing the obvious and not looking into it with enough detail. this relates to our Pdp work, because one of things that comes up time and time again is the lack of detail in our reflective work. This task has got us thinking about how to analyse something closer, writing down everything we think about what has happened and what we plan next. If we don't write it down, the tutors don't know the process that we have followed. This process has also made me think about all of the things we over look in our work. I am so pleased to be re-visiting knitting to experiment further, but what about other things that I have said I would like to research, but never got around too!

the reflective writing process...
> describe what happened
> what was your role.
> feelings and perceptions surrounded the experience.
> how would you explain this experience to someone else.
> what might this experience mean in the context of our course.
> what other perspectives, theories or concepts could be applied to this.

WHY IS Pdp IMPORTANT????

THE Pdp FORM DISPLAYS FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY AND THE CAPACITY TO COPE AND MANAGE WITH CHANGE.