Summer time challenge

Challenge #10 June 11^th /due September 11th

Over the summer, work on a larger piece or small series based on your practice/study piece. If that doesn’t appeal to you, work on something that does! Bring anything you’ve worked on in the summer to the September meeting (regardless if completed!). If you have a busy summer or taking a break from quilting, make some sketches or write down your ideas and goals to bring to the September meeting.

During the summer, while we are working on our pieces, let’s investigate and consider:

· What is my current goal/direction in creating art quilts

· How to do self critique and participate in group critique

Bring your thoughts on the above to the September meeting…we will have a few minutes each to discuss (and we can continue the discussion at lunch afterwards if you’d like)

Direction/Goals

Why do you create art quilts, where do you want to go with it, what is most important to you

http://elizabethbarton.blogspot.com/2010/06/which-path-is-right-one.html

http://www.fibermania.blogspot.com/2006/04/design-and-improvisation-as-artists-we.html

Critique

Offer a constructive critique:

· State the strengths or what you like about it and why

· Explain what the piece communicates to you

· Give a “what if” statement (what if you had stronger value contrast in your focal point?)

· What has been done well - select a few of the best things and say why you think they work.

· What could be improved – select areas where the biggest improvements could be made and say why

· Critique in a positive, non-judgmental spirit

· Try to be as objective as possible and set aside your own taste in art

· Critique is about how to improve - both in the work under critique and for future development. Your suggested improvements do not have to be corrections that can be easily made…it may just be something to consider for future work

Accepting critique: Listen, ask for clarification, ask follow up questions, be open to different perspectives, and consider that comments may reflect differences in taste or preferences

Self critique – look at your piece objectively…taking photo and analyzing it, looking through a peep hole, standing far away, blurring your eyes are all ways to view your work objectively.

http://elizabethbarton.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-to-do-when-its-not-working-out.html

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/509/168/

http://www.fiberarts.com/article_archive/howto/critiques/critique-maintain.asp

http://www.fiberarts.com/article_archive/critiquefiberart_art.asp