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Critical Evaluation

My Final Project revolves around Reptiles. In particular the surfaces of their skin, scales and scutes. A determining characteristic of reptiles is that they lay eggs hence I decided to also look at Faborgé Eggs.

After exploring these two very different ideas thoroughly, I decided to make four large eggs out of clay, each representing a different reptile. I used air dry clay and acrylics to bring them to life.

My project started off by following the project proposal, however I decided not to look into mythological creatures and instead carry on focusing on reptiles. This was because I had a lot more real, visual, primary research that taught me a lot about their skin. I also realised how making a chair would be completely out of context as there was nothing that tied the reptiles or the chairs. Instead, I thought of keeping the 'decorating' part of my original final chairs idea, but make eggs instead after looking into the Faborgé Eggs.

I looked at a range of sources when researching Reptiles. For information about them I looked online, and for photos of certain reptiles such as crocodiles. However, for other reptiles such as lizards and snakes, I went to a 'small animals centre' to really observe their behaviour and to see the intricacies of their skin up close. I also looked at strange but repetitive surfaces such as the Selfridges in Birmingham.

Further into the project I also looked at Faborgé Eggs, to understand their shape and details but also to understand their origin. I then combined the two loosely to create my final pieces.

One of the problems I encountered was that the air dry clay warped as it dried. I didn't know this as I hadn't worked with it at this scale before. To overcome this, I had to add more clay on top of the dried clay and use a variety of clay tools and palette knives to get the right shape of the egg, for example.

Another problem I encountered was that the dried clay was pretty fragile and prone to cracks. Some I could fill but others I had to mend using super glue (as hot glue woukdbt stick to clay and would peel right off). I believe I came across a lot of problems but overcame each one, which in turn inspired me to take the enxt step in the project.

I tried to use various media when starting the project as even though I had a vague idea that I wanted my final piece to be 3D, I still l wasnt completely sure. I started with 2D media such as acrylics, ink and digital, and then I moved onto 3D media such as embroidery and clay. I liked the acrylics but I've been painting with them for the past four years and I wanted to try something different. Hence I tried embroidery which I'd never done before; I had to learn basics and filler stitches and then create abstract pieces through the skills I had learnt. This was based on a technique I read about in the book 'Drawn to Stitch' by Gwen Hedley. I then decided to move away from textiles, and use my love for acrylics combined with a different skill, clay. This I preferred and hence stuck with it till my project finished. I believe I was skillful with each media I tried as I worked with it until I could master it.

Time management was successful too. At the start, I didn't plan my time that well - I didn't know how long it'd take me to do certain things, but this got better over the weeks. I also could plan my weeks better closer to the end too. I recorded the development of the project over my tumblr blog, my A6 sketchbook and my journal. I had daily action plans for most days, but I could have improved this by making one everyday and reviewing it every night.

Throughout the last couple weeks, while making the final pieces, I had mixed emotions about it. There were times where I loved it, and times where I really didn't. However, in the end, I'm happy to say that I am really proud of the eggs and their presentation. All four eggs are very distinct with their reptillian personalities, yet they all tie together really well. Combined with the Faborgé element, the vibe it omits is quite nice. I think I designed, made and painted them pretty well, and that they truly did come to life.

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Final Piece Evaluation

I am very happy with how my final piece has turned out. I loved how the different attributes of the Faborgé theme intertwined with the Reptillian theme to produce the final piece.

I don't think I would add anything else to it, the presentation was simplistic yet brought out the royal themes that ran through my project. Adding anything else would take away from the eggs which I didnt want. I also thought that adding any more details to the eggs would derive from what I was aiming for.

To improve the overall piece, I think I would work on the presentation a little more. The glass cabinet had some paint splatters on it which I could not remove. Also, sticking the velvet onto the shelves was difficult as I could only use a combination of blu-tac and double sided tape. This made it hard to make the cloth look presentable everywhere, such as the extra cloth underneath the shelves. It also meant parts kept unsticking. If I was to redo it, I'd use hot glue or super glue to make sure the pieces stayed on.

Another improvement I'd make would be to get some matte varnish and use that on the eggs - this would intensify the rest of the colours, and give parts of the eggs a matte look which would contrast nicely with the the shinier glazed areas.

Overall, I believe that my final piece turned out better than I expected. I didn't envision this as my final outcome at the beginning of the project, however I love how the idea has evolved and emerged. I gained a deeper knowledge of reptiles through this project, which I learnt to showcase through air dry clay.

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