Self Evaluation
It is clear to see that I may have taken on a little too much with this brief, attempting to create 10 hand crafted paper-cut scenes in the limited time available (once other modules were out of the way) and only managing to complete 5. I was right up to the wire with this brief and instead of beating myself up about this, I am going to focus on the positives and recognise how much effort went into each piece (some took way over a day to complete).
I am really pleased with the level of craft and detail I was able to achieve with my hand-cut illustrations and each one represents something really personal in my quest to become an improved practitioner and have better well-being overall in daily life outside of illustration as well as being reflective of my year so far. I feel my concept is strong - bringing my rules to life in these physical and interactive scenes. Using matchboxes instead of frames has worked really well and is a lot more sturdy in comparison which I pleased with. I have managed to incorporate processes which are new to me (paint and collage) that I set out to do once inspired by other illustrators works, and although small - each piece packs a punch in representing 5 of my top 10 rules. I want to say that "I never learn" when it comes to my paper-cut practice, as in the past it does take time to assemble 3D pieces similar to this, however I was trying to think positively and once I had my idea - I really wanted to give it a go as it was something a little different - no matter what the results.
This has been a huge learning curve for me, maybe my ideas for this final brief of the year shouldn't have been so complex, but overall I am proud of the results and definitely want to continue making the final 5 if I choose to include these pieces in the end of year show. The only way I would like to create this artwork again, is if I have more time to give to each one. I didn't rush these pieces, it was impossible too, however I would have liked my visual representation of my rules to be even more intricate and detailed if possible, and maybe completed to a higher/cleaner standard with a cleverer concept behind each.