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Seven; a belated update

 Hi, 

Wow!! It's been a long time, whoops. Ive been so focused on getting my essay draft out and the starting preparations for my artefact that I keep forgetting to write my own blog! but here I am ready to do an update, 

Firstly I just want to say for some strange reason it won't allow me to reply to comments but I am reading all the comments I've received and I really appreciate the encouragement y'all are giving me!

So where am I in my journey? I must admit that after handing in my draft to my tutor I gave myself a little break to allow a moment to recalibrate my thoughts before jumping back in to start the artefact. I am aware that I will most likely have a lot of work on my hands as soon as my feedback for the essay comes so for now I'm focusing on my artefact. 

After a helpful group session last Wednesday I feel confidant that my original artefact idea will work well to demonstrate everything that want to communicate. I will be taking one of my families old guitars and decorating it in a way that represents my past present and future as a performer/ creative. It will include all of my major influences (famous people, characters, family, shows etc) as well as quotes that have influenced me and inspired me. On the back of the guitar I plan to show a painting of myself achieving my dreams; I haven't decided stylistically how I want to convey this yet but I know that the meaning behind my artistic decisions will be my future, wether that be abstract or not. The front of the guitar, showing my influences will be more like a collage, and a mixture of painting and photography. 

Although this degree is about myself as a performer a big part of my education has been design and technology so im excited to be able to include that side of my background into this project. 

next step is to make a plan and list everything I have to do to complete this successfully. see u soon blog 

TD 

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