Earthed Woodland Development Process. Unit X BEGINS.

Finalising the progressional collection 'Earthed Woodland' from the end of the last unit is about exploring my theme to a more advanced level . I want this collection to highlight the best elements in which I work from the results of my previous unit. I am looking for my final results to be an amalgamation of the highest qualities of my work. This collection is about exploring myself as a designer, drawing for me will always be my primary decision making process. From my market research both interiors based and fashion, I feel within the digital print industry there is a lack of first hand mark making. Something that I have a passion for, theres a natural fluidity that pen and paper create that I don't feel can be achieved using a purely digital process. Digital print is naturally used to explore techniques that are not available with hand print, however the qualities of first hand drawing can equally be transmitted in this way, it allows for graphic qualities to be directly reproduced to a very similar standard they were drawn at.
When leaving Earthed Woodland I expected my development process to go very differently, more along the same journey and output as my Practice collections. During the time I was creating my learning agreement we had the opportunity to view past students portfolios, Abigail Hutton's print portfolio was particularly insightful. Seeing an instant outside perspective and speaking to her about her last year has helped the decision process for me on how I was to finalise this unit and what I want to leave Manchester School of Art with. She advised that diversifying your portfolio is very important, it shows you are capable of multiple styles and increases your handwriting skills for potential employers. Having felt very pleased with my final outcomes from my previous unit I did feel it was time to diversify my collection. Choosing to take the same concept and using similar inspiration to Practice, I have incorporated a playful side to my prints, it has expanded my market, ideally making me more adaptable as a designer. Realising this it gave me the option of diversifying my output range. This collection is revealing part of my personality, each drawing is individual, its quirky and outrageous and fun. The initial drawings are made up of mice, flies, bees, wasps and feathers. All directly related to Fletcher Moss environment, but in a far more stereotypical way. This required far more drawing as my thoughts were forming, and as I was building the collection with a potentially different market level.