Measuring and Mapping

During Feedback week we were given the task to look at recording our journeys through the galleries and museums we visited, whilst considering the two words; 'Measuring and Mapping'. Some of the things I looked at included, using a step-o-metre to keep track of my steps and how fast I walked, I recorded the amount of time I spent in each room and the mapped the route I took.

This drawing is of the first interesting thing I saw as I entered the museum of science and industry, I created a line drawing and I counted up to a total of 201 lines which symbolises the 3 hours and 21 minutes I spent inside the museum. I thought this was a clever way of creating a code behind why I drew this specific item in the way I did.





This drawing looks at close up abstract sections from a copper plate rubbing I created whilst in the museum, tracing the lines to create a bold black and white, un-textured line drawing.

Collage of motifs and patterns from one of the images I took at the museum of science and industry, looking at a fabric bale that was sent over 40 years ago. Looking at colours and pattern, overlapping and combining.

Group Analysis

On Friday we all grouped together, ensuring there was one person from each textiles world in each group, so we could talk about our own experiences. Talking to people from other worlds helped me because it allowed me to first of all see the work involved in the other textiles worlds, but it also gave me a chance to see the quality of the work that other students were producing.


Talking to one of the girls in my group who did embroidery (the world I will be going into) it allowed me see what to expected, and because she achieved a 1st it has given me something to aim towards, being able to see the quality and quantity of work required.


Another thing this group session helped me to identify was that personally I feel that I have made the best decision about which world I wanted to explore next, and based on the work of the other students I saw I think it will be and exciting area to explore.